just doing some routine maintenance, was wondering what belts to go with

my local autozone has 2 kinds duralast and gator belts

anyone use any of these?

 

Most people would say go with OEM. Less than $40 shipped for both on eBay from Riverside Infiniti

 

Go with the OE belts, members seem to have various issues with belts they buy from auto parts stores....800-919-8130 ask for parts dept.
Gary

 

OEM belts for sure. I've looked at all other brands and none come close to the quality.

 

I have the goodyear gatorback belt on my car, seems fine no problems. I have about 15k on them now.

 

I thought either Goodyear, Dayco or Gates make the OEM serpentine/ drive belts for pretty much all cars assembled in the US which would include the Canton and Smyrna Nissan plants.

My NAPA branded (Gates) Micro-V serpentine belt has 30K miles on it and I don't see a single crack.

The pair of Gates Micro-Vs for the G run $40.

 

the OEM belts are the only ones that have soft felt material on the contact patch. This gives the the smooth quiet operation. Belts from other manufacturer's just have rubber without felt. That said, the rubber may be of higher quality, but I would still go with OEM for the felt design.

 

thx guys