I have a 93 Impreza and was wondering if the 1.8 engine is interference or non-interference?

The car has 143000 miles on it and I think the timing belt has never been changed.

Thanks in advance.

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Not entirely sure, but I think that, like the EJ20, the EJ18 engine is an interference design so it's not a goot idea to risk a cam belt failure. Replacement is a relatively simple procedure and should be completed by a good garage in 2-3 hours... get it done before it lets go...

Cheers,

Pat.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by pat:
<B>Not entirely sure, but I think that, like the EJ20, the EJ18 engine is an interference design so it's not a goot idea to risk a cam belt failure. Replacement is a relatively simple procedure and should be completed by a good garage in 2-3 hours... get it done before it lets go...

Cheers,

Pat.[/quote]

You're correct, I was able to confirm that today through a dealer (interference), your estimated time to replace one of these was spot on too. There's a dealer in this area that just happens to be running a special, $179.00 US dollars installed plus I'll get a loner .

First positive thing in several months for me.

Thank you much,

Cheers



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