Date:         Sun, 13 May 2001 19:36:34 +1200
Reply-To:     Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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From:         Andrew Grebneff <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Subject:      Re: good things to have...?
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>Andrew,
>Are you aware of the factory recommended belt change intervals?
>
>Every 40,000 miles you are suppose to get them rubber bands changed.
>
>Yea, and I already have heard the stories--" I've gone 90,000 miles on
>the original timing belt !"
>
>This kind of malarky is just insanity.

Funny, the decal on our 1C and 2C engines say Replace belt at 120,000km
intervals". That's 75000mi. A bit more than 40000mi, no?

I'm not sure about Subaru belts, but it shouldn't be much less.

Andrew

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