# Timing belt replacemtent **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** outback, belts, timing-belts\ **Created:** [April 18, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacemtent/29305 "2009-04-18T16:25:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![j8s123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5fc32e/32.png) [@j8s123](https://community.cartalk.com/u/j8s123)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacemtent/29305/1 "2009-04-18T16:25:55Z")
For my 2003 Subaru Outback 4cyl, the dealer started in at about 50,000mi for me to have the timing belt replaced (as a routine matter, no inspection). The service manual suggests over 100,000 miles, and even going by time, over 9 years for replacement. The Outback has about 57000 mi. What to do? Inspections seem impossible and as costly as replacement. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacemtent/29305/2 "2009-04-18T16:29:32Z")
You’re safe going by the manual. The dealer’s only interest is in getting your money. 9 years, eh? Unusually long. ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacemtent/29305/3 "2009-04-18T16:30:24Z")
The criteria I have seen recommends 105K miles for this Subaru. Given the age of the timing belt, I would start to look at replacement in 2010-2011 and not before. Unfortunately, I have no cars that are this low mileage (with timing belts), so I don’t know if stretching to eight years is prudent or not. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacemtent/29305/4 "2009-04-18T16:57:46Z")
8 years OR 105k miles whichever first is the criteria. 2010 is the time.