[Buying an 03 Forester with 230,000kms on it but cambelt last replaced at 102,000kms. Need advice]

1 minute ago, Shibe said:

Probably a very good call. Better safe than sorry!

ya exactly, don't want a $3.5k car crapping out and dying becasue i didnt wanna spend 1.2k on a cambelt and waterpump. 

[Buying an 03 Forester with 230,000kms on it but cambelt last replaced at 102,000kms. Need advice]

18 minutes ago, Shibe said:

Agree with checking the condition of the belt. If it goes on you halfway through your trip, your engine = scrap, then you have an ever bigger cost on your hands.

yep gonna be getting it replaced before i go back to wellington. 

[Buying an 03 Forester with 230,000kms on it but cambelt last replaced at 102,000kms. Need advice]

On 4/11/2020 at 8:26 AM, Bugle said:

Yeah there is a hard and fast rule, replace every 100K km

 

Doing the water pump at the same time is an excellent idea, sending your car back to the workshop a week after you've had a cam belt replaced is annoying, been there done that

 

Schrodinger's cam belt...

 

I'd make getting it replaced a priority 

 

Hiya it’s just that I get paid the day after I pick up the car and I’d rather get the cambelt done in my hometown where I know the local mechanics and trust them. Would it be safe to drive it back on that cambelt and get it replaced when I’m back home?

[Buying an 03 Forester with 230,000kms on it but cambelt last replaced at 102,000kms. Need advice]

Okay so I am going to pick up this Forester in a week or so, and I have to drive it back home from pick up which is around 650km. I know there’s no hard and fast rule on cambelts and waterpumps but I don’t want it to just die on the way home. Would you recommend getting those parts replaced as soon as I get it home to avoid any disasters? Any constructive advice appreciate