Gates Timing Belt Kits Any Good

When you buy a timing belt replacement kit for your vehicle it s good to know that the kit contains everything you need to replace key wear parts in addition to the timing belt itself.

Gates timing belt kits any good.

Aisin is as good as oem in fact it may be oem. Continental the tyre people also resell some normally look like gates kits they re normally very good value. I don t know what comes in a timing belt kit branded as gates afaik they do not make hard parts like pulleys bearings. With the pulleys there have been problems with the chinese tensioner puking all of its oil out and losing tension shortly after installation.

Standalone serpentine belts though. I d call it a draw. So for a timing belt it might be beyond what most might want to do difficulty wise. Go with oe or aisin.

Essentially ring around the factors and find out who does it cheapest then buy that one. There is a third party involved there and to avoid any question i like to get oem idlers tensioners water pumps. With aap 40 discount es123 discount code i m thinking about buying a kit and having my brother inlaw install it. But the ease of putting on the belt bolting up the water pump i e.

Gates is vastly superior in terms of timing belt kits and radiator coolant hoses. And definitely not water pumps. As for the belt people have had problems with the timing marks being mismarked. An internet search yields a lot of horror stories with the gates belt and kit since the spring of 2016.

To some extent i agree with people in this thread though. Rock has a aisin complete component set with w pump for 205 which is a good buy.