I noticed there is a HUGE difference in price from the dealer timing belt and water pump, compared to what you can get at parts stores such as pep-boys. are these low grade products? or is the dealer just way over priced? thanks for any help. also, other than the belt and water pump, what else should i get? thanks a lot, my uncle( a mechanic) will be doing the change.

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Yes...should the timing belt be MOPAR OEM or some other brand?



l e o n

I would stick with OEM just because that's what our cars came with and timing belts are so important. Mitsu wouldn't put a cheap timing belt on or then everyone would bend their valves and cost them thousands in warranty work. At least that's what I'm hoping...

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good point...sure hope it's worth it cause the timing belt costs quite a few pennies!



l e o n

I don't know about Mitsu not using "cheap" parts/

Look at the headgasket, man

My 2 cents

that's just poorly designed on chrysler's behalf..


l e o n

Hehe but at least they tried to improve it, with all the different versions that later came out...

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That's good to know after my gasket popped like a zit on a 15 year old. Good to know that I've still got my sense of humor about it.

I'm using a Goodyear GatorBack belt... At the advice of my shop... they say this is the best I can get.. also good because it has a warranty.

>I'm using a Goodyear GatorBack belt... At the advice of my
>shop... they say this is the best I can get.. also good
>because it has a warranty.


yeah thats what i got, they are just as good as OEM. and they are only $40 or $45 at autozone.

Yup, Goodyear Gatorback belt, $40, MUCH better quality than OEM.

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Yup Gatorback going on when my head gets back from the machine shop.

And it's a chrysler belt not a mitsu. Pretty much all engine parts are chrysler. As for who made the belt for Chrysler... that I don't know.



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Go gator back, they are sssssssssssooooooooo much better than stock. Get them for your acc. and alt. belt too, very high quality stuff.

>Yup, Goodyear Gatorback belt, $40, MUCH better quality than
>OEM.

What does the OEM go for, just curious? I too am going to have mine done, 60k around the corner...:wary


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The Gatorback is already on my new engine.

Just a little FYI, it's part # 40246. Autozone has em as well as Goodyear.

when i had my T belt done the OEM belt was $95.