General Timing belt brands

[gihan798114]

Hi all,

My bravo 182 1.4 has just passed 80,000 miles and im thinking its better to do a timing belt change. As my country don't have any spare parts, I was looking at ebay. Found some good brands like Bosch etc. But also there is a brand named Dayco.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Timing-Belt-DAYCO-for-FIAT-BRAVA-182-BRAVO-I-182-MAREA-185-/111754154719?fits=Model%3ABravo&hash=item1a051112df:g:tckAAOSw-jhT~0h-

Has anyone of the fellow members have experience with this brand?

Reason to skip Bosch is due to the price and shipping cost. Almost every part i get down from ebay, the shipping cost is almost equal for the price of the item :yuck: :bang:

 

[varesecrazy]

Hi all,

My bravo 182 1.4 has just passed 80,000 miles and im thinking its better to do a timing belt change. As my country don't have any spare parts, I was looking at ebay. Found some good brands like Bosch etc. But also there is a brand named Dayco.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Timing-Belt-DAYCO-for-FIAT-BRAVA-182-BRAVO-I-182-MAREA-185-/111754154719?fits=Model%3ABravo&hash=item1a051112df:g:tckAAOSw-jhT~0h-

Has anyone of the fellow members have experience with this brand?

Reason to skip Bosch is due to the price and shipping cost. Almost every part i get down from ebay, the shipping cost is almost equal for the price of the item :yuck: :bang:

Hi,

I was thinking the other day we'd not heard from you for a while,

hope the car is still going well

Dayco.. it's certainly a fairly well known brand in the UK,
you are changing the KIT - rather than just the toothed belt..??

Charlie

 

[dave]

i'd go for dayco over bosch even if bosch was cheaper.

 

[maggers]

They are both good brands but Dayco are fitted by a number of manufacturers when cars are new. Gates is another good one.

 

[gihan798114]

Hi,

I was thinking the other day we'd not heard from you for a while,

hope the car is still going well

Dayco.. it's certainly a fairly well known brand in the UK,
you are changing the KIT - rather than just the toothed belt..??

Charlie

Hi Charlie,

haha i was looking through the forums and was being silent yes the car is going well, fixed the radiator fan issue as it was given direct current, without putting a thermostat, extended a wire from the alternator with a relay. Now the radiator fans are working only after engine has been started

will upload new pics of the car, my avatar and dp changed to new pics

yes yes planning on buying the whole timing belt kit.

thanks dave & maggers