Follow the recommendation in your owner's manual.
Subaru Forester has a timing belt.
The 2.5 litre four cylinder engine in a 2000 Subaru Forester has a timing BELT
You don't "set" a timing belt. There is no adjustment, either it's right or it's not. You change a timing belt at whatever interval Subaru recommends for your Forester. --Ken
105000 mi
It would be best to change the timing belt at or before 100k miles.
My dealer told me the 2012 Forester 2.5 (non Turbo) has a timing CHAIN. No belt to replace.
Yes, and it must be replaced every 105,000 miles. Warning: This is an interference engine.
it was most likely installed incorrectly or you had a pulley seize up
158,000
In the front of the engine where the pulleys and belts are located. It's behind the pulleys under the black plastic cover.
Dealer charged me 350.00 to do this
105k is the recommended time.