| Subject: | Re: Oil light flickering-Subaru cold start noises. |
| From: | Mark Dearing <VWBrain@AOL.COM> |
| Date: | Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:28:19 EST |
In a message dated 2/10/2011 9:19:10 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
mcneely4@COX.NET writes:
At 13K miles I was returning home from work on I-64 east of Lexington, KY
when the car lost all power and the engine was dead. I had it towed to the
dealership, where it was determined that a timing belt was broken, and
that the timing belt was a "wear item," and anyway, the warranty had elapsed.
heydave you were lucky it was the old subbie , new ones will bend the
valves , old 1.8L OHC just dies, seemed to always be the dizzy drive belt that
breaks on them. later mark d
