serpentine belt quality...are they all the same?
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serpentine belt quality...are they all the same?
I have the need to know, for those of you who are in the know, is there one manufacturer for our vehilcles that stands above the rest in quality and durability?
I installed an autozone belt at 90000, just now am i thinking "was it the right choice"? then threw the old in the storage compartment in the rear fro a road spare.
J
I installed an autozone belt at 90000, just now am i thinking "was it the right choice"? then threw the old in the storage compartment in the rear fro a road spare.
J
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I decided to go with the gates belt and tentioner. a very good company with nicely engeneered products. (imho)
thier belts are made of epdm (ethylene propelen monomer) basically that means a longer lasting belt over regular neoprene belts that have a max life expenctancy of 80000 miles at a stretch, and recommened service changes at 50k to 60k.
the epdm belts have a max expectancy of 150k but recommmend a change any where around 90k or at any time visual inspection requires.
I'm going to minimize my risk and take that dayco NAPA belt off as soon as the gates arrives.
I hope this helps others,
J
thier belts are made of epdm (ethylene propelen monomer) basically that means a longer lasting belt over regular neoprene belts that have a max life expenctancy of 80000 miles at a stretch, and recommened service changes at 50k to 60k.
the epdm belts have a max expectancy of 150k but recommmend a change any where around 90k or at any time visual inspection requires.
I'm going to minimize my risk and take that dayco NAPA belt off as soon as the gates arrives.
I hope this helps others,
J
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BTW, i am tempted to try the goodyear gatorback belt but i couldnt identify, other than it has carbon fiber contruction mixed in, Which sounds nice, but no conclusion were able to drawn from the vague description.
this leaves too many questions for those of you like me who try and use the best products available on your land rover,
this leaves too many questions for those of you like me who try and use the best products available on your land rover,
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as for my other family cars of typical makes and models, they are right there with next day service.
in fact, i wish they made the adaptive brake pads for the land rover, because i love them on the other 3 cars we have.
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