GMB 3420-0345 Timing Belt Kit

Fits 2016 Jeep Renegade 1.4l turbo. Belt had a sharper bend then I would like but it appears fine. Fit perfectly looks well built and high quality. Had 110k. After replacing it, I noticed my old water pump was starting to leak, so good timing. If the new parts fail early I will update my post.

Installed on a 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth. My car just crossed the 110k mile mark. Fiat says the belt is good for 150, but that just feels like it’s pushing things. I decided to take care of this job along with a serpentine belt replacement just to be on the safe side. The original belt still looked okay, but not great. The original water pump felt fine, plastic impeller. The timing belt tensioner bearing felt gritty and had a lot of dust around it, so I’m glad I did this work. The GMB kit seems well made and the water pump has a metal impeller, an improvement in my opinion. The bearing for the tensioner is Japanese made and felt nice. Instructions were incredibly generic- I used a chilton guide. I purchased the special timing tools just to be on the safe side. Access was tight, but the job itself isn’t too technically difficult. Looking forward to many more happy miles in the car.The only oddity to note: this kit includes a gasket that seems like it would fit the water pump. However, the factory manual and the chilton manual specify that no gasket is to be used and that RTV/silicone should be what makes the seal. I elected to throw the gasket away and use water pump silicone. No leaks.

Great parts at a great price

Water pump was broken had to buy at parts store. What a wast of time

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