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97 Outback Sport

We just picked up the above car from my FIL. It was an extra car since his wife died. :-(

It has 44K miles. It's been garage kept, very lightly driven and has been to the Subaru dealer for EVERY scheduled maintenance, even oil changes since day one. I have all the dealer paperwork on all the services which were performed like clockwork.

The brakes need to be done but that's about it.

Since it's 10 years old should I have the timing belt and water pump changed by the dealer? If so, any idea what it'll cost to have it done at a dealer in upstate NY/Middletown?

RCM

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RPM1
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Why do the brakes need to be done? My pad lasted 80,000 + miles and still had life remaining. My 2000 Forester has a 105,000 mile TB replacement interval but, yours may be 60,000 miles. If your manual says 60 K then you may want to do the TB only. If your book says

105,000 miles then forget it.
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Edward Hayes

"Edward Hayes"

Because there's a pulsing/whirring when you brake.

My pad lasted 80,000 + miles and

It says 60K or 60 months. The TB broke on my 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe last week. The engine was trashed as a result at 72K miles.

RCM

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RPM1

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