Timing belt
Asked by Zachary Jun 27, 2017 at 03:22 PM about the 2004 Subaru Legacy L 35th Anniversary Edition AWD
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
My timing belt broke and when I lined
everything back up and put the new timing
belt on my car starts but it runs really crappy
and when you let off the gas, it dies right
away
3 Answers
Are you absolutely sure you have the cam timing correct? When I did my 2003 Forester timing belt the marks were a bit vague so I looked up the tooth count to be absolutely certain and it ran great.
I would suggest a compression test just in case a valve was bent and check for vacuum leaks.
CITYLIFE404 answered 6 years ago
If the timing is off you may have inaccurate compression readings, most belt driven engines don't hit the valves when the belt cuts. U may need to recheck the timing
