Hello All,
I am new to the forum, I have owned my 2011 Legacy 2.5 Premium 6sp since new, and am now close to crossing the 100K mark and due for the first Timing Belt replacement. I have spoken to two different Subaru dealers and they both said that they do not automatically replace the water pump or tensioners when replacing the Timing Belt. I have a few older BMW's that I maintain myself, and the idea of replacing a timing belt without replacing everything behind it is alien to me. I wanted to get other opinions on this. Am I being overcautious, or is this the norm with Subaru. My Legacy has been perfect to date, with only Fluid changes and normal maintenance to this point. Additionally, when changing the gear oil in the manual 6sp I have used the Subaru Certified High Performance Gear Oil 75-90 in the past, but would love to switch to RedLine Synthetic product going forward, does anyone know of any adverse effects of using that in these gearboxes? Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you,
