Gates T298 Timing Belt (17 Viewers)

[Landman2000]

Hey guys,

About 4 months ago I purchased my 2000 LC with 285K miles. The PO said the timing belt, water pump, fan clutch and AC condenser were replaced around 275K miles. I asked him if his mechanic used the AISIN timing belt kit and he said yes. I believed him because all the other work he did (hubs, CV axles, belt) he used OEM parts. Today I pulled back the timing belt cover and noticed its a Gates T298 belt. It looks fine but of course I now have my concerns.

My question is, would you guys continue to ride this belt/water pump out to 350K or so or should I bite the bullet and order the AISIN kit and do the work myself?

She runs like a top and almost everything else (plugs, all coils, radiator, hoses, valve cover gaskets, vacuum lines, PCV valve, transmission cooler lines, power steering lines/reservoir) have all been replaced by me with OEM since purchasing.

I’ve tried looking into the Gates T298 belt but of course everything that comes up is about the AISIN kit being the gold standard.

Convince me one way or the other!

Brandon

 

[bigredmachine]

i would have no problem running that belt, gates is a good aftermarket alternative. aisin is preferred because they are the oe supplier

 

[Landman2000]

i would have no problem running that belt, gates is a good aftermarket alternative. aisin is preferred because they are the oe supplier

Thank you. I know Gates is reputable but AISIN is all I read about. I think I’ll leave good enough alone.

 

[bigredmachine]

Thank you. I know Gates is reputable but AISIN is all I read about. I think I’ll leave good enough alone.

aisin is talked about a lot but thats because its oe supplier and you can get the t-belt kit from rockauto for way less than getting the parts from the dealership. for some drive belts gates is an oe supplier for toyota

 

[Landman2000]

aisin is talked about a lot but thats because its oe supplier and you can get the t-belt kit from rockauto for way less than getting the parts from the dealership. for some drive belts gates is an oe supplier for toyota

Good to know. Thanks again.

 

[97 AZ LC]

Gates belts are pretty bad. Just get a Mitsuboshi or OE belt only and throw it on there sometime before about 50k.

 

[Landman2000]

Gates belts are pretty bad. Just get a Mitsuboshi or OE belt only and throw it on there sometime before about 50k.

If I’m going to do that I’d just buy the complete ASIN kit sooner than later. Not sure what brand water pump they used either.

 

[nissanh]

Gates are good for 50K miles. I had one put on my corolla and saw cracks at 50K miles. slightly open the timing belt cover and inspect time to time.

I am going to do the T-belt on my 4runner and planning to get an OEM toyota belt. Those can run easy 15 years or 100K miles. Mitsuboshi about 10 years 100K miles.

OEM water pump can go easy 200K miles, Aisin can do 100K miles. Gates.. possibly 50K.

 

[Landman2000]

Gates are good for 50K miles. I had one put on my corolla and saw cracks at 50K miles. slightly open the timing belt cover and inspect time to time.

I am going to do the T-belt on my 4runner and planning to get an OEM toyota belt. Those can run easy 15 years or 100K miles. Mitsuboshi about 10 years 100K miles.

OEM water pump can go easy 200K miles, Aisin can do 100K miles. Gates.. possibly 50K.

Thanks for the info. I think I’ll just keep an eye on it in the water pump for the next 25,000 miles or so and do it all with ASIN parts then.

 

[LJE]

I've had to replace leaking Gates water pumps on two separate 2UZ engines. That's a small data point, but just a FYSA.

 

[Landman2000]

I've had to replace leaking Gates water pumps on two separate 2UZ engines. That's a small data point, but just a FYSA.

I’ll probably bite the bullet and replace both in the next few months. It will be good experience and will give me peace of mind.

 

[jsloden]

Gates are good for 50K miles. I had one put on my corolla and saw cracks at 50K miles. slightly open the timing belt cover and inspect time to time.

I am going to do the T-belt on my 4runner and planning to get an OEM toyota belt. Those can run easy 15 years or 100K miles. Mitsuboshi about 10 years 100K miles.

OEM water pump can go easy 200K miles, Aisin can do 100K miles. Gates.. possibly 50K.

Mitsuboshi and aisin are the oe suppliers of timing belts and water pumps to toyota. If you get a timing belt from toyota it will more than likely say mitsuboshi on it. It you get the asain water pump from rockauto it will have the toyota logo ground off of it. It you get it from toyota it will still have the logo on it. That's the only difference.