How to Replace the Timing Belt and Water pump Subaru 2.5L Part 1: Tear Down

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5 жыл бұрын

In part 1 of a two part series the front end the front end of a 2012 Subaru Legacy with a 2.5L engine is torn down for replacement of the timing belt, water pump, tensioner, 3 idlers and the thermostat. This procedure may be similar for other Subaru models with this engine made between 2006 and 2014 such as Impreza, Forester, Outback and Baja.

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@anthonyautomobile8089 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for this video. It was detailed, accurate, and displayed the most important parts of this job. Although I'm a professional and a certified master technician, I hadn't done a Subaru timing belt in years and after replacing all of the pulleys and the tensioner, the belt was absolutely driving me insane when attempting to route it, even following factory procedures. Clipping the belt to the sprockets using the marks from the manufacturer, and INSTALLING the bottom passenger side idler LAST was EXTREMELY CRITICAL! IMPORTANT: It should noted that one of my marks was not really there from the manufacturer and it should be further noted that from the passenger cam to the crankshaft was 47 teeth and from the crankshaft to the driver's side cam was 44 teeth in my application [2011 Forester. Thank you again so much, you made this owner/technician's night a whole heck of a lot easier! 🔧😊

@TheOriginalMechanic 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment and especially provide the tooth count info which may be helpful to someone else with the same vehicle.

@007dubbleR 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful video. Articulate, good audio, straight and to the point. No fluff or "blah blah blah!". Thanks!

@dennisbrown1811 3 жыл бұрын

Great video!! Love is a Subaru. Those motors are bulletproof as long as you change timing, water pump. I also do the valve cover gaskets at same time. Figure if I’m doing timing/pump Subaru are notoriously famous for them leaking. But I always tell people if you do PROPER maintenance the 2.5 is easily 300k plus.

@KetoKevin 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah…not mine. Blown head gasket 130k and that was with the MLS gaskets.

@dennisbrown1811 2 жыл бұрын

@@KetoKevin damn brother that’s a shit deal. I still swear by my Subie!!!

@spencer9352 2 жыл бұрын

@@dennisbrown1811 replaced my head gaskets at 76k on my 2007, we’ll see how long she goes with good maintenance, it was my grandmas car.

@inspector9290 5 жыл бұрын

Nice work champ. Very useful and helpful video.

@kdale415 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, thanks.

@theglobalistchannel1471 Жыл бұрын

If you have a standar transmision, just set it in gear and you wont need the cranskhaft tool. You only nees it if you have automatic

@buttonysquare8501 Жыл бұрын

Took me forever to get the harmonic balancer off on mine. Impact wouldn’t work(Not enough space) so I had to use breaker bar. I was able to stick 2 3/8 extensions in the little holes in the pulley at an angle and stuck a 36” pry bar in between down to top of exhaust prying off of it. I was able to put all of my weight into a 3 foot breaker bar to get it off. It was super stuck on there

@jessepalacios2924 3 жыл бұрын

Was the vehicle in park or neutral before/during this service? Wondering if it matters

@dennislytkine5356 2 жыл бұрын

I have a 2011 forester. Pump failed. Can I replace just the pump from the bottom without taking everything else off? I know 2011+ foresters have timing chain that doesn't need to be changed.

@fantomblack 2 жыл бұрын

Great video except you skipped the unwatching of all the electrical connectors leaving people like me trying to figure it out for 30 minutes

@thesetruths1404 Жыл бұрын

Hello and great video! I bought a 2004 Impreza 2.5L turbo wagon that had the original motor pulled and replaced with a 2.2L from an unknown Subaru model. The kid pulled the 2.5 and put the whole 2.2 with its intake and manifolds into the car. It is difficult to start and when it does start it backfires a lot and has very poor power and stalls also. Someone online thought I should swap the 2 cam sprockets and crank sprocket to fix the issue. Assuming the motor is good, since he bought it from a local reputable Subaru mechanic, should I remove the old 2.5L's two cam sprockets and the crank sprocket, and put them on the 2.2L block? I have the old motor, everything but the heads.

@TheOriginalMechanic Жыл бұрын

Interesting question but not one I can offer any cogent help with. Perhaps another viewer has experience with engine swapping.

@1313Lefty1313 2 жыл бұрын

Hey man would you be willing to make a video on how to remove spark plugs on a 2015 legacy 2.5i H4? Damn things are impossible to reach. Thanks.

@abdulwahidalabdulaal7683 3 жыл бұрын

Hi brother, I have a question and I hope to find a solution or find a solution to the problem. I have a 2011 Subaru Autoback and suddenly the water hus came out of its allotted place and I installed it and then came the same day. What do you expect, is it a thermostat that did not open or what?

@elenajeppson7657 Жыл бұрын

hi just wanted to ask. if you don't have that special tool to remove the harmonic balancer, what kind of approach are you going to do in order to remove it? thank you!

@TheOriginalMechanic Жыл бұрын

I think you are talking about the holding tool used to remove the crank pulley bolt. Anything else that would keep the balancer from turning while you break the nut would work. the harmonic balancer itself was removed with a combination of tapping and pulling. I would get the tool for this job.

@beepbop3262 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, by any chance would you remember the engine code? I’m working with a swapped engine after the original engine fried when the drain pan bolt came off on the highway.

@whitenugz5654 2 жыл бұрын

Did you actually replace the water pump, or just the thermostat in the water pump? If you replaced the pump, why remove old thermostat?

@TheOriginalMechanic 2 жыл бұрын

We replaced the water pump. The new water pump did not come with thermostat.

@thehobbyistchannel9959 Жыл бұрын

Great video BUT DO EXTREAM CAUTION!! This video didn't cover the most important part of replaceing the belt. Didn't show the pulley alignments. WATCH OUT DO NOT rotate crank shaft with out the belt. Make sure aligments of pulleys are confirrmed and set prior belt removal. will kill your engine in an instant if this is improperly set.

@TheOriginalMechanic Жыл бұрын

You missed it. I did show the alignments of the cams and crankshaft.

@masterk1ller3yt14 3 жыл бұрын

Can you send a link on everything I need for it like the wrench thing and the pulleys and esc

@TheOriginalMechanic 3 жыл бұрын

You should look it up. There may be differences between your 2008 and the 2012 shown in the video.

@masterk1ller3yt14 3 жыл бұрын

I have a 2008 legacy

@mattandrus8584 4 жыл бұрын

How long should this take start to finish?

@frasm7md847 5 жыл бұрын

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@michaelvanhorn3271 2 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the special tool we need? Size?

@TheOriginalMechanic 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't find the tool myself but I would search "Subaru crank pulley bolt removal tool"

@maryarobertson3155 3 жыл бұрын

Thks so much!

@candicematisse8871 3 жыл бұрын

This is ok for a Subaru Forester X 2009 non turbo ?

@TheOriginalMechanic 3 жыл бұрын

Wikipedia is often useful for this. If you look up the Forester it will list the engines used and often other models that used the same engine.

@michaelvanhorn3271 3 жыл бұрын

Can you add link for the Tool?

@TheOriginalMechanic 3 жыл бұрын

I take it you mean the crank pulley holding tool. The owner bought it and had it ready for the job, so I don't have the link. It should be easy to find by searching "subaru crank pulley holding tool"