Subaru Impreza timing belt whistling

Asked by Otočan0.5 Nov 30, 2020 at 05:51 PM about the 2006 Subaru Impreza 2.5i

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hey guys..recently I changed timing belt, water
pump, tensioners, pulleys, belts on my impreza
2006 and after that I started to notice a wierd
sound coming from timing belt area , sounds like
mini supercharger, went to the subaru service and
they told me the timing belt is making that sound
and it's because the timing belt isnt original..did
anyone ever had this issue and will this sound
disapper after a while? Thanks!! Btw:  the car is
2.0r

1 Answer

15

Find another mechanic. The dealership guys don't want to talk to you if you use non-OEM parts. Did you use the cheap Chinese pullies? Sometimes those bearings go bad in fairly short order. Get a mechanics stethoscope like this one and locate the source of the noise: https://www.harborfreight.com/mechanics-stethoscope-63691.html

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