Hello all
Thanks for the replies to my post about cam belt replacement on the Forester Turbo. In answer to some of the comments - the warranty does not apply to my car (it was a "grey" import carrying a 12-month warranty only), and the car is exactly 3 years old so the 4-year replacement rule also does not apply.
I raised the issue again with the Subaru dealer when I took the car in for service on Friday, and it seems that the confusion may be due to:
a) Impreza turbo models do specify a 45000 mile belt replacement, and therefore some garages also apply this rule (wrongly?) to the Forester turbo.
b) Apparently the service interval has changed from 7500/15000 miles on the 2000 and earlier cars to a 10000 mile interval on 2001 and later models, where a 50000 mile cam belt replacement is recommended (can anybody confirm this, by the way?).
Anyway, I declined to have the cam belt changed by the dealer this time - I'll have it done at the next service. Here's hoping I have made a wise choice....
MH.