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Will a 1997 Subaru 2.2l engine get damaged if timing belt breaks?
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∙ 13y ago
No. If the bet is reinstalled improperly, it will bend the valves. Engines that can have their valves bent this way are called "Interference" and the Subaru 2.2L went from Non-Interference to Interference with the switch from phase I to phase II 2.2Ls. This switch happened half way through 1996. I am told if there is a single exhaust port on each head, it is phase-II/interference.
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Two 2.2Ls in my driveway, did some research about this just this past summer. Wikipedia EJ22 motor, Google interference engine, some subaru forums.
Gates Belts website lists the 1997 Subaru 2.2 liter as a non-interference engine. But to be sure just replace the belt every 60,000 miles as recommended by Subaru and it really makes no difference.
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