# Leak around timing cover

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** subaru, forester\
**Created:** [March 12, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212 "2017-03-12T17:02:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212/21 "2017-03-13T04:36:59Z")

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My info from Rock Auto shows that this engine has a timing belt. Or at least that is what Rock auto shows for this vehicle.  
They only list one engine…the 2.4 H4 DOHV engine or the 2.4 H4 Turbo.for the 2011 Forseter.

This is why I reccomended that the dealer do the work for free…if you really want this car.

Yosemite

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 5:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212/22 "2017-03-13T05:03:30Z")

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I just checked [Rockauto.com](http://Rockauto.com), and I also only see a timing belt, not a chain

[Partsgeek.com](http://Partsgeek.com) shows the same thing, for both naturally aspirated and turbocharged engine

As expected, the water pump is driven by the timing belt, so it would be fairly expensive, if you were to address this problem in the . . . IMO . . . correct manner

> [@little\_debbie](#):
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> The car is for sale for $11,000 from a private party. It has about 80,000 miles and one owner.

This would seem to be a case of a first owner offering the car for sale BEFORE doing the timing belt job. Nothing wrong with that, just saying. I know lots of people that sell cars, RATHER than doing needed and/or upcoming repairs/maintenance. I suspect they’ll balk at lowering the price. Maybe they’ll just hope that somebody shows up and pays the asking price, without getting it inspected

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**Author:** ![insightful](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/insightful/32/2732_2.png) [@insightful](https://community.cartalk.com/u/insightful)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2017, 4:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212/23 "2017-03-13T16:31:56Z")

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Don’t worry about the leak…he’ll probably get a new engine when he runs it out of oil:

> **[2011 Subaru Forester Excessive Oil Consumption](https://www.carcomplaints.com/Subaru/Forester/2011/engine/excessive_oil_consumption.shtml)**
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> The 2011 Subaru Forester has 24 complaints for excessive oil consumption. Average repair cost is $1,225.00 at 46,316 miles.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212/24 "2017-03-14T14:44:11Z")

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Since it has been determined that this vehicle does indeed have a timing belt and not a timing chain, my previous comments are not relevant.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212/25 "2017-03-14T19:35:19Z")

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The 2011 Forester came with either the new FB25 2.5L naturally aspirated engine equipped with a timing chain or the 2.5L turbo charged engine, a carry-over equipped with a timing belt.

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/leak-around-timing-cover/101212/26 "2017-03-14T20:21:30Z")

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In that case, the RockAuto site is incorrect.

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