i think most duralast brand belts are made by a company in italy called dayco. ive never used any dayco products. the timing belt is one of those critical parts that i would just not play around with and get somthing that is OEM. if it were an accessory belt, why not try it. the worst that could happen would be it would snap and you would have ot replace it. but with the timing belt, the worst that would happen would be it snapping and destroying your engine.

type in "duralast timing belt" in google and read all the people who are questioning using them.

blauparts.com usually has the best prices.

 

Dayco's are actually top quality belts. They are OEM in many European cars.

 

The only thing that worried me is that there was no warranty on it. I did however, hear some good things about them on other forums as well. I think I may just use it after all.

 

So I don't need to change the tensioner idler, damper, and all the seals if it's only been 23,000 miles since they were last changed?

 

again, if you are opening up the car to do the timing belt, you might as well do the rest while your in there. its up to you though if you want to do it. that stuff may last untill your next t-belt job. or it may not.

 

I need my car back on the road ASAP so I'll just do the TB and water pump. I will however, change all the components again in about 60,000 miles instead of the typical 80,000. Does the tensioner usually gradually loosen over time? or does it just give out all at once? I check the tension and condition of the TB every time I move the core support, so if I notice any problems I'll replace it.

 

Believe it hydraulic so it gets gummed up and looses tension. I wouldnt worry too much about it at this point.

 

Ok, I have the TB off and the water pump replaced. I made my alignment marks, but when I released the tensioner both the cam sprocket and crank sprocket rotated slightly. There won't be a problem if I just rotate them back to their original positions before installing the TB, right?

 

you can rotate them as much as you want, as long as they line up with the timing marks you should be good. when you put the new belt on it may look like the belt is half a tooth off in one direction. when the tensioner puts pressure on it they should line up then. just push on the belt where the tensioner would to check if its off the wrong way.

 

Ok, that's a relief. Thank you.