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Gates › Timing belt

z32twinturbo 16 Jan 2026, 03:57

Rating 4.0

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I have done timing belt on my z32 two times. 1st time I used Gates timing belt and the timing marks were not ideal. After a while I gave up and just left it being not ideal. 2nd time I used OEM Nissan timing belt (Z1 120k timing kit) and the OEM belt definitely fits better and timing marks aligned perfectly. I don’t think there was any difference in how the car ran.

Pros: OEM belt fits better

Cons: Gates timing marks not ideal

Vehicle: Nissan

Gates › Water pump

BreakComprehensive14 26 Dec 2025, 00:26

Rating 5.0

Leaks:

I put a gates on my 2005 in August. No issues so far.

Pros: no issues so far

Gates › Drive belt

RIF4ev 17 Dec 2025, 04:03

Rating 5.0

Noise:

On my 19 I went through the same thing. Finally I bought the Gates 7PK2217 Micro-V because I read somewhere that it was a tiny bit shorter and someone on some forum claimed it stopped their issue. 6 months in and not a peep so fingers crossed

Pros: stopped the squealing issue

Vehicle: Nissan

Part number: 7PK2217

Gates › Thermostat

Pavlov_Maddog 15 Dec 2025, 20:29

Rating 5.0

Overheating:

I only use Gates now after some cheap ones failed but didn't leak. Gates are very good. I have not had to replace one.

Pros: Gates are very good

Cons: cheap ones failed

Gates › Timing belt

AcrobaticFinance8982 20 Nov 2025, 13:10

Rating 3.0

Noise:

Do you have a gates timing belt kit on this? Usually gates makes a whine when revving and coming down in revs and at idle makes a funky sound

Pros: high power

Cons: makes a whine

Gates › Water pump

DistributeQuickly559 21 Sep 2025, 18:42

Rating 3.0

I went with a gates.

Gates › Water pump

DownWithTheSyndrme 20 Dec 2025, 23:02

Rating 1.0

Leaks:

During COVID, that water pump was on backorder from Ford so I used one from Gates. I guess Gates had a bad batch and 2 of their's failed in the span of less than a year.

Cons: bad batch, failed quickly

Gates › Timing belt

psingsong 25 Nov 2025, 03:03

Rating 0.5

Visible wear:

I installed a Gates timing kit on my 2011 2.5 N/A 5 speed manual 50k miles ago (150k total). The belt snapped while I was doing 80mph on the turnpike. My valves were bent with deeper internal damage more likely than not.

Cons: belt snapped, engine damage

Vehicle: Subaru Impreza

Mileage: 80467 km

Gates › Water pump

PomegranateSlow8286 24 Nov 2025, 03:14

Rating 1.0

The only one to really avoid out of the 5 choices on Rockauto is the Gates, because of the cheap stamped impeller. Personally, I would not go with an aluminum pump body in this application, but that's just my opinion after working on vehicles for a living for 45+ years.

Cons: cheap stamped impeller

Gates › Water pump

DaHozer 21 Nov 2025, 00:05

Rating 1.0

Leaks:

I used a Gates pump the first time and it leaked. I uninstalled it, cleaned everything up, regreased all the seals, and reinstalled it it... still leaked. Turns out the Gates water pumps for the ecodiesel are just garbage.

Cons: leaked repeatedly, poor quality