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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: bedders on 22 May 2008, 21:57:00

Title: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: bedders on 22 May 2008, 21:57:00

Where is the best place to purchase a Gates kit for the 3.0l engine & what sort of price should I be aiming for?
Do members recommend changing the water pump at the same time?
Thanks in advance. :y

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 22 May 2008, 22:00:53

Apparently buyparts.co.uk are a good price around £70-75 I think....
As for the water pump it is easy to change when doing your Cambelt... some say to change it every other cambelt change... me personally for the price I will change with every cambelt  :y

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: bedders on 22 May 2008, 22:07:09

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Apparently buyparts.co.uk are a good price around £70-75 I think....
As for the water pump it is easy to change when doing your Cambelt... some say to change it every other cambelt change... me personally for the price I will change with every cambelt  :y

Thanks Looney, sorry Loo-Knee ::)

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: philhoward on 22 May 2008, 22:18:36

Saw in another topic that they're only £48+VAT from Vauxhall...

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: bedders on 22 May 2008, 22:25:01

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Saw in another topic that they're only £48+VAT from Vauxhall...

I'm to understand that Vauxhall have changed their supplier & no longer use the Gates manufactured kit. The current Vauxhall kit is noisier than the Gates version.

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: TheBoy on 22 May 2008, 22:32:33

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Saw in another topic that they're only £48+VAT from Vauxhall...

no a v6 kit... ...double that

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: dbug on 23 May 2008, 08:28:05

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Saw in another topic that they're only £48+VAT from Vauxhall...

Not for a V6!  £97 + VAT on TC

Edit - U beat me to it TB

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: philhoward on 23 May 2008, 10:16:59

There are Gates kits for V6's on ebay for about £75, by the way - as well as "brown box" VX ones..

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Elite Pete on 23 May 2008, 10:19:52

As Loo-Knee says, this place is cheap and they deliver quickly :y

https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/timing-belt-kit-info.php?recordID=6720

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: dbug on 23 May 2008, 19:03:22

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As Loo-Knee says, this place is cheap and they deliver quickly :y

https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/timing-belt-kit-info.php?recordID=6720

Told these are good quality.

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: SweetOmega on 23 May 2008, 21:57:13

I bought mine from http://www.autovaux.co.uk/
It was a Gates kit (SKF marked) identical to the original with the white/green timing marking on the belt.  

Cheers.

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Lazydocker on 23 May 2008, 22:04:42

Gates kits are spot on!!! As for the water pump... You've got to take it off to do the Cam Belt so why not just replace it?? I know I do!!  :-? :y :y

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: aoliver on 23 May 2008, 22:09:45

So what would you expect to pay for a water pump then ?

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Elite Pete on 23 May 2008, 22:12:25

IIRC they are about £30 from Vauxhall for a V6

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: robbo299 on 23 May 2008, 23:08:04

I work at SKF and as far as i am aware all the kits, either timing or aux belt kits, are still supplied with the Gates belt. will check when i go back to work next week. Looked through our auto bearing and timing belt kit catalogue a few weeks ago and noted down kits, bearings, water pump etc i may "require" later.... if you know what i mean ;)

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 May 2008, 23:56:27

I've fitted the SKF kit and they do indeed come with gates belts, complete with markings. :y

Got mine from Autovaux, IIRC.

Kevin

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Lazydocker on 24 May 2008, 21:32:06

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So what would you expect to pay for a water pump then ?

I got all my parts for the last service, except the belt kit, from andyc and the water pump was less than £30.

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: Richie London on 25 May 2008, 11:27:58

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As Loo-Knee says, this place is cheap and they deliver quickly :y

https://sslrelay.com/buypartsby.co.uk/timing-belt-kit-info.php?recordID=6720

saved to favs, shall buy mine in couple of weeks now im back at work

richie

Title: Re: Gates cam belt kits
Post by: mkaminski100 on 25 May 2008, 13:38:48

Gates belts tend to snap. These are in mid quality in Opel list.
SKF pumps are not as good as they used to be - I've heard about noisy ones and leaking.

If you are looking for a good quality parts, go for:
- belts: Conti-tech, Bosh
- tensioners - INA (GM supplier)
- pumps - GRAF,Ruville (not as good as GRAF but reliable).

Conti belt + INA tensioners/pulleys  + GRAF pump = ca 120 Pounds