Who is the manufacturer of the genuine timing belt kits and water pump (metal impeller) for the BKD engine please?

Many thanks

Adam

I would have thought most vag stuff was trw lucas or gates are the best 2 even tho alot people use dayco now but gates normally have the oem numbers on

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Thanks. The ones on eurocarparts.com are INA for the belt kit and either KWP, HEPU or Circoli for the pump. Never heard of any of them myself...

Anyone used the eurocarparts.com ones please?

The genuine ones have always been plastic I think, they revised the plastic so they arn't supposed to spin on the shaft like they used to. I may stand corrected though.

 

I would go with a Gates belt or Dayco, I think I have used a continental one before IIRC

Thanks chaps, most useful. Mike, how did you know the eBay ones were genuine please?

Edited 5 April, 201610 yr by adamal

The genuine ones have always been plastic I think, they revised the plastic so they arn't supposed to spin on the shaft like they used to. I may stand corrected though.

 

I would go with a Gates belt or Dayco, I think I have used a continental one before IIRC

Correct, genuine water pumps don't have metal impellers.

Cheers

Cheers mike

Got my pump and belt from motor parts direct a while back. cant remember the name of the manafractor though.

Genuine belt manufacturers can vary from Dayco, continental or gates, the rollers or tensioners tend to be INA, SKF or Litens.

Genuine coolant pumps are made of a reinforced plastic polymer, certain models do use a metal impeller though.

Circoli or FAI make metal impeller coolant pumps that are just as good as genuine items. These days I see more pumps leaking than I do actually suffering impeller failure.

Truth be told you're far better off with a genuine kit. For the price difference you get 2 years warranty in the very rare event of a failure.

Yes I have gone genuine. Sourced all from eBay in the end via dealers operating there and for a good price.