Rooster2 Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Bought the Beck/Arnley belt for my 99 OBW. No manufacturer name on belt, just says it was manufactured in Thailand. Belt was bought thru Advance Auto Parts. List price was $103, but with coupon cost down to around $74. A/A on line part description said belt is highly saturated nitrite (HSN). I guess the HSN is desirable, but who knows if any automotive part mfg in Thailand is good. I bought on reputation of B/A selling quality parts. I hope they don't let me down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 you are gonna replace idlers and tensioner too right? anyway, from what I have been reading lately, I'd get Mitsuboshi or OEM I think. got my WRX kit from mizumoauto on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Sorry to say but anything from that mizmo-crap seller on eBay is lesser quality. Since the 70''s we've used Beck Arnley parts when original were not available or to get decent parts that actually fit correctly on our Subarus. Gates would have been another good choice for belts or the combo kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 And Thailand because that's the rubber production center of the universe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveT Posted December 24, 2016 Share Posted December 24, 2016 On Interference engines, I take no chances. Oem belt and all idlers and tensioner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster2 Posted December 25, 2016 Author Share Posted December 25, 2016 you are gonna replace idlers and tensioner too right? anyway, from what I have been reading lately, I'd get Mitsuboshi or OEM I think. got my WRX kit from mizumoauto on ebay. All idlers and tensioners were replaced not all that long ago, less then 40K miles, so I will stick with them. I will just have the belt replaced at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted December 25, 2016 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Keep your ears tuned for any squealing noise as time goes on. I've done what you are doing and ignored a squeal. Then the pulley exploded and it was ugly. And I was pissed. Best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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