#Gates timing belts review full#

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Timing Belt Tensioners Idlers & Accessories.

Timing Belt & Alloy Camshaft Pulley Combo Kits.

Exhaust Gaskets / fittings kits & Accessories.

Like.okay, I don't want lowered, stretched-tire guy's diagnostic recommendations.but hey, thanks for the pictures of your disassembled car and stuff.

#Gates timing belts review full#

I might not accept any of the OPINIONS of a forum full of fanboys, but they might be a good resource for general information.

Even for diagnosing things, rather than just maintenance, google often helps me more than Alldata. If EVERYONE says 'x' manufacturer made your timing components, and they've all had good luck with them.probably worth believing. There's a lot of misinformation out there luckily, the good stuff is often easy to pick out. Use some google-fu, browse some make/model-specific forums, ect. And parts must be acquired quickly, and generally as cheaply as possible.īut if you have a whopping one or two cars to take care of, and you're about to do a 100k maintenance item.spend a minute looking around before you dive into it. I encourage 'cautious research.' As in.people who do this stuff for a living don't have the luxury of knowing everything about every make. I've seen way more failures of aftermarket water pumps replaced as maintenance than I have of actual factory pumps. This pretty much means avoid parts store water pumps. If nothing else, go for new (not reman) and made on the same continent as the car (i.e. For American and Euro cars, it can be hard to track, as there seem to be more suppliers and more frequent changes. If you can find the maker of the factory water pump, I'd go with them.

There is a third party involved there, and to avoid any question, I like to get OEM idlers/tensioners/water pumps. I don't know what comes in a timing belt kit branded as Gates- AFAIK, they do not make hard parts like pulleys/bearings.

For accessory drive belts, hell, I'll take generic parts store brands.īut what's more important is the other components. On the timing belt itself, I would take either. If not, they're certainly reputable, anyway. I think both are fine, but prefer Gates for the reason stated- pretty sure they make a lot of OEM belts.