the oem toyota belts can do 200k miles no problem. Even if the truck is almost 20 years old.
Pros: 200k miles durability
Mileage: 200000 km
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Those cracks look worse than what mine did. I had gotten my car at 134k mileage and I changed my belt at 180k but to be very honest I think my belt had been on there for much longer before I owned that vehicle and I think I got lucky it never snapped into pieces.
Pros: got lucky, never snapped
Cons: cracks look worse
Vehicle:
Audi
Mileage: 180000 km
You could use a Gates timing belt, they're great quality.
Pros: great quality
Vehicle:
Honda Civic
I'd definitely want to at least peak at the timing belt for its condition / date stamp. Aisin kit with water pump and OEM Subaru thermostat is what you want.
Vehicle:
Subaru Outback
I 2 late 90s four runners and ran them to 280000 on the original timing belts then I sold them and they still where running fine.
Pros: ran 280000 miles, still running fine
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
Mileage: 450615 km
The timing belt, tensioner, water pump, and labor on my 15 Jetta S was 1700 after taxes as a Euro specialist mechanic in a decent Midwest city. Included 8 hours of labor @ $180
Pros: Euro specialist mechanic
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Definitely check local shops. The dealership just quoted my dad 1700 and he went to the local shop he bought his Jetta from. They did the timing belt and water pump for 1350.
Pros: local shop cheaper
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Was able to get the new belt installed with a little less tension but still less than 90* of flex. It till popped a tiny bit during crank rotation, but I decided to go with it, have driven it for about an hour or so, put it through a couple heat cycles all while checking it every 15 ish minutes. First couple times I checked it, it was kinda tight, last couple times I checked it, it felt ok, so idk.
Pros: less than 90* of flex
Cons: popped a tiny bit
I just had my stock timing belt die, on my 2004 srt4. Sitting at a light and the engine just shut off.
Cons: belt died, engine shut off
Vehicle:
Dodge Neon
I had a customer who brought in a car with seemingly “authentic Honda” parts that failed prematurely. Lo and behold it was a counterfeit timing belt kit and the belt snapped sending everything else to shit.
Cons: failed prematurely, counterfeit
Vehicle:
Honda
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