Hi Bert!

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:25:27 -0500, "bertel" <bert (AT) nospam (DOT) org> wrote:

I've had good service from 1st Subaru parts.
<http://www.1stsubaruparts.com/>.
I'm sure there are other good sources as well.

Re. OEM vs aftermarket timing belt and components:

In another post, Homer relates some bad experiences using aftermarket
components. In general, I have to agree; by all means use OEM parts if
you can find/afford them; especially engine internals and such.
Alas, AFAIK, Subaru doesn't sell a timing belt kit; rather you have to
purchase all of the parts individually. I'd imagine you'd be looking
at something close to $400, even shopping on-line . . . Might make
sense on a newer car getting it's first 105K service, but probably not
on a hi-miles older model that might only be _worth_ $1500.
I've used the Contitech kits on several of my own cars, my buddy uses
them regularly for service work on mostly mid-late 90s vintage
Soobies. No complaints so far. Cost around $150.

ByeBye! S.

Steve Jernigan KG0MB
Laboratory Manager
Microelectronics Research
University of Colorado
(719) 262-3101