Timing belt OEM Toyota or Gates

PartReview Score

Rank #4 in ranking

4.2

Noise

5.0

Starting

3.8

Visible wear

4.0

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PartReview Score

Rank #2 in ranking

117

3.6

Noise

3.0

Starting

3.1

Visible wear

3.5

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Honda Civic

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OEM Toyota

Gates

Gates › Timing belt

z32twinturbo 16 Jan 2026, 03:57

Starting:

Rating 4.0

I have done timing belt on my z32 two times. 1st time I used Gates timing belt and the timing marks were not ideal. After a while I gave up and just left it being not ideal. 2nd time I used OEM Nissan timing belt (Z1 120k timing kit) and the OEM belt definitely fits better and timing marks aligned perfectly. I don’t think there was any difference in how the car ran.

Pros: OEM belt fits better

Cons: Gates timing marks not ideal

Vehicle: Nissan

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

whyamionfireagain 8 Jan 2026, 04:17

Starting:

Rating 4.0

A mouse got itself in behind the timing cover on my dad's Tundra. The mouse got et, the engine jumped time. Somehow the valves were OK. New belt and a bit of gore removal and it was back to normal.

Pros: valves were OK

Cons: engine jumped time

Vehicle: Toyota Tundra

Gates › Timing belt

InternationalBite690 14 Dec 2025, 20:19

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

This is a solid car at a fair price. I had 3 of these over the years and put over 1 million miles between them. Timing belt every 90k with oem or gates belt only is the only real thing to worry about.

Pros: solid car, fair price

Vehicle: Toyota Avalon

Gates › Timing belt

toddmotto 5 Dec 2025, 15:55

Rating 5.0

I bought the Gates kits (\u00a3180 total) and decided to do my first timing belt and aux belt. Done over a thousand miles on it since and all great \ud83d\ude4c hope you enjoy your new car

Pros: all great

Vehicle: Audi A5

Mileage: 1000 km

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

shrimpynut 23 Nov 2025, 21:57

Visible wear:

Rating 5.0

Change the lower ball joints, timing belt and associated parts and it\u2019ll run for years. The 3.4 engines are tanks, really hard to kill and you\u2019ll easily find ones that are hitting 500k+

Pros: hard to kill, runs for years

Vehicle: Toyota

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

Zealousideal_Bit6056 13 Nov 2025, 22:01

Visible wear:

Rating 4.5

XV20 Camrys never die. My 97 is at 238k, recently just did spark plugs and wires, did valve cover gasket and water pump/timing belt at like 200k. Running strong and smooth. Regular maintenance on these cars is easy and cheaper than a car note.

Pros: running strong and smooth, easy maintenance

Cons: requires regular maintenance

Vehicle: Toyota Camry

Mileage: 200000 km

Gates › Timing belt

AcrobaticFinance8982 20 Nov 2025, 13:10

Noise:

Rating 3.0

Do you have a gates timing belt kit on this? Usually gates makes a whine when revving and coming down in revs and at idle makes a funky sound

Pros: high power

Cons: makes a whine

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

wimploaf 5 Nov 2025, 23:30

Starting:

Rating 3.0

This was the most frustrating repair I've ever done. I've done plenty of timing belt/chain jobs before but this one sucked.

You can't tell if the timing marks are lined up, the belt doesn't have marks on it and no where on line tells you how many belt teeth there should be from one mark to the others to check your work. I buttoned it up and was off a tooth on the driver's side, I could have set the truck on fire. It worked fine after I did the job a second time.

Pros: worked fine after second try

Cons: frustrating repair, hard to align

Vehicle: Toyota 4runner

OEM Toyota › Timing belt

v8vh 8 Jan 2026, 01:21

Visible wear:
Starting:

Rating 2.0

I think this is what has happened to a 91 Soarer I rescued from a field. Sounded WEIRD trying to start. Went to check plug leads and thats where I saw the chewed up and snapped timing belt.

Pros: chewed up timing belt

Cons: snapped timing belt

Vehicle: Toyota Soarer

Gates › Timing belt

psingsong 25 Nov 2025, 03:03

Visible wear:

Rating 0.5

I installed a Gates timing kit on my 2011 2.5 N/A 5 speed manual 50k miles ago (150k total). The belt snapped while I was doing 80mph on the turnpike. My valves were bent with deeper internal damage more likely than not.

Cons: belt snapped, engine damage

Vehicle: Subaru Impreza

Mileage: 80467 km

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Which timing belt to choose — OEM Toyota or Gates?

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Comparison of timing belt OEM Toyota and Gates

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Which timing belt are better — Gates or OEM Toyota?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Gates were overall better than OEM Toyota.

OEM Toyota received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and Gates scored 72 points.
OEM Toyota ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and Gates ranked 2.
The average rating is higher for OEM Toyota (4.2) than for Gates (3.6).
Timing belt OEM Toyota have better feature ratings than Gates:
- Visible wear - owners believe, that this property for OEM Toyota is better than Gates.
- Starting - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Toyota is outperforms Gates.
- Noise - reviews suggest, that this property for OEM Toyota is preferred to Gates.

Which timing belt are more popular — OEM Toyota or Gates?

In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt Gates were overall more popular than OEM Toyota.

By vote balance, timing belt Gates surpassed OEM Toyota:

For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (69) to negative (12) votes is 57 votes.
For Gates, the ratio of positive (188) to negative (71) votes is 117 votes.

By number of reviews, timing belt Gates surpassed OEM Toyota:

For timing belt OEM Toyota there are 26 reviews: 21 positive, 3 neutral, 2 negative.
For timing belt Gates there are 83 reviews: 56 positive, 10 neutral, 17 negative.

Which timing belt do car owners prefer — OEM Toyota or Gates?

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

Gates are chosen by owners of cars such as: Honda Civic, and others.

Timing belt OEM Toyota 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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