New Timing Belt?

bigdavegrr · May 9, 2009

Hi,

My Mk1 GS is just overdue a new cambelt - i know this won't be cheap! Does anyone know how much a OEM Lexus cambelt is? TDI have a HKS one (http://www.tdi-plc.com/catalog/product_inf...oducts_id=16895) that I THINK fits the 2JZ GE engine for just over a hundred quid, but if this is a lot more than the OEM one, i'll go for that.

Basically, does anyone know how much the OEM one is, and is it worth spending a little extra on the HKS one if it costs more?

Steviewevie · May 9, 2009

OEM belt is only about £30. Don't see the point of paying 3x that for an HKS one !

bigdavegrr · May 9, 2009

OEM it is then! o.0

Cheers mate.

350matt · July 9, 2009

OEM it is then! o.0
Cheers mate.

Just to add some extra info I recently changed my OEM timing belt and it was 13K miles overdue!! so there's a bit of safety margin with these things

kam05 · July 9, 2009

Stick to the OEM cambelt- only upgrade if you car has extra bhp (from a turbo/supercharger etc)- although a OEM cambelt should be able to cope with the extra bhp.

Dave-Ellen · July 9, 2009

The uprated ones are stronger. Some have kevlar strands in. I reckon thats what you are paying for....

TigerFish · July 24, 2009

As a bit of a comforter, the MK1 GS engine is a non-interference engine so if the belt snaps, no internal damage will occur. Just plonk on a new belt (and tensioner) and off you go. So in theory, you could just keep going until it pings.