Subaru Impreza — TIMING CHAIN OR BELT?

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The Subaru Impreza is a compact car (C-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru. It was created in 1992 as the successor to the Subaru Leone. It has a total of five generations.

The Subaru Impreza has been sold in Hatchback and Sedan bodyworks. It was available as a sportswagon and as a coupé in its first generations. The performance version of the Subaru Impreza is called Subaru WRX, which became an independent model from 2014 onward. The Impreza has had other ‘forks’ or divergences, such as the Subaru Outback Sports, or the SUV, which is currently called Subaru XV or Subaru Crosstrek, although it was initially known as Subaru Impreza XV.

The Impreza is an international car with great reputation. It is a rally icon and suffers little depreciation over the years.It has good reliability statistics, especially for its engines, which show little innovation, but have always guaranteed its quality. There are both front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive versions of this vehicle.

Impreza’s lifelong rival has always been the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. In later versions, and with WRX STi models having their own product line, the Impreza has become a more convencional compact car, destined to compite against the Toyota Corolla, the Mazda 3 or the Honda Civic among many others. Subaru has decided to fit the Impreza with the most efficient technologies, eg. hybrid engines.

Subaru Impreza. Timing Belt or Timing Chain?

Down below you will see a list with all Subaru Impreza models which have been produced so far. They are classified by model identifier, year and type of bodywork. Above each list, we show you a series of pictures so that you can have a visual reference for each model. In some cases, both the original and its updated design are displayed to help you identify them with ease.

In this guide you will find all Subaru Impreza models.

■ Timing Belt / Cam Belt (Correa / Faja de Distribución)
■ Timing Chain (Cadena de Distribución / Cadena de Tiempo)
■ Gear Driven (Distribución por Engranajes)
100% Electric, No Timing (Sin Distribución)
Unknown / Not Updated (Información desconocida)

If a car model is specified in blue, it means its motor engine has a timing chain; that is, it has no timing belt. The rest of the vehicles marked in grey have a timing belt/cam belt.

Subaru Impreza I – First Generation (GM / GC / GF) (1992)

Hatchback / Coupé (GFC)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Coupé Gen 1.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ16E 1.6 90 CV (1996 – 2000)
  • EJ161 1.6 AWD 90 CV
  • EJ18 1.8 AWD 103 CV (1993 – 1995)
  • EJ205P 2.0 AWD 280 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ201 2.0 AWD 115 CV (1995 – 2000)
  • EJ201 2.0 AWD 125 CV (1999 – 2000)
  • EJ20G 2.0 Turbo AWD 211 CV (1996 – 2000)
  • EJ20E 2.0 i 116 CV (1995 – 2000)
  • EJ22E 2.2 i 131 CV (1998 – 2000)

Sedan (GC)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Sedán Gen 1.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ161 1.6 (GC7) 120 CV (1998)
  • EJ16 1.6 i (GC3) 90 CV (1992 – 2000)
  • EJ161 1.6 i (GC3) 95 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ16 1.6 i AWD 90 CV (1992 – 2000)
  • EJ161 1.6 i AWD 95 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ18 1.8 112 CV (1992 – 1995)
  • EJ18 1.8 AWD 121 CV (1993 – 1997)
  • EJ18E 1.8 i (GC5) 103 CV (1995 – 1996)
  • EJ18 1.8 i AWD (GC6) 103 CV (1994 – 2000)
  • EJ205 2.0 Turbo GT AWD (GC8) 218 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ20G 2.0 WRX AWD 241 CV (1992 – 1993)
  • EJ20G 2.0 WRX STi AWD 250 CV (1993 – 1994)
  • EJ201 2.0 i 125 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ20E 2.0 i (GC7) 116 CV (1996 – 1998)
  • EJ201 2.0 i AWD (GC7) 115 CV (1995 – 2000)
  • EJ201 2.0 i AWD (GC8) 125 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ205P 2.0 AWD (GC8) 280 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ22E 2.2 GX AWD 131 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ22 2.2 GX AWD 132 CV (1995 – 1998)

Sedan (GF)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Familiar Gen 1.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ15E 1.5 L 95 CV (1995 – 1998)
  • EJ16E 1.6 90 CV (1993 – 1998)
  • EJ161 1.6 i (GF3) 95 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ16 1.6 i AWD 90 CV (1992 – 2000)
  • EJ161 1.6 i AWD 95 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ18E 1.8 i (GF5) 103 CV (1995 – 1996)
  • EJ18 1.8 i AWD (GF6) 103 CV (1992 – 2000)
  • EJ20E 2.0 116 CV (1996 – 1998)
  • EJ205 2.0 Turbo GT AWD (GF8) 218 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ201 2.0 i 125 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ201 2.0 i 16V AWD 125 CV (1998 – 2000)
  • EJ201 2.0 i AWD (GF8) 116 CV (1995 – 2000)
  • EJ20(Turbo) 2.0 i Turbo AWD (GF8) 211 CV (1994 – 2000)
  • EJ22E 2.2 GX AWD 131 CV (1998 – 2000)

Subaru Impreza II – Second Generation (GD / GG) (2000)

WRX

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Hatchback Gen 2.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ204 2.0 i AWD 160 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ201 2.0 i AWD 125 CV (2002 – 2007)
  • EJ207 2.0 WRX STi AWD 265 CV (2002 – 2005)
  • EJ205 2.0 i WRX AWD 228 CV (2002 – 2005)
  • EJ255 2.5 WRX AWD 230 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ257 2.5 i WRX / STi AWD 265 CV (2005 – 2007)

Sedan (GD)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Sedán Gen 2.

Petrol Engines

  • EL154 1.5 101 CV (2001 – 2005)
  • EL15 1.5 110 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EL15 1.5 AWD 105 CV (2006 – 2007)
  • EL15 1.5 AWD 110 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ161 1.6 95 CV (2001 – 2006)
  • EJ161 1.6 AWD 95 CV (2000 – 2009)
  • EJ20(Turbo) 2.0 AWD 250 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ207 2.0 AWD (GDB) 280 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ207 2.0 WRX STi AWD 320 CV (2004 – 2005)
  • EJ207 2.0 WRX STi AWD (GDB) 265 CV (2001 – 2005)
  • EJ207 2.0 WRX STi Prodrive Performance Package AWD 305 CV (2001 – 2005)
  • EJ205 2.0 WRX Turbo AWD 225 CV (2002 – 2007)
  • EJ205 2.0 WRX Turbo AWD (GDA) 218 CV (2000 – 2005)
  • EJ205 2.0 i AWD 204 CV (2001 – 2002)
  • EJ201 2.0 i AWD (GD9) 125 CV (2000 – 2009)
  • EJ204 2.0 i R AWD (GD9) 160 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ205 2.0 i WRX AWD (GDA) 228 CV (2002 – 2005)
  • EJ257 2.5 AWD 300 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ257 2.5 I WRX STI AWD 265 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ257 2.5 WRX STi AWD (GDF) 280 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ251 2.5 i AWD (GDE) 152 CV (2002 – 2005)
  • EJ255 2.5 i WRX AWD (GDG) 230 CV (2005 – 2008)

State / Wagon (GG)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Familiar Gen 2.

Petrol Engines

  • EL15 1.5 AWD 105 CV (2006 – 2007)
  • EL15 1.5 AWD 110 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ161 1.6 95 CV (2000 – 2006)
  • EJ161 1.6 AWD 95 CV (2000 – 2006)
  • EJ205 2.0 AWD 250 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ205 2.0 Turbo AWD (GGA) 218 CV (2000 – 2005)
  • EJ205 2.0 WRX AWD 230 CV (2001 – 2005)
  • EJ207 2.0 WRX STi AWD 280 CV (2002 – 2005)
  • EJ205 2.0 WRX Turbo AWD 225 CV (2002 – 2006)
  • EJ201 2.0 AWD 125 CV (2000 – 2007)
  • EJ204 2.0 i R AWD (GG9) 160 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ257 2.5 AWD 300 CV (2005 – 2007)
  • EJ255 2.5 GB270 AWD 269 CV (2007)
  • EJ255 2.5 WRX AWD (GGG) 230 CV (2005 – 2008)

Subaru Impreza III- Third Generation (GE / GV / GH / GR) (2007)

Hatchback (GR, GH, G3)

Diesel Engines

  • EE20Z 2.0 D AWD 150 CV (2009 – 2012)
  • EE20Z 2.0 D AWD 109 CV (2011)

Petrol Engines

  • EL15 1.5 AWD 107 CV (2008 – 2012)
  • EL15 1.5 F 107 CV (2008 – 2012)
  • EL154 1.5 BiFuel AWD 107 CV (2010 – 2012)
  • EJ204 2.0 R BiFuel AWD 150 CV (2009 – 2012)
  • EJ204 2.0 140 CV (2008 – 2012)
  • EJ204 2.0 AWD 160 CV (2007 – 2012)
  • EJ204 2.0 AWD 309 CV (2007 – 2010)
  • EJ204 2.0 R AWD (GH7) 150 CV (2008 – 2012)
  • EJ25 2.5 AWD 165 CV (2008 – 2010)
  • EJ253 2.5 AWD 173 CV (2010)
  • EJ257 2.5 STI CS400 AWD 400 CV (2010 – 2013)
  • EJ255 2.5 WRX S AWD 255 CV (2009 – 2010)
  • EJ255 2.5 WRX SE AWD 265 CV (2008 – 2011)
  • EJ257 2.5 WRX STI 330S AWD 330 CV (2009 – 2010)
  • EJ257 2.5 WRX STI AWD (GRF) 301 CV (2008 – 2013)
  • EJ255 2.5 AWD (GHE) 230 CV (2008 – 2011)
  • EJ20(Turbo) S-GT AWD (GH8) 250 CV (2007 – 2011)

Sedan (GR)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Sedan Gen 3.

Petrol Engines

  • EL15 1.5 107 CV (2008)
  • EL15 1.5 AWD 107 CV (2008)
  • EJ20 2.0 AWD 160 CV (2008 – 2011)
  • EJ204 2.0 AWD 170 CV (2011)
  • EJ204 2.0 i AWD 150 CV (2011)
  • EJ25 2.5 AWD 165 CV (2008 – 2011)
  • EJ255 2.5 AWD 230 CV (2010)
  • EJ257 2.5 AWD 270 CV (2007)
  • EJ255 2.5 AWD 272 CV (2007)
  • EJ257 2.5 AWD 320 CV (2007)
  • EJ257 2.5 WRX STI AWD 301 CV (2011)
  • EJ257 2.5 WRX STI AWD 305 CV (2012)

Sedan / Hatchback (Impreza XV)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of theSubaru Impreza Hatchback Gen 3.

Petrol Engines

  • FB20 2.0 AWD 152 CV (2011 – 2012)
  • EJ257 2.5 WRX STI AWD 309 CV (2007 – 2011)

Subaru Impreza IV – Fourth Generation (GJ / GP) (2011)

Hatchback

Diesel Engines

NThere were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Hatchback Gen 4.

Petrol Engines

  • FB16A 1.6 i (GP2) 114 CV (2012 – 2016)
  • FB16B 1.6 i AWD 114 CV (2012)
  • FB16 1.6 i AWD (GP3) 115 CV (2011 – 2016)
  • FB20 2.0 150 CV (2012)
  • FB20 2.0 AWD (GP7) 150 CV (2012)
  • FB20B 2.0 Hybrid AWD (GPE) 150 CV (2016)

Sedan (GJ)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Sedan Gen 4.

Petrol Engines

  • FB16A 16 114 CV (2012 – 2016)
  • FB16A 1.6 AWD 114 CV (2012 – 2016)
  • FA20F 2.0 AWD 272 CV (2014)
  • FB20B 2.0 AWD (GJ7) 150 CV (2011)

Subaru Impreza V – Fifth Generation (GK / GT) (2016)

Hatchback (GT)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Hatchback Gen 5.

Petrol Engines

  • FB16B 1.6 i (GT2) 115 CV (2016)
  • FB16A 1.6 i (GT3) 114 CV (2017)
  • FB16A 1.6 i AWD (GT3) 115 CV (2016)
  • FB20C 2.0 i (GT6) 154 CV (2016)
  • FB20C 2.0 i AWD (GT7) 154 CV (2016)
  • FB20C 2.0 i AWD (GT7) 156 CV (2016)

Sedan (GK)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Impreza Sedan Gen 5

Petrol Engines

  • FB16A 1.6 114 CV (2016)
  • FB16A 1.6 (GK2) 115 CV (2016)
  • FB16A 1.6 AWD (GK3) 114 CV (2016)
  • FB16A 1.6 AWD (GK3) 114 CV (2016)
  • FB20C 2.0 i (GK6) 154 CV (2016)
  • FB20C 2.0 i AWD 154 CV (2016)
  • FB20C 2.0 i AWD (GK7) 156 CV (2016)

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