I just bought a new Toyota serpentine V-Belt from a Toyota Dealer for my 2008 Toyota Corolla CE with 63,800 miles on it due to age of the original belt. My local Toyota Dealer was able to price match the price of Conicelli Toyota which is one of the lowest price online parts departments. The belt cost me about $43. On the belt from the Toyota dealer, it says Mitsubishi in white letters on the black belt.I have the original serpentine belt on our beloved 2001 Tundra 4.7. 23 years young with 215K on the clock.
The Bando belts are a good price and I have had luck with them.
Which belt: Bando, Gates or Toyota OE?
My guess is they are all fine. Thanks in advance.
In my case, I want to keep my Toyota to have 100% Toyota replacement parts. If I start putting aftermarket parts on it, it would lose it's reliability and longevity over time in my opinion.
I also bought genuine Toyota: PCV Valve and Tube, Thermostat, Coolant, Transmission Fluid (Type T-IV), and Power Steering fluid: (Toyota Dexron III).
I had a bad experience with aftermarket parts on my Honda Odyssey, where my mechanic substituted an aftermarket valve cover gasket and it only lasted 2 years, and ended up failing and causing an oil leak into the coil packs and that aftermarket valve cover gasket caused a $1,000 repair as the oil soaked coil packs were expensive to replace. My own take on after market parts is that to maximize profit for the manufacturer, retail seller, and mechanic, aftermarket parts are made as cheaply as possible. I won't ever use an after market part for anything ever again. The cost savings of after market parts will always come back to bite you.
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