The previous Gates belt looked completely fine, and probably could have lasted another 10 years.
Pros: looked fine, long lasting
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Ran the brand in my old 93 MX6 V6. No issues with the parts.
Pros: no issues
Vehicle:
Mazda
I'm running one in my mildly modified 93 civic and it's fine. No leaks or noises.
Pros: no leaks, no noises
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I had the belt service done on my 2015 last year at a shop in my area and it was about $900 parts & labor using Aisin brand belt & accessories as I specified. Consensus on the Pilot owners' forum is to use either Honda OEM or Aisin brand parts only.
Pros: quality parts, knowledgeable labor
Vehicle:
Honda Pilot
I just had my timing belt and water pump replaced as well, but I bought the Aisin kit myself off of Rockauto.com for around $270.
Pros: reset the clock on parts
Mileage: 105000 km
They recommend 10 years or 120k miles I pushed mine till 11years and 160k miles but when I removed my original belt it had a significant crack in it from dry rotting
Pros: pushed to 160k miles
Cons: significant crack, dry rotting
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Passat
Mileage: 160000 km
I only use Mitsuboshi brand timing belts, even on built Subarus.
Pros: high reliability, preferred choice
Vehicle:
Subaru
I've been using a Gates belt on my weekend toy for the past 5,000 hard, abusive miles with no catastrophic failure. I did have their water pump fail internally in under 1,000 miles. Replaced with Subaru OEM.
Pros: no catastrophic failure
Cons: water pump failed internally
Vehicle:
Subaru
Mileage: 5000 km
Hab mich doof gespart und Ridex Zahnriemen verbaut. Hat unglaubliche 40Tkm gehalten. Darf jetzt für ne teure Motor-Reparatur nachzahlen. Für alle Neulinge und Reddit-Weisen: haltet Abstand von Ridex.
Cons: 40Tkm only, expensive repair
Mileage: 40000 km
After just snapping one in my Audi A4 B7, I had to rebuild that entire head. Total pain in the ass. The factory belt lasted 15 years, 175k miles before it let go.
Cons: engine damage, difficult rebuild
Vehicle:
Audi A4
Mileage: 281635 km
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