Morning all;

just thought I'd pop in and say hello;

 

Car is a 2003 fully rally stickerd up blue WRX STi - you can't miss it ! (or not hear it...)

Usually driven by my better half, Rachel

 

111K miles;

pretty trouble free (only thing thats ever failed is the battery)

 

Past couple of services have been DIY, and I'm about to embark on a cam belt change myself this week - no stranger to getting my hands dirty.

 

off to ECP now to get some service parts.

wish me luck

 

David

(if you are wondering about the user name, my other car is a 991 GT3CS in white)

Welcome along! Quick tip- pay the extra for a genuine Subaru belt, otherwise they're a real pain, speaking from experience, most others tend to be half a tooth or more out which causes all sorts of headaches.

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genuine belt bought !

Hey there, welcome!

 

If you not familiar already and need a garage to do anything, DSA in Aylesbury are Porsche and Subaru specialists.

thanks - worth knowing as the clutch will need doing soon - and I aint doing that myself 

Wotcha and welcome!! ☺

Welcome to the club. Have you ever checked importcarparts.co.uk for service parts? They're more specialist with great deal of knowledge over the phone. I've always found icp to be a lot cheaper than ecp and icp stock genuine parts

well Cam belt all done

and full fluid service.

Was pretty straightforward TBH - nice to be able not to rush either...

only small problem was a sheared bolt on the radiator mount. Bugger to drill out too !

Car's running sweet now :)

Always a bolt that won't play! Good job though, I'd end up with bent all sorts if I tried a cam belt change. When the garage did mine recently it wasn't a bolt but the whole rad top pipe crumbled to pieces. Nice new rad though now ☺