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Timing belt OEM Subaru or Continental

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OEM Subaru
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Continental › Timing belt
aftiggerintel
Rating 4.0

Continental for timing belt and Geba water pump. Gates is fine for accessories belt not timing due to more recent production issues. I will get a gates for any of our 5 vehicles for an accessories / serpentine belt but not for timing.

Pros: Continental timing belt
Cons: Gates timing belt
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OEM Subaru › Timing belt
Chippy569
  • Visible wear:
Rating 4.0

That ring of belt material on the idler *implies* an anti-skip plate was installed too tight and rubbing on the belt, but I don't see one over the crank. The DOHC engines have them in the corners of the timing guide. SOHC manual trans engines had one over the crank but auto trans had none. Never reuse an unknown mileage/history belt... And even then, if you've already got in apart, just replace it. (For what it's worth Subarus service interval is 105k miles or 105 months.)

Pros: never reuse old belt
Cons: anti-skip plate too tight
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OEM Subaru › Timing belt
sabre420z
Rating 4.0

Did you use a high quality timing belt? We had a 98 impreza 2.2 and put an aftermarket timing belt kit on it and the belt broke in 30k miles for no reason. Tensioner and pulleys were all fine.

Pros: high quality timing belt
Cons: broke in 30k miles
Mileage: 30000 km
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Continental › Timing belt
platinumgrey
  • Visible wear:
Rating 5.0

I have a continental timing belt with 180K km on it. Yes it’s time to change it, but it still looks good. They are good belts, my engines life depends on it.

Pros: good belts, looks good
Mileage: 180000 km
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Continental › Timing belt
Agreeable-Exam9944
  • Visible wear:
Rating 3.0

This Continental Contitech on my VW FOX's EA111 1.6 8v engine is supposedly cracking and dry, according to the shop I sent it. It got only 5000km on it and less than a year.

Cons: cracking and dry
Vehicle: Volkswagen Fox
Mileage: 5000 km
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OEM Subaru › Timing belt
hateuscusanus
  • Visible wear:
  • Starting:
Rating 1.0

Man i had some foo change my timing belt in my subaru and the timing belt broke less than a month after the warranty ended. So I had to get it done again. Super important thing to do with interference engine though

Cons: timing belt broke quickly
Vehicle: Subaru
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OEM Subaru › Timing belt
houston187
  • Visible wear:
Rating 2.0

I just did this. Most of the items Subaru said were "broken" were in fact, not broken. Some were just worn but still in good condition. They also wanted to replace my timing belt, the same one THEY REPLACED LAST YEAR.

Pros: good condition
Cons: worn
Vehicle: Subaru
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Continental › Timing belt
Diligent_Injury_3452
  • Visible wear:
  • Starting:
Rating 0.5

My mecanic do my timing belt last time 130 k miles and now at 230 k miles.Was a continental tech was nice state but is a granade stuff…no more than 80 k miles period catastrophic failure

Cons: short lifespan, catastrophic failure
Mileage: 128747 km
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Which timing belt to choose — OEM Subaru or Continental?

If choosing timing belt across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare timing belt across these categories:

Comparison of timing belt OEM Subaru and Continental
  1. PR Score.
  2. Overall ranking.
  3. Vote balance.
  4. Average rating.
  5. Number of reviews.
  6. Feature ratings.
  7. Car owners’ choice.

Which timing belt are better — Continental or OEM Subaru?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Continental were overall better than OEM Subaru.

  1. OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 58 out of 100, and Continental scored 73 points.
  2. OEM Subaru ranked 12 in the overall ranking, and Continental ranked 6.
  3. The average rating is higher for Continental (3.7) than for OEM Subaru (3.3).
  4. Timing belt Continental have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
    • Visible wear - owners believe, that by this property OEM Subaru does not differ from Continental.
    • Starting - drivers claim, that this property for Continental is outperforms OEM Subaru.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Subaru is preferred to Continental.

Which timing belt are more popular — OEM Subaru or Continental?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Continental were overall more popular than OEM Subaru.

By vote balance, timing belt Continental surpassed OEM Subaru:

  • For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (21) to negative (15) votes is 6 votes.
  • For Continental, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.

By number of reviews, timing belt Continental surpassed OEM Subaru:

Which timing belt do car owners prefer — OEM Subaru or Continental?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, timing belt OEM Subaru led more car-specific ratings than Continental:

OEM Subaru are chosen by owners of cars such as: Subaru Impreza, and others.

Timing belt Continental have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

Other comparisons of timing belt

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