Dayco timing belt kit. Hope it's ok

[Chris142]

Crawled under the trooper to change it's oil Friday night. First thing I see is coolant running out from behind the plastic timing belt cover.

I knew that the water pump was timing belt driven.

I have a receipt from a shop that shows all that was replaced 12000 miles ago with gates parts.

I know I could have probably reused the belt and what not but is it really worth taking a chance with a 3 yr old riding around in the car?

Found a dayco kit on rock Auto for $116.
The aisin kit was 3x that unfortunately.

Fortunately I got paid last Friday so instead of me getting a new phone to replace my broken one I ordered the kit with the new water pump .


Hopefully it lasts more than 12000 miles

 

[tblt44]

Should be ok for 60k

 

[Chris142]

Should be ok for 60k

Cars for 234k on it now. I'd be surprised if it lasts 60k.

 

[CleverUserName]

Dayco belts are the best for VW ALH diesels. Not sure about the WP though as I don’t buy a complete Dayco kit as their pump comes with a plastic impeller.

 

[Drifter]

Wowser. Only 12k is pitiful. Surely the Dayco kit will do better. So the water pump replaced by the shop was a Gates ? Or was it just the timing belt components that were replaced ?

 

[Chris142]

Wowser. Only 12k is pitiful. Surely the Dayco kit will do better. So the water pump replaced by the shop was a Gates ? Or was it just the timing belt components that were replaced ?

They allegedly replaced all with a gates kit that included the pump. We all know gates does not make pumps. I don't see any name on the pump

 

[Drifter]

Copy. You would think even a Made in China pump would last longer than 12K. I hope you have better luck with the Dayco kit.

 

[nthach]

I think all the belts are similar - but the water pump/tensioner/pulleys are not.

But, Dayco while they were a Toyota OEM has a bad rap from the parts stores.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

The problem with the cheap timing belt kits is the components like the tensioner

The Gates belt itself is fine. The Dayco belt itself is fine.

THAT is why the Aisin kit costs so much more.

 

[Chris142]

Got it all apart before the heat hit.

 

[slacktide_bitog]

Got it all apart before the heat hit.

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only because the dog helped you

 

[boom10ful]

Last Gates pump I used was Chinese made and it only lasted a few months before the seal failed. Will never buy another Gates water pump again.

 

[Chris142]

Last Gates pump I used was Chinese made and it only lasted a few months before the seal failed. Will never buy another Gates water pump again.

Wouldn't be surprised if the dayco is the same pump

 

[Chris142]

only because the dog helped you

She was a rescue. She's a great dog.

 

[Auto tech]

We use aisin for timing belt kits exclusively at the shop. No experience with other kits except one Gates kit and don't know the outcome because the customer brought it to us to install before moving to north Dakota. I'm in Missouri

 

[nascarnation]

Last Gates pump I used was Chinese made and it only lasted a few months before the seal failed. Will never buy another Gates water pump again.

That's the big problem. Chinese stuff is all over the place on quality. Some Chinese factories can do well, others can't and the unbranded stuff is impossible to categorize. I recently had a replacement driveshaft center bearing fail in 3 months. I figured why put a 100 dollar part on a 500 dollar car when you can get that part for 20 bucks. Now I'm doing the job over.

 

[Auto tech]

Unfortunately most AutoZone and O'Reilly's parts are Chinese junk from the same junk factories. The parts industry sucks right now. OEM is a person's best bet. Even that is no guarantee. I just hung an OEM factory Kia water outlet that had crappy dorman insignia all over it. Had to redo it a week later. Frustrating

 

[Chris142]

Unfortunately most AutoZone and O'Reilly's parts are Chinese junk from the same junk factories. The parts industry sucks right now. OEM is a person's best bet. Even that is no guarantee. I just hung an OEM factory Kia water outlet that had crappy dorman insignia all over it. Had to redo it a week later. Frustrating

Napa too. Same stuff but higher prices

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Didn't seem like you had much of a choice. You need a phone when you have a 3 yr old, that's you're priority. Bad luck that the phone crapped out. If it didn't, and you had the extra money, Aisin would've been you're best bet. But, life is about making correct choices. You chose the phone & you're 3yr old over the Trooper. You did right.. Can't predict the longevity of the Dayco kit. Feel bad for all the labor you're going through. Best of luck with it. Better than it leaking now, so, worry about it later.

 

[zzyzzx]

the unbranded stuff is impossible to categorize.

The unbranded stuff is usually pretty bad.