Reckless

what make of timing belt is the best to purchase and how much should i pay ? , ive heard after doing a search on ebay that gates power grip are a good strong make ? is this true

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Reckless

Shark Man

Yes....as that's what they fit at the factory and sell in Subaru boxes at the dealers for a fair few extra notes

Optical Race

Gates are good, I use these and nothing else for my engine building

Big scoob

me personaly doing my first belt on my scoob i went genuine as i was told some of the non gen belts don't have to timing mark lines on them and the last thing i wanted was the timing to be out if anyone knows different would be appreciated for my next belt change... i got my bellt for £90 but trade price..

Shark Man

£95.28 is standard subaru retail for the belt - £90 is certainly not a "trade" price

The Subaru belt is made by Gates, including timing marks. But the Gates boxed one is £53.27.

Dayco ones are fine and are marked too. Not that you need the marks as the cam pulleys should align perfectly with the stamped dots, without the need for belt markings.

Both manfuacturers warrantee their belts against premature failure (provided it not caused by poor installation/worn idlers or tensioners).
Both manfacturers can be held accountable if such an inccidence ever arises.

ZEN Performance

We fit the Gates belt, simply because I've dealt with Gates for many years in industrial applications, and they make the OE belt. The OE, Gates and Dayco belts have timing marks, the ADL Blueprint ones do not.

The Dayco are probably fine, they are fitted to probably 1000s of subarus, but not by us.