Is the '99 Legacy's 2.2L interference engine?

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MM - 30 Jan 2009 22:22 GMT

I've just bought this car and there are no records of the timing belt been
ever changed. The mileage on the odometer is questionable too, so I am
trying to decide whether I should change the belt right away or if it can
wait...

According to the
http://ronananian.com/pages/timing%20belt%20replacement%20guide.pdf a '98
engine was non-interference, but not '99. Is that true?

Thanks,
/MM

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X-Eliminator - 31 Jan 2009 00:50 GMT

If the spark plugs are oriented at an angle to the heads, it is
non-interference. If the plugs come straight out from the top of the
head, it is interference.

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?s=b723c7f0aa1de3bbf1ffef818ef
c351f&t=46833

>I've just bought this car and there are no records of the timing belt been
>ever changed. The mileage on the odometer is questionable too, so I am
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>Thanks,
>/MM

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