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Timing belt Continental or Mitsuboshi
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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 only use Mitsuboshi brand timing belts, even on built Subarus.
Pros: high reliability, preferred choice
Vehicle:
Subaru
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
It was a 10 piece kit and ended up being about $195 after tax and took about 3-4 days for shipping from Japan. It was one the most common kits you see with the Mitsuboshi timing belt. No complaints, worked out great, good price for the amount of parts it contains, and everything seems to be quality Japanese aftermarket parts.
Pros: good price, quality parts
Vehicle:
Honda Acty
Been running them on my 350hp turbo M20 for 6 years now with no issues
Pros: no issues, long-term reliability
Vehicle:
BMW
I used to always go with OEM Honda parts for timing belt and water pump jobs. But the price of the OEM parts have gotten so high that I went with [this kit] on Amazon for my last TB job on my GSR, in late 2018. Mistuboshi timing belt, NPW water pump, GMB tensioner pulley. Those are all Japanese OEM parts suppliers, so I was comfortable using them. Almost 20k miles on thost parts now and everything is working great.
Pros: working great
Vehicle:
Acura Integra
Mileage: 20000 km
I bought a Mitsoboshi (not misspelled) from autohauz az a bit ago and it had a more round, but not completely half moon round, tooth profile than I've seen before on Contitech timing belts.
Pros: good rep, big company
Cons: round tooth profile
He had installed an OEM manufacturer Mitsuboshi timing belt, and it snapped. Apparently it was a knock off. He reinstalled the old belt. I disconnected the injector to the cylinder with a bent valve, and drove it 200 miles home, on 5 cylinders. It actually ran better when I plugged the injector back in, When I got home.
Cons: belt snapped, knock off
Vehicle:
Honda
The cheapest I found to replace the timing belt back then was nearly $1000, and it was due at 60k miles, not 100k like other brands.
Cons: expensive replacement, short service interval
Vehicle:
Mitsubishi Galant
Mileage: 96560 km
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