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Timing belt Continental or Contitech
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Continental for timing belt and Geba water pump. Gates is fine for accessories belt not timing due to more recent production issues. I will get a gates for any of our 5 vehicles for an accessories / serpentine belt but not for timing.
Pros: Continental timing belt
Cons: Gates timing belt
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Jetta
Never had a problem with Continental belts in the 15+ years I've done timing belts, at recommended interval replacements as directed.
Pros: reliable performance, no problems
I have a continental timing belt with 180K km on it. Yes it’s time to change it, but it still looks good. They are good belts, my engines life depends on it.
Pros: good belts, looks good
Mileage: 180000 km
I've always bought the Continental branded ones and had good luck with them.
Pros: good luck
I use contitech on All my cars
Pros: used on all cars
This Continental Contitech on my VW FOX's EA111 1.6 8v engine is supposedly cracking and dry, according to the shop I sent it. It got only 5000km on it and less than a year.
Cons: cracking and dry
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Fox
Mileage: 5000 km
crack is already visible in the first picture.. Heard it's best replace every 60K KM.. Also, there's a belt made by contitech that design specifically for peugeot/citron to withstand oil, and like what others have mention. Use the right and good quality oil.
Pros: good quality oil
Cons: crack is visible
Mileage: 60000 km
I have read a lot about the wet timing belt issues, and still went ahead to purchase a 308SW with 85KM...for the 1.2 Puretech, I believe companies like continental contitech have produce a CT1228 belt specifically to tackle oil on the belt, and I believe it's important we use the correct and good quality oil..
Pros: CT1228 tackles oil
Cons: wet timing belt issues
Vehicle:
Peugeot
Mileage: 85 km
Part number: CT1228
My mecanic do my timing belt last time 130 k miles and now at 230 k miles.Was a continental tech was nice state but is a granade stuff…no more than 80 k miles period catastrophic failure
Cons: short lifespan, catastrophic failure
Mileage: 128747 km
Posibil sa fi pățit ceva asemanator cu piese cumparate de la Bardi. Distribuție schimbată de 2 ani și 6-7 luni, m-a lăsat in drum după 35k km. Din câte știu ar fi trebuit sa țină 4-5 ani sau 60k.
Cons: distribuție defectuoasă după 35k km
Vehicle:
Volvo V40
Mileage: 35000 km
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Which timing belt to choose — Continental or Contitech?
If choosing timing belt across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare timing belt across these categories:
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- Overall ranking.
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Which timing belt are better — Contitech or Continental?
In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Continental were overall better than Contitech.
- Continental received a PR Score of 73 out of 100, and Contitech scored 74 points.
- Continental ranked 6 in the overall ranking, and Contitech ranked 9.
- The average rating is higher for Contitech (3.9) than for Continental (3.7).
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Timing belt Contitech have better feature ratings than Continental:
- Starting - owners believe, that this property for Continental is better than Contitech.
- Noise - drivers claim, that this property for Contitech is outperforms Continental.
- Visible wear - reviews suggest, that this property for Continental is preferred to Contitech.
Which timing belt are more popular — Continental or Contitech?
In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Continental were overall more popular than Contitech.
By vote balance, timing belt Continental surpassed Contitech:
- For Continental, the ratio of positive (42) to negative (15) votes is 27 votes.
- For Contitech, the ratio of positive (32) to negative (11) votes is 21 vote.
By number of reviews, timing belt Continental surpassed Contitech:
- For timing belt Continental there are 18 reviews: 12 positive, 3 neutral, 3 negative.
- For timing belt Contitech there are 13 reviews: 8 positive, 4 neutral, 1 negative.
Which timing belt do car owners prefer — Continental or Contitech?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, timing belt Continental and Contitech have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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