nomadm3

Thanks for the responses guys. This forum rocks. I had my mechanic take a peek and he said it looked loose and worn. Gah! I did, however, find an old receipt in the owners manual that had the previous owners contact info, so I'm hoping the # is still good and he's cool with telling me a bit about the car. Thanks for the offer GNUMAN, that was very cool of you. The $500 quote was for timing belt\water pump combo, which I think is about right. FYI - I just had all the fluilds changed (coolant, oil, auto tranny, diff), air filter, and spark plugs swapped out and WOW what a noticeable difference. Car runs great. I just hope the previous owner took proper care of the car so I can save a few bucks.

I just got a 99 Legacy Outback Wagon with 131K. Car's in good shape but I have no history on it since it was a trade-in. I've changed all the fluids and getting her ready for snowboarding trips, but concerned about the timing belt. Some people get them done at 60K, some 100K, but can this car be running the original? I would think not. I would hate to blow $500 for nothing.