Oh man, it's that time. There is a '94 Accord DX here that is
about to roll over to 145K km (90K miles, for those of you
who still use Flintstone units), and I've got to shop for belts.

(Gonna do: timing belt, balance shaft belt, new tensioners for
both belts, water pump, w/p gasket, cam seal, crank seal.)

I normally would use all Honda OEM parts for these jobs,
but I did find a package deal on Conti belts/tensioners at
a pleasant price. Conti's an OEM supplier to BMW and VW,
but I don't know how good they are on Asian marques.

The industry is very odd these days about consumables.
Sometimes the identical part gets sold at a dealer with
an OEM tag with a 300% markup. Or sometimes a part
at a dealer is specifically built to a more rigorous spec:
oil filters come to mind as an obvious example.

Are there any trustworthy non-OEM belts out there? Given
the extremely bad and expensive consequences of belt
failures -- don't want any bent valves, thank you -- unless
I hear a chorus of good news, I might just order up OEM kit.

Chris

 

I don't have much experience, but I've had a goodyear timing belt for a little while with over 300hp.. i just can't see Goodyear or a company like Conti making a poor quality belt.

 

I also use the Goodyear Gatorback timing belt. Strong belt, little stretch, no complaints.

 

I just ordered timing belts, power steering belt, atl/accessory belt, cam seals, crank seals, and water pump from www.manhonda.com for 161.21 including 2nd day air delivery.

Oh yeah, those are Honda Genuine parts.

 

One other place to look for a pretty good discount on OEM parts is www.hondaautomotiveparts.net.

 

OEM is all I use.