Subaru Legacy — TIMING CHAIN OR BELT?

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The Subaru Legacy is a passenger car (D-segment in Europe) manufactured by the Japanese automaker Subaru. It is known as the Subaru Liberty in some countries.

This vehicle is sold in sedan and station wagon body styles. It has a longitudinal boxer engine, just like other Subaru cars such as the Impreza. It is sold with a front-wheel and with an all-wheel drive.

The Legacy / Liberty has a total of seven generations, although not all of them have been available in certain markets. Legacy’s development is closely tied to the Subaru Outback. From the fourth generation onward, the Legacy created the first station wagon versions under the name “Outback”. They were higher versions of the Legacy / Liberty with a bodywork prepared for off-road driving. After the sixth generation, the Legacy station wagon became known as Subaru Outback. It was still built on the same platform, but was sold as an independent model and took after the Outback’s original style.

The Legacy / Liberty is mainly sold in Japan and North America. It is not very popular in Europe. Some alternatives to the Legacy are the Honda Accord, the Toyota Avensis and the Mazda 6. In the European market it compites against cars such as the Peugeot 508, the Renault Talisman or the Ford Mondeo.

Subaru Legacy. Timing Belt or Timing Chain?

Down below you will see a list with all Subaru Legacy 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 Legacy 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 Legacy I – First Generation (BC, BF, BJ) (1989)

Sedan / Saloon (BC)

Diesel Engines

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

Petrol Engines

  • EJ18SPI 1800 103 CV
  • EJ18SPI 1800 4WD 103 CV
  • EJ20E 2.0 116 CV
  • EJ20E 2.0 4WD 125 CV
  • EJ20E 2.0 GL 140 CV
  • EJ22E 2.2 132 CV
  • EJ20EMPI 2000 4WD 116 CV
  • EJ20-GN 2000 Turbo 4WD (BC5) 200 CV
  • EJ22EMPI 2200 4WD (BC6, BC7) 136 CV

Family Car / Station Wagon (BJF)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Legacy Station Wagon Gen 1.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ18SPI 1800 103 CV
  • EJ18SPI 1800 4WD 103 CV
  • EJ22 2.2 136 CV
  • EJ22 2.2 132 CV
  • EJ20EMPI 2000 116 CV
  • EJ20EMPI 2000 4WD 116 CV
  • EJ20-GN 2000 Turbo Super 4WD 200 CV
  • EJ22EMPI 2200 Super 4WD 136 CV

Subaru Legacy II – Second Generation (BD, BG, BK) (1993)

Sedan / Saloon (BD)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Legacy Sedan Gen 2.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ20E 2.0 i 116 CV
  • EJ201 2.0 i 4WD 116 CV
  • EJ20E 2.0 i 4WD 125 CV
  • EJ22 2.2 (BD6) 128 CV
  • EJ22EMPI 2.2 i 4WD 131 CV
  • EJ22EMPI 2.2 i 4WD (BD7) 128 CV
  • EJ25D 2.5 i 4WD 150 CV

Family Car/ Station Wagon / Touring Wagon (BG)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Legacy Station Wagon Gen 2.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ20EMPI 2.0 i 116 CV
  • EJ201 2.0 i 4WD 116 CV
  • EJ22E 2.2 137 CV
  • EJ22EMPI 2.2 i 4WD 131 CV
  • EJ22EMPI 2.2 i 4WD (BG7) 128 CV
  • EJ22 2.2 LX 133 CV
  • EJ25D 2.5 i 150 CV
  • EJ25D 2.5 i 4WD 150 CV
  • EJ25D 2.5 i 4WD (BG9) 156 CV

Subaru Legacy III – Third Generation (BE, BH) (1998)

Sedan / Saloon (BE)

Diesel Engines

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

Petrol Engines

  • EJ201 2.0 AWD (BE5) 125 CV
  • EJ208 2.0 AWD (BE5) 280 CV
  • EJ206 2.0 AWD (BE5) 258 CV
  • EJ206 2.0 RSK AWD (BE5) 260 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 AWD (BE9) 156 CV
  • EZ30 3.0 H6 AWD 209 CV

Family Car (BH)

Diesel Engines

There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Legacy Family Car Gen 3.

Petrol Engines

  • EJ208 2.0 AWD 280 CV
  • EJ201 2.0 AWD (BH5) 125 CV
  • EJ206 2.0 RSK AWD 260 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 AWD (BH9) 156 CV
  • EZ30 3.0 H6 AWD 209 CV

Subaru Legacy IV – Fourth Generation (BL, BP) (2003)

Sedan / Saloon (BL)

Diesel Engines

  • EE20Z 2.0 D AWD 150 CV

Petrol Engines

  • EJ204 2.0 AWD 165 CV
  • EJ20Y 2.0 AWD 179 CV
  • EJ20Y 2.0 AWD 190 CV
  • EJ202 2.0 AWD (BL5) 138 CV
  • EJ20T 2.0 GT Tuned By STI AWD (BL5) 258 CV
  • EJ204 2.0 R AWD 150 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 AWD (BL9) 165 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 i AWD (BL9) 173 CV
  • EZ30 3.0 R AWD (BLE) 245 CV

Family Car (BP)

Diesel Engines

  • EE20Z 2.0 D AWD 150 CV

Petrol Engines

  • EJ20Y 2.0 AWD 179 CV
  • EJ20Y 2.0 AWD 190 CV
  • EJ204 2.0 AWD 160 CV
  • EJ202 2.0 AWD (BP5) 138 CV
  • EJ204 2.0 AWD (BP5) 165 CV
  • EJ20T 2.0 GT AWD (BP5) 258 CV
  • EJ20T 2.0 GT AWD (BP5) 272 CV
  • EJ204 2.0 R AWD 150 CV
  • EJ20(Turbo) 2.0 Turbo AWD (BP5) 245 CV
  • EJ255 2.5 AWD 233 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 AWD (BP9) 165 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 i AWD 173 CV
  • EZ30 3.0 R AWD (BPE) 245 CV

Subaru Legacy V – Fifth Generation (BM, BR) (2009)

Sedan / Saloon (BM)

Diesel Engines

  • EE20Z 2.0 D AWD 150 CV

Petrol Engines

  • EJ204 2.0 i AWD 150 CV
  • EJ255 2.5 GT AWD (BM9) 265 CV
  • EJ253 2.5 i AWD 170 CV
  • FB25B 2.5 i AWD 173 CV
  • EJ253 2.5 i AWD 175 CV
  • EJ253 2.5 i AWD (BM9) 167 CV

Family Car / Touring (BR)

Diesel Engines

  • EE20 2.0 D AWD 147 CV
  • EE20Z 2.0 D AWD 150 CV

Petrol Engines

  • FB20 2.0 i AWD 150 CV
  • EJ204 2.0 i AWD 150 CV
  • EJ255 2.5 GT AWD (BR9) 265 CV
  • EJ25 2.5 i AWD 170 CV
  • EJ253 2.5 i AWD (BR9) 167 CV
  • FB25 2.5 i AWD (BRM) 173 CV

Subaru Legacy VI – Sixth Generation (BN, BS) (2014)

Sedan / Saloon

Diesel Engines

  • There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Legacy Gen 6.

Petrol Engines

  • FA20 2.0 DIT AWD 240 CV (2015)
  • FB25 2.5 i AWD (BN9) 175 CV (2015)
  • FB25 2.5 i AWD (BN9) 171 CV (2020)
  • EZ36D 3.6 i (BNF) 260 CV (2015)

Subaru Legacy VII – Seventh Generation (BW, BT) (2020)

Sedan / Saloon

Diesel Engines

  • There were no diesel-engined versions of the Subaru Legacy Gen 7.

Petrol Engines

  • CB18 H4 1.8 i 174 CV (2019)
  • FA24F H4-T 2.4 i 264 CV (2019)
  • FB25D H4 2.5 185 CV (2019)

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