96 TSR Cambelt Kit??

[Guest]

Hey all,

I've got a 96 TSR with 97,000 on the clock. Obviously its coming up to the 100k service. I need to have to filters/oil done now anyway so I figure I'll do it all at once and bite the bullet. Got a mate who can fit it all for me, but wondering where I should buy the parts? Where can I get a full cambelt kit/waterpump for a good price? I assume a 96 TSR has the EJ20 quad cam engine, and that this could work...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=324857570&permanent=0

But i thought I might find it even cheaper round town somewhere, I'm in Christchurch. Don't mind buying from the states or anywhere online tho. Be good if i could get the filters/oil at the same time and place too...

Anyone got any good ideas for me??

Thanks for any help,

Tom

[Guest boostcut]

for 555 thats a good price. a trade acc at repco is about 500 for everything

[Drunkenmonkey]

buy genuine ive see after market pumps fail after 40k

[ReubenH]

 Drunkenmonkey said:

buy genuine ive see after market pumps fail after 40k

Ditto. ONLY buy genuine when it comes to the cambelt/idlers/tensioners/waterpump, these are things you don't want failing, and believe me, they can f***ing fail if you skimp and go aftermarket. I've seen far too many f***ed aftermarket pumps.

Oh, just to be painfully obvious, yes, you need to do the water pump while you're at it.

[Guest boostcut]

ive fitted a hundred aftermarket kits and none have ever failed. where do you guys get your info????

[ReubenH]

Um... from working on cars with problems?

I'm going to guess it's not 'none have never failed', but instead, 'none have ever come back to me'. Because surely you're a subaru mechanic if you've fitted "a hundred" aftermarket pumps.

I'm no mechanic, but i have worked on a few subies. And to date, i've probably come accross 3 or 4 failed aftermarket pumps. From my "small sample size" that's enough for me to take the hard line against going cheap on these parts.

[Guest boostcut]

no, not a subaru mechanic, but have seen a few in my 7 years.

and im sure the guys i worked with would have said something if they thought they would fail also, as they have been doing it since before you were born.

[mostrandomguyaround]

Im sorry but I have to thoroughly disagree with that opinion of aftermarket parts. Are you actually aware that subaru regularly change their supplier of OEM parts due to Supply and demand. They actually outsource OEM parts to other companies alot of the time if they cant get the parts themselves. Ive bought genuine parts and had aftermarket brands come out the box. They must have some sort of trust in them. Plus, ive regularly seen them survive just as long as OEM. Always keep it within Japan though. So, dont buy it if its from China.