MNA24

Hi All,

Been browsing this form on and off since I picked up my 1 owner Stock 2006 WRX PPP Hawkeye (26k miles) in February and thought I should really register for a forum account. I have not done anything to the car yet other than oil/oil filter, cabin filter, air box filter and had brakes checked. My main concern is the cambelt because as far as i can tell from all the paperwork i got with the car, it's never been replaced. A 12 year old WRX with 26k miles on the clock, my main concern is the condition of the belt due to its age not the mileage. I plan on getting it done but was wanting some feedback if i should get it done as soon as possible or i should be fine for a little longer if it's not too risky. When i get it replaced should i go with a full replacement kit or just the belt based on mileage. Is it worth changing out anything else while everything is off?

Cheers.

Jon T

Personally I would change the lot for piece of mind

BrownPantsRacing

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Get it done asap. Any good garage will tell you 50k miles or 5 years whatever comes first. Doesn't matter if it's only done 26k it's WELL overdue, in fact it should have been done twice now already and half way through it's 3rd belt. I personally wouldn't trust the car until it was done.

jazzyjembreaze

iTrader: (11)

As above ^
Just done mine last week on a 4 year cycle , covered less than 10K in those 4 years

MNA24

Thanks for the info/advice guys. Been on the phone to my garage and got a quote for a full timing belt kit and water pump replacement. I will get it booked in early next week hopefully, going to tie it in with the install of a GFB short shifter and an afterburner de resonated centre pipe.

BrownPantsRacing

iTrader: (6)

Get the aux belt done at the same time. Always worth doing. Also, get them to check the condition of the rad, they can and do fail over time.

Olddriver

I hope you can afford it. I recently bought an 04 plate and the cambelt was last replaced 5 years and 70,000 miles ago so I replaced it. I use a local garage that does a lot of work on performance cars and the cost of the cambelt kit and labour came to nearly £600.

BrownPantsRacing

iTrader: (6)

Count yourself lucky, my last cambelt service cost me £1300 at Subaru. But then I had a lot of things done at the same time as the car was new to me at the time and I wanted it perfect.

MNA24

Well it's booked in, £325 all in. Very decent price by the looks of things. Getting the Aux belt done as recommended.

jazzyjembreaze

iTrader: (11)

Gates or dayco ?
RCM do a very competitive price on the Gates kit ( unless you want the STI pink gates ( silly money .
Put a new thermostat in also / for the price it’s a no brainer.. some people change oil pump also , but as mine is a built engine I know exactly mine is fine by my readings .

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

What make of belt are they fitting?
Does it include the pulleys and tensioner?

MNA24

I don't know for sure what make of belt is getting fitted. I can only guess that it is a Gates based off a conversation i had a few weeks back. I specified that i was after a full cam belt kit and listed the components so i think i can safely say that it's the bang lot getting replaced. The work is being carried out by Darren Moore of TRW Autos & Performance who knows his stuff. I believe he worked with and fitted a lot of the parts for the late Harvey Smith who is quite well known on this forum.

jazzyjembreaze

iTrader: (11)

Can’t go wrong with Darren , top bloke
Feel confident your car is in good hands & looked after
I’m riding down on my streetfighter Tuesday morning to see him .

Cambs_Stuart

iTrader: (3)

I'm not sure how much hassle it is in the hawk, but I'd look to get the water pump done at the same time.

MNA24

That's good to hear. You might see my WRX then, I'll be dropping it off the same morning

Water pump is on the list of parts getting replaced during the cam belt change 👍

MNA24

I've now had the cam belt work completed, it was a Dayco Kit that was fitted. Very pleased with my new GFB short shifter and centre section aswell. Thanks again for the help and advice.

darrenk1987

the cambelt kit with water pump alone is almost 190 quid

plus aux belt call it 200

so they replaced pulleys tensioners etc all in for 325? so what they charged about 3 hours labour that' a decent price if so..

ray54

Snap ........but mine is 2005 with 25,000 miles...........





Get my work done by andy kinton in chester,le street, If i remember correctly i payed about the same...Enjoy & get some pic,s up

MNA24

Well i don't know the exact breakdown of what everything cost but it was £325 for the Dayco Cambelt Kit, water pump and coolant inc labour. I also had the Auxiliary belts done as a later addition, GFB Short shifter, Perrin Shifter bushings and a Centre Exhaust section done at the same time. Final bill came in at £440

Nice, I was initially after a wagon myself as i like the way they look and also for the massive boot space but nothing around with low mileage or blue. I'll try get some pictures on here soon

BrownPantsRacing

iTrader: (6)

Blimey, that was cheap! Nice work.

Olddriver

I checked the invoice for my cambelt change after speaking to the garage who confirmed they fitted a Gates kit. The kit alone was £254. The car is an 04 wagon/