JamesS

Just for info; I need a 45K service which I assume included the cam belt change.......but NO! Late 00MY and some 99MY have a 60K cambelt interval.....lovely! 45K becomes a 15K interim service!

ice man

Yippee!!! I am due for my 45k service very soon, that's saved me some dosh then

IanW

The downside to this is the 60K service becomes quite major though.

Matt Churchill

Yeah same happened to me, my 99 needs changing at 60k so the dealer says. Good at the time, but bad now I am fast approaching 60k!

ice man

Knew there would be a down side to it

TonyG

Mine got changed at 12k, problem with one of the guides which had decided to try and cut a nice groove aolng the middle of the belt. Thank goodness for warranties.
Will be checking it at regular intervals from now on.

Gavin G

So what is a MY98, 45K or 60K?

Gavin

IanW

MY98 will be 45k it only changed for the MY00 and late MY99's

gregh

not all MY00s either, I got a Jan 2000 MY00 and it needed changing at 45k, all down to the manufacturing date apparently.

Greg

chockymonster

My my96 wrx has a cambelt interval of 100,000k or 60,000m??

scoobyfella

Mine too January MYOO cambelt at 45k.

James

Rasher

Mines an MY00, where will it tell me whether it is 45k or 60k???

scoobyboy

i serviced an outback which neede a 60,000 ml service so pretty much the same as a turbo except for the spark plugs and the bill was nearly £800 the only thing they had extra was a cigerette lighter!

Trumble

My old Oct MY99 was 45K. I called IM cust services and they told me MY99 45k MY00 60k - got to larf really as they're both the same anyway !

T.

Jaay

How they can justify the prices of these services mystifies me, apart from the belt itself they change oil: gearbox/engine/diff and coolant. Check the brake fluid maybe top up same with clutch fluid check pad disk wear and the Cambelt change itself takes 3hours at most.
Its a glorified MOT with a cam belt change and they charge millions.
Im gonna buy the belt myself and get a friend who works for Subaru to get it done for the cost of a carry out.
Just an idea

JamesS

Dealer will need chassis number to confirm 45 or 60K swop.

There was a part number change on the cambelts ie a new more robust part was released for the later cars......

scoobyboy

a lot has got to do with time allowed by subaru i think they give about 5.6 hrs to do a 60,000 which at say £50 an hour is a lot of dosh. which if it's not a turbo then can just about be done in 3 hrs but a turbo takes a bit longer coz of the plugs and the different belt. and also what the dealer charges for oil as well makes a difference.

scoobyboy

the later cars have a different cambelt coz for some reason there is more teeth on it the later belt won't fit an early impreza for those thinking of a longer belt interval