What brand of timing belt is the best?

[Monzaveo]

In shopping for a timing belt (just passed 50k) In looking around I see a belt from "Contitech"? is a more expensive belt than the others...Is it any better than the gates item?

The Dayco one can be had for about the price the Gates belt.

Would anyone trust one of the relatively cheap belt kits from Ebay?

[07_aveo]

Your powertrain warranty is 160,000km so if you put on a non OEM part and it breaks again, they probably won't cover it.

[aveodude]

Just get a stock one.

[Monzaveo]

my stock one was gates. what makes the contitech one twice the price?

my powertrain warranty was 3/36,k miles or 5/50k with the extended powertrain warranty I bought. Thats now out the window.

[Monzaveo]

Hey wait, now that I think about it...its 5/60, so I still got 8k miles.

[MetroAveo]

I've always used Gates belts. They hold up well. Why pay more for the same?

[NYChevoo]

i personally was wondering if there is a more "heavy duty" belt if thats the right word to use. a belt that will hold up longer since timing belts on these motors in my opinion are problematic.

[aveodude]

every company will claim thiers is the best. But if there is a "heavy duty" belt, what would be the replacement time on it? Might as well stick to something you know needs to be changed at XXXXX miles

[petrified.rabbit]

even if you buy a "better" belt you should plan on the change interval being the same. why gamble to see if it will last an extra 5, 10 or 15 thousand miles?

think of "better" as less likely to break early, than as an option to go longer.

[NYChevoo]

i guess my idea was trying to find a solution to the 60K replacement period. i was hoping to find a solution of a bulletproof belt that had the strength of an actual timing chain.