Jesel timing belt
 

Wondering if anyone had purchased new jesel timing belt from eBay? Quite a few brand new, never used belts in the 40-55 dollar range. Not just one available, but multiple are available from same seller. Jegs/summit along with other catalog companies are 115-120 range.

Re: Jesel timing belt
 

probably "old stock" belts in otherwise a couple of years old been sitting on a shelf somewhere---just like tires the rubber gets old and the belts life expectancy is compromised ---FED 387

Re: Jesel timing belt
 

Too much risk to save $60. Might be ok, might turn my engine into a grenade if it’s not.

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.

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