It's a great belt. Do it. As to noise, it's no more noiser than stock (aka not much noise at all)
Pros: great belt
Cons: stick with interval
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So, a bit more longevity that actually holds up to the OE change interval with the conti belts is a plus.
Pros: more longevity
Well guys.... Heres a little update. It was a bad water pump. Real bad. The car just rolled over on 145k. The original owner never had the original timing belt and water pump replaced. After taking everything apart, I realized how lucky I was that the pump was the only thing to go. The belt was severely cracking.
Pros: pump was the only thing
Cons: bad water pump, belt cracking
Mileage: 145000 km
It is still a really great product that will last longer than an ordinary belt.
Pros: great product, lasts longer
Never heard of them before, but I just installed a Gates Racing (blue) timing belt on my 2.8L Passat.
Vehicle:
Audi A4
i'm running a gates kevlar timing belt on my car with integrated's mechanical tensioner kit and there's a section of the belt that seems to be shredded off about a quarter of the width of the teeth.. the belt seems to ride closer to the engine so maybe that is why this happened? should i replace the belt with a new one? it only has about 6k on it.. shredded teeth..
Pros: kevlar timing belt
Cons: shredded teeth
Mileage: 6000 km
Well to clarify. I just bought a belt from the dealer and it is a gates. So if your belt looks pretty beat up then its stock. I would change it asap as others sugested. Its cheaper in the long run.
Cons: belt looks pretty beat
They haven't been out long enough to give concrete evidence. I will say that RAI's clearly reselling a belt made elsewhere so who knows what you're getting and Gates has a long track record for selling pretty tough belts.
Pros: Gates has long track record
Cons: RAI reselling belt
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
All done! Timing belt, TB tensioner, idler, water pump and expansion tank are changed and coolant flushed. I forgot to do thermostat, but it was not necessity but rather preventive.
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Just changed mine on saturday.. Car has 65k , although the tensioner and rollers seemed prefectly fine i could tell the belt was stretched.. Car runs smoother/ quieter after install and i have peace of mind that it will last another 65k.
Pros: car runs smoother, quieter
Cons: belt was stretched
Mileage: 104607 km
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