Timing belt

Asked by Zachary Jun 27, 2017 at 03:22 PM about the 2004 Subaru Legacy L 35th Anniversary Edition AWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My timing belt broke and when I lined
everything back up and put the new timing
belt on my car starts but it runs really crappy
and when you let off the gas, it dies right
away

3 Answers

F_O_R answered 6 years ago

Are you absolutely sure you have the cam timing correct? When I did my 2003 Forester timing belt the marks were a bit vague so I looked up the tooth count to be absolutely certain and it ran great.

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F_O_R answered 6 years ago

I would suggest a compression test just in case a valve was bent and check for vacuum leaks.

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CITYLIFE404 answered 6 years ago

If the timing is off you may have inaccurate compression readings, most belt driven engines don't hit the valves when the belt cuts. U may need to recheck the timing

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