Jesel timing belt

Ed McLawhorn Jr. · 11-08-2021, 09:34 PM

Just had a belt break... wasn't good. I wasn't planning on buying the ebay belts, but was curious as to what the deal was on the 40.00 belts. But it made me think about us who have a very few runs spare belt in shop or trailer for that just in case I need one. They will age and crack just like the new old stock ones.

lorenr · 11-12-2021, 04:30 PM

My experience with automotive timing belts is that they really last a long time, especially on a V8 motor. If used on a passenger car it should last 180 K miles, however, generally they should be changed at 90 K.

I suspect that if a belt fails, it is because of the way it was built. Another reason could be lack of use once installed. Yet another could be exposure to the sun's radiation, same as tires.

If you have a spare, package it and store in a cool dark location.

The one's on e-bay, hard to say. I suppose manufacturer's have "bad runs" that should be discarded, but someone saves them for well....

Loren

11-08-2021, 09:34 PM	#1
Ed McLawhorn Jr. Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 306 Likes: 3 Liked 19 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Jesel timing belt Just had a belt break... wasn't good. I wasn't planning on buying the ebay belts, but was curious as to what the deal was on the 40.00 belts. But it made me think about us who have a very few runs spare belt in shop or trailer for that just in case I need one. They will age and crack just like the new old stock ones.

11-12-2021, 04:30 PM	#2
lorenr Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 48 Likes: 259 Liked 19 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Jesel timing belt My experience with automotive timing belts is that they really last a long time, especially on a V8 motor. If used on a passenger car it should last 180 K miles, however, generally they should be changed at 90 K. I suspect that if a belt fails, it is because of the way it was built. Another reason could be lack of use once installed. Yet another could be exposure to the sun's radiation, same as tires. If you have a spare, package it and store in a cool dark location. The one's on e-bay, hard to say. I suppose manufacturer's have "bad runs" that should be discarded, but someone saves them for well.... Loren