🔗 Gates K070763 Micro-V Serpentine Drive Belt: High-Performance Automotive Belt for Superior Engine Efficiency Review

High quality belt from Gates. There are no problems with the connection, the car drives perfectly. The price here was reasonable, about half the cost of buying it at an auto parts store. The only belts and hoses I trust are Gates or Toyota themselves. Maybe Continental if I can't find the others.

5 stars because I needed it. I did not review Stretch and Set. It is better not to pull, and installation is installation. I loosened the generator a little and pressed the smooth roller with a thin board. One day I received the correct payment. My engine liked it so I think the old one should be replaced.

Perfect for 2002 RAV4. Dude what a PIA to install! Access to the power steering pulley is quite difficult. But after a decent route, it went on quite easily. I used a breaker with a tube and a 19mm head on the bolt that holds the tensioner. Then wrap the belt around the alternator pulley for final placement. It pays to work to save money on store commission.

I just installed one of these on our 2003 Camry. The car has 175000km. I replaced the OEM belt with a Gates K070763 at 75,000 miles and replaced that belt with another Gates K070763. According to the Gates Wear Scale, the Gates 100,000 mile belt was still in very good condition, showing no age cracks or other imperfections. I changed the belt as a simple preventive measure as my granddaughter now owns the car.

This is not enough. After a serious fight, I could hardly slide any further. When the tensioner is fully compressed, the belt will not wrap around the last pulley no matter what order I installed it. I managed to put it halfway on a pulley and then crank the motor so that it wraps around the entire circumference. It's there now, but the hydraulic tensioner is fully compressed, and all that tightness inevitably affects the bearings in all the other accessories: the water pump, steering pump…