Timing belt AISIN or OEM FORD

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Rank #1 in ranking

4.8

Noise

5.0

Starting

5.0

Visible wear

4.2

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Subaru Legacy

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Rank #13 in ranking

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2.4

Visible wear

2.0

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AISIN › Timing belt

schlorb 16 Jan 2026, 02:46

Rating 5.0

Paid $500 to a trusted mechanic. Ordered an AISIN timing belt kit and a Bando drive belt for around $250 (including tax and shipping).

Pros: trusted mechanic, good price

Vehicle: Honda Accord

AISIN › Timing belt

ChemistAdventurous84 13 Jan 2026, 18:40

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

Get the Aisin (OEM supplier) Timing belt and water pump w/ hydraulic tensioner kit (TKT021) from RockAuto (good price, authentic Aisin).

Pros: good price, authentic

Part number: TKT-021

AISIN › Timing belt

Hyrulian_Jedi 27 Dec 2025, 06:45

Rating 5.0

I used to be a Toyota parts guy, we used aisin kits for all our timing belt jobs on all the UZ V8s, all of them are the same layout.

Pros: same layout

Vehicle: Toyota

AISIN › Timing belt

aFreeScotland 26 Dec 2025, 19:02

Rating 5.0

AISIN TKT-021 kit has everything you need for timing belt/water pump. The water pump is driven by the timing belt, so always replace it when doing the belt.

Pros: has everything you need

Vehicle: Toyota

Part number: TKT-021

AISIN › Timing belt

le127 12 Dec 2025, 11:52

Rating 5.0

Re the timing belt, if that has not been done I would get to that immediately. At 350K km it is a ticking time bomb. Use, specify, or supply the Aisin TKH-002 timing belt kit. It is OEM quality

Pros: OEM quality

Vehicle: Honda Pilot

Mileage: 350000 km

Part number: TKH002

AISIN › Timing belt

Lxiflyby 11 Dec 2025, 19:49

Rating 5.0

I’ve used dozens of the Aisin TKH002 kits- they come with koyo bearings, a decent tensioner, and a Mitsuboshi timing belt, all very similar to the oem Honda parts. I think the only major difference is the Honda water pumps are usually made by Yamada and the aisin ones are made by aisin… I can’t say I’ve ever had failures with them

Pros: similar to oem Honda parts

Cons: Honda water pumps Yamada

Vehicle: Honda Pilot

Part number: TKH002

AISIN › Timing belt

ThirdGenRegen 11 Dec 2025, 00:47

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

Aisin timing belt kit is a few hundred bucks and very nice quality parts.

Pros: nice quality parts

OEM FORD › Timing belt

I_hate_small_cars 4 Aug 2023, 00:06

Visible wear:

Rating 3.0

Pretty much all the newer Ford 4 and 3 cyl crap-box engines have what's called a wet belt for the timing. It's inside the engine as opposed to external like any sane normal or any moderately intelligent person would engineer.

Because of this, they require a VERY specific grade of oil, usually 0w-20 or 5w-20 full synthetic. If the wrong oil is used the belt will start to degrade and shred itself, this then starts plugging the oil pump pickup with rubber debris and starves the engine for oil. Or it just outright shreds and snaps, like yours did.

Pros: requires specific grade of oil

Cons: belt degrades and shreds

Vehicle: Ford

OEM FORD › Timing belt

SteveGribbin 14 Dec 2025, 18:49

Visible wear:

Rating 1.0

Bare in mind that this car uses a "wet belt" timing belt, where the timing belt runs inside the engine within the oil. This means that unless oil changes are carried out frequently, small parts of the belt break off and clock up the oil pickups, starving the engine and killing it.

Cons: parts break off

OEM FORD › Timing belt

Hour-Spirit-7685 19 Nov 2025, 23:33

Visible wear:

Rating 1.0

Regardless of servicing etc, that wet belt is still deteriorating as it is soaked in the hot engine oil.

Cons: belt deteriorates in oil

Vehicle: Ford Focus

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Which timing belt to choose — AISIN or OEM FORD?

If choosing timing belt across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.

We compare timing belt across these categories:

Comparison of timing belt AISIN and OEM FORD

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Which timing belt are better — OEM FORD or AISIN?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt AISIN were overall better than OEM FORD.

AISIN received a PR Score of 97 out of 100, and OEM FORD scored 41 point.
AISIN ranked 1 in the overall ranking, and OEM FORD ranked 13.
The average rating is higher for AISIN (4.8) than for OEM FORD (2.4).
Timing belt AISIN have better feature ratings than OEM FORD:
- Noise - owners believe, that this property for AISIN is better than OEM FORD.
- Visible wear - drivers claim, that this property for AISIN is outperforms OEM FORD.
- Starting - reviews suggest, that this property for AISIN is preferred to OEM FORD.

Which timing belt are more popular — AISIN or OEM FORD?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt AISIN were overall more popular than OEM FORD.

By vote balance, timing belt AISIN surpassed OEM FORD:

For AISIN, the ratio of positive (102) to negative (3) votes is 99 votes.
For OEM FORD, the ratio of positive (22) to negative (31) votes is -9 votes.

By number of reviews, timing belt AISIN surpassed OEM FORD:

For timing belt AISIN there are 35 reviews: 34 positive, 0 neutral, 1 negative.
For timing belt OEM FORD there are 17 reviews: 6 positive, 2 neutral, 9 negative.

Which timing belt do car owners prefer — AISIN or OEM FORD?

In March 2026, according to PartReview, timing belt AISIN led more car-specific ratings than OEM FORD:

AISIN are chosen by owners of cars such as: Subaru Legacy, and others.

Timing belt OEM FORD have not yet taken leading positions in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding a review and specifying your car.

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