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I've heard that doing the water pump is a waste of time as long as there is no leaks, since the OEM one is extremely reliable.

I have a newly imported JDM 2005 Legacy GT with 93,000km. The timing belt has never been changed as far as I know, and I am aware that the Subaru recommended interval for timing belt is around 105,000 miles (~165,000km). However, since this car is 15 years old I was wondering whether it would be a good idea to replace the belt, since I have heard that just due to age of the belt that the rubber wears down and stiffens over time? I was hoping to avoid this until later simply due to cost, but also don't want to risk the belt snapping and ending up with damaged valves and/or pistons.