Subaru Legacy Timing Belt Or Chain? (1989 – 2017)

Does A Subaru Legacy Have A Timing Belt (Cambelt) Or A Chain?

Here is a list of timing belts and timing chains for a Subaru Legacy. Reference the model year with the corresponding engine to see if your car has a belt or a chain.

Subaru Legacy
Model Year	Engine	Belt / Chain
1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 (First gen, BC / BJ / BF)	1.8 L EJ18 H4	timing belt
	2.0 L EJ20E H4	timing belt
	2.0 L EJ20D DOHC H4	timing belt
	2.0 L EJ20G turbo H4	timing belt
	2.2 L EJ22 H4	timing belt
	2.2 L EJ22T turbo	timing belt
	2.0 L EJ20G (STi Touring Wagon)	timing belt

1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999(Second gen, BD / BG / BK)	2.0 L SOHC EJ20 H4	timing belt
	2.0 L DOHC 150 hp EJ20	timing belt
	2.2 L SOHC 137 hp EJ22	timing belt
	2.5 L DOHC 165 hp EJ25	timing belt
	2.0 L DOHC twin turbo EJ20 276 hp	timing belt

1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 (Third gen, BE / BH / BT)	2.0 L SOHC 137 hp	timing belt
	2.0 L DOHC 165 hp	timing belt
	2.0 L DOHC EJ208 280 hp twin turbo manual	timing belt
	2.0 L DOHC 265 hp twin turbo automatic	timing belt
	2.5 L SOHC 165 hp (123 kW) H4	timing belt
	3.0 L DOHC Flat-6	timing chain

2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (Fourth gen, BL / BP)	2.0L SOHC EJ20 H4	timing belt
	2.0L DOHC EJ20 H4	timing belt
	2.0L DOHC Turbo EJ20 H4	timing belt
	2.0L DOHC TD EE20 H4	timing chain
	2.5L SOHC EJ253 H4	timing belt
	2.5L DOHC Turbo EJ255 H4	timing belt
	3.0L EZ30 DOHC H6	timing chain

2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (Fifth gen, BM / BR)	2.0 L AVCS 148 hp EJ20	timing belt
	2.0 L turbo DOHC AVCS 296 hp FA20	timing chain
	2.0 L DOHC turbodiesel 148 hp EE20	timing chain
	2.5 L SOHC i-AVLS 170 hp EJ25	timing belt
	2.5 L DOHC DAVCS 170 hp FB25	timing chain
	2.5 L turbo 265 hp EJ25	timing belt
	3.6 L DOHC DAVCS 256 hp H6 EZ36	timing chain

2014, 2015, 2016, 2017.(Sixth gen, BN / BS)	2.0 L DOHC AVCS 148 hp EJ20	timing belt
	2.0 L turbo DOHC AVCS 296 hp FA20	timing chain
	2.0 L DOHC turbodiesel 148 hp EE20	timing chain
	2.5 L SOHC i-AVLS 170 hp EJ25	timing belt
	2.5 L DOHC DAVCS 170 hp FB25	timing chain
	2.5 L turbo DO (198 kW) H4 EJ25	timing belt
	3.6 L DOHC (191 kW) H6 EZ36	timing chain

Which models have a belt/chain?

Subaru Legacy cars with the EJ series of engines such as the EJ18, EJ20, EJ22 etc have a timing belt and cars with the FA20, FB25, EE20, EZ36 and EZ30 engines have a chain.
Subaru Legacy