Timing belt life

Your friend's car may have a different engine. My '96 Legacy Outback has the 2.5 liter engine and timing belt change is specified for 105k miles, but the change interval for the 2.2 liter engine is 60k miles.

In any case, follow the change interval specified for the engine IN QUESTION for each timing belt change -- first and subsequent.

Ed P

Timing belt life for my 2000 Legacy which has a 2500cc engine like yours (but made in japan), is 100.000 km which are 62500 Miles.

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The owner's manual would probably have this information available in it as well.

Tony

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I changed mine at 100,000 miles and the mechanic said it still had a lot of life left in it.

Rob

It probably did, but my mechanic showed me a couple of broken belts that also looked like they still had a lot of life left in them *except at the break.* These belts evidently don't deteriorate and become ragged before they fail.

Sounds like he showed you the last one I had fail! Looked great, except it was broken. Hmmmm...

As to your original question about the differences between the years' recommendations, unless it's certain the same belt is being used (OEM numbers match, NOT relying on aftermarket specs where it's highly likely the same belt will be spec'ed regardless of what the factory used), I'd stick to the book's recommendation for mileage.

Rick

Is there any definitive list as to what years and models are (or are not) interference engines?