rick Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Once upon a time there was only one choice, the OE timing belt, made by Dayco. Now there is a plethora of belts to choose from. The OE one, a Dayco aftermarket one (are they the same ??? ), and ones made by Dunlop, Federal Mogul and possibly more. Are the aftermarket belts as good as the OE one ? Anyone have any experience with 'the others' ? Any opinions gratefully accepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyore Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 While it is very hard to quantify the quality differences, I know that for a very small potential saving I'd rather go with the OE Dayco. After all think of the potential for disaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Henson Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I only ever use Genuine or Dayco on L/R engines. A couple of quid saved could be very bad economy. Replace tensioner/guide wheels at the same time they may feel ok, but the bearings do fail and the timing belt can be thrown off, yet another false economy . Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 thanks fella's I forgot to add that I also tend to believe timing belts are only made by Gates (who don't do a Landy one), then Dayco. All others are unknown. Funny thing is the FM one is about 50% more expensive than the Dayco.... Regarding the tensioner and idler pulleys, can they be 're-bearinged' or do they have to be replaced as an assembly ?? TIA (again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I think I'd get the whole thing as supplied by LR rather than trying a cheap repair, for much the same reason. I imagine you could re-bearing them, but if you ended up with the brg a bit lop sided or something you could have a "300Tdi Timing belt problem" all of your own making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.