Genuine Volvo belt. Estimate it had been on there about a year.
Pros: genuine Volvo
Vehicle:
Volvo V60
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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
My previous e-bike had a chain and I ended up putting 45,000 kms on it before the frame finally gave out. When it came to the time to purchase the next one I went the drive belt route. I was tired of changing cassettes and chains multiple times a year. So far I have 1800 kms in the belt drive and I don’t miss the chain one bit. No more oiling cleaning etc, just a smooth ride.
Pros: smooth ride, no oiling
Cons: tire change is a pain
Mileage: 1800 km
I’ve used gates on my superchargered setups and not one has failed
Pros: high reliability, no failures
Gates belts are good.
Pros: good quality
Vehicle:
Mazda 3
Genuine Gates ones are like what? $30 and 20 mins of work if they are being slow?
Pros: genuine, good value
Vehicle:
Nissan
Thank you this helped a lot.... I think the toughest part I had to deal with was those little clips getting them to snap back in. I was lucky that it was only the belt which I was able to get on Amazon for about $40
Pros: easy to get on Amazon
Cons: tough to snap clips
Vehicle:
Audi TT
Part number: 8N7-862-997
Dealerships love to say drive belts are worn if they see any cracking. Cracking is normal and does not automatically require a replacement. My dealership said to replace at 60k miles and I didn't replace until 80k.
Pros: cracking is normal
Cons: drive belts are worn
Vehicle:
Mazda
I tried a Dayco 1550 and this melted and cooked off in about 2 months and I was shocked as the overall length difference is 5mm.
Cons: melted quickly, incorrect length
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Amarok
Part number: 1550
I have used Dayco and Gates in my 800 Doo. they typically explode within 500 miles, but that could be my wacky sled. Although I’ve never had a problem with OEM
Pros: no problem with OEM
Cons: explode within 500 miles
Mileage: 805 km
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As of March 2026, PartReview has 33 reviews across 13 manufacturers for drive belt. 8 of them have enough reviews to participate in the ranking of this part.
Popular manufacturers of drive belt
The most popular manufacturers of drive belt on PartReview include:
- Gates - 11 reviews. PR Score: 90, average rating: 4.2.
- OEM Porsche - 3 reviews. PR Score: not available yet, average rating: 4.6.
- Continental - 3 reviews. PR Score: not available yet, average rating: 4.3.
- DAYCO - 3 reviews. PR Score: not available yet, average rating: 2.3.
- OEM Mazda - 2 reviews. PR Score: not available yet, average rating: 3.2.
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