What Brand of Timing Belt?

[Leeroy]

I'm looking at purchasing a timing belt. I'm not familiar with the brand of timing belts, but I found a Goodyear for $19.91 Shipped and a Conitech for $22.91.
What brand should I go with and is there a better brand than those two?

Thanks

[Farbin Kaiber]

Oem. Why chance it on a few bucks? I always use an OE timing belt/timing chain. Drive belts you can skimp on.

[TS87325IS]

gates belts are the best.

[jlevie]

The Conitech or an OE kit from a dealer.

[SpecM]

get the conitech kit. Pelican has it w/ tentioner for about $25

[Stevie30]

the conitech or an oe kit from a dealer.

+1

[E30_fiend]

I believe ContiTech is the belt supplied at the dealer

[mtechnik]

To show you how markets are just messed up sometimes,

would you guys believe that a timing belt plus tensioner costs approx. 100 euros over here. All this when Germany is frickin' next door.

[Aptyp]

I always used contitech, and I would have no problems using good year.

As far as Gates belts, they are more expensive and come in a kit with tensioner. They are truly great kits. That belt is actually better reinforced and stronger according to some. I took one off of my last car, and that belt had so many miles on it, I was afraid to start the car until I changed it (90k+). When I took it out it looked old as hell, it was soaked in oil leak and all other liquids that had spilled on it, but it had no cracks and no shredding.

Gates kits are only about $15-20 more expensive, but you bet your but the next kit I buy will be gates, even though I have never had a problem with contitech, after 50-60k miles you take the cover off and you know it's time.

[peerless]

I believe ContiTech is the belt supplied at the dealer

Yes. Their is a difference between the dealer belt and the regular conti-tech belt. The conti-tech belt you get at the dealer is made in Germany. The belt you get with a standard aftermarket conti-tech kit is made in Mexico.

The tensioners are made in Germany.

Change your timing belt every 50K and your golden.

[ADEN]

get yourself a lemforder. i like this brand.

[Aptyp]

lemforder, in WorldPAC is always the cheapest OEM alternative to everything else.

And i haven't seen a timing belt kit by them, so I have no idea.

[Farbin Kaiber]

Is not lemforder primarily a suspension component brand?

[dude8383]

To show you how markets are just messed up sometimes,

would you guys believe that a timing belt plus tensioner costs approx. 100 euros over here. All this when Germany is frickin' next door.

Seriously?! How much would it cost if you actually went to a German Parts supplier in Germany??

[mtechnik]

Seriously?! How much would it cost if you actually went to a German Parts supplier in Germany??

Dead serious. Would have to inquire what the prices are in Germany.