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Timing belt OEM Subaru or OEM Toyota

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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
whyamionfireagain
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Rating 4.0

A mouse got itself in behind the timing cover on my dad's Tundra. The mouse got et, the engine jumped time. Somehow the valves were OK. New belt and a bit of gore removal and it was back to normal.

Pros: valves were OK
Cons: engine jumped time
Vehicle: Toyota Tundra
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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
shrimpynut
  • Visible wear:
Rating 5.0

Change the lower ball joints, timing belt and associated parts and it\u2019ll run for years. The 3.4 engines are tanks, really hard to kill and you\u2019ll easily find ones that are hitting 500k+

Pros: hard to kill, runs for years
Vehicle: Toyota
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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
Zealousideal_Bit6056
  • Visible wear:
Rating 4.5

XV20 Camrys never die. My 97 is at 238k, recently just did spark plugs and wires, did valve cover gasket and water pump/timing belt at like 200k. Running strong and smooth. Regular maintenance on these cars is easy and cheaper than a car note.

Pros: running strong and smooth, easy maintenance
Cons: requires regular maintenance
Vehicle: Toyota Camry
Mileage: 200000 km
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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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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
bowb4mark
  • Visible wear:
Rating 5.0

What I like about our Hilux is after 200k kms, is timing belt lang napalitan. The durability is impeccable.

Pros: impeccable durability, long-lasting
Vehicle: Toyota Hilux
Mileage: 200000 km
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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
Silver-Engineer4287
  • Visible wear:
Rating 4.5

I’ve seen the genuine Toyota belts go well over 100k before they give up. They were 60k belts years ago that would usually cross 100 and occasionally double the recommended interval before they broke.

Pros: long-lasting, exceeds interval
Vehicle: Toyota
Mileage: 160000 km
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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
wimploaf
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Rating 3.0

This was the most frustrating repair I've ever done. I've done plenty of timing belt/chain jobs before but this one sucked.

You can't tell if the timing marks are lined up, the belt doesn't have marks on it and no where on line tells you how many belt teeth there should be from one mark to the others to check your work. I buttoned it up and was off a tooth on the driver's side, I could have set the truck on fire. It worked fine after I did the job a second time.

Pros: worked fine after second try
Cons: frustrating repair, hard to align
Vehicle: Toyota 4runner
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OEM Toyota › Timing belt
v8vh
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Rating 2.0

I think this is what has happened to a 91 Soarer I rescued from a field. Sounded WEIRD trying to start. Went to check plug leads and thats where I saw the chewed up and snapped timing belt.

Pros: chewed up timing belt
Cons: snapped timing belt
Vehicle: Toyota Soarer
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OEM Subaru › Timing belt
hateuscusanus
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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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Which timing belt to choose — OEM Subaru or OEM Toyota?

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 OEM Toyota
  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 — OEM Toyota or OEM Subaru?

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

  1. OEM Subaru received a PR Score of 58 out of 100, and OEM Toyota scored 85 points.
  2. OEM Subaru ranked 12 in the overall ranking, and OEM Toyota ranked 4.
  3. The average rating is higher for OEM Toyota (4.2) than for OEM Subaru (3.3).
  4. Timing belt OEM Toyota have better feature ratings than OEM Subaru:
    • Visible wear - owners believe, that this property for OEM Toyota is better than OEM Subaru.
    • Starting - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Toyota is outperforms OEM Subaru.
    • Noise - reviews suggest, that by this property OEM Subaru does not differ from OEM Toyota.

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

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

By vote balance, timing belt OEM Toyota surpassed OEM Subaru:

  • For OEM Subaru, the ratio of positive (21) to negative (15) votes is 6 votes.
  • For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (69) to negative (12) votes is 57 votes.

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

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

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

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

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

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