M20 Cam Belt

[ED1RTY 2]

Do all M20 motors have 127 teeth on them? Do Cam Belt's deteriorate in quality if they are new but have not been used for say 9 years... Mine is coming up for replacement and ive found a cheap one but not 100% sure if it will fit and what the quality is like seeing as it was imported in 1997.

Any help would be great.

Cheers

Chris

[bravo 34]

I guess you are looking at the Quinton Hazell (QH) belts on TM recently.

9 years is a long time for rubber to be sitting. Like all rubber it perishes over time which is why even low-mileage vehicles that havn't had their cambelts changed in sometime should be checked.

There are two sizes - 127 and 128 tooth. 127 is the most common (based on the fact I've never seen a 128 tooth car in the small number of belts I've seen replaced)

Finally, those prices aren't cheap enough to sway me to buy them. They aren't that much less than the same brand belt brand new from Euro-Italian.

[Carl 3]

I personally wouldn't want to risk using an unknown brand of cam belt. My B20 and B23 both have 127 teeth so what Tim said.

I also wouldn't reuse a cam belt even it was used for less than a few months.

There's been a few people here that have snapped cam belts...

[bravo 34]

QH are relatively well known, but there are better known brands. Made in UK and Germany.

Edited October 31, 2006 by bravomikewhiskey

[ED1RTY 2]

Cool thanks for the help, yea it was the ones on tard me, and yuh thought 9 years was a bit long.. What are the 'gates' hi performance belts like?

[bravo 34]

Gates prolly the best known belts brand in the world.

You can't go wrong with gates.

[jpp 0]

How much will anyone charge me incl. sourcing a belt to change mine in Akld? ;D