x-90 Original Timing belt?

[piotrpat]

Hello
Can You tell me what manufacturer was factory's x-90 timing belts supplier? I don;t know which belt to choose - in Poland i can buy timing belts manufactured by: Mitsuboshi, Contitech,Gates, Dayco. Today an experienced man from Suzuki service has told me that I should choose original suzuki belt - so I want to know who was/is? an "official" manufactureer of timing belts for suzuki x-90(vitara etc). He also told me that in most cases it's not necessary to change tensioner so i'm a bit confused- should i change it or not?
Summarizing - which belt (and tensioner) sholud I choose?
What else - water pump - it's seems that there are no problems with it.
Is it necessary to take off the radator and some AC pipes to change timing belt?

[deeznutts77]

i have a dayco its great so far and rev the h3ll out of it. and if you change the belt DO the tensioner. and dont get a chines pump, junk

[Joseanevo]

All brands you mentioned are very good quality, just remember to change tensioner with an OEM unit or a Japan made unit and the oil seals upper and lower, as for water pump go with OEM or a very good known name brand....

[jtgh]

gates web site lists a full kit, for $50 at rockauto.com
really ask only one question:
how many miles are on those items. ( hard huh?)
all same?, all diff. ?
if you suspect all same ,then the pump must go. or it will fail before next belt is the logic of that.

the crank seal can be the biggest pain to swap.
the cam is easy ,even worse case.

also if you pull the big crank nut , then heat it so that you dont run the risk of
the last guy using locktite red,green or blue.
one guy here had that and he stripped the treads on the end of the crank.
CCW is the direction out (it is not left handed)
lefty loosey as they say.

no china pumps , ditto.
in fact I like oem new pumps. love them.
cant tell you how many early fails seen on rebuilts. (some are ok, but which?)


the oem belt might be mitusbishi but you did say year.

your list are all prime suppliers. all good.

my page is worse case:
timing belt swap


follow the link and at bottom is the dedicated 16v timing belt page.
Heads up:
your engine is interference so dont crank the crank with belt off , less , you loosing all the valve.

[jtgh]

just tilt RAD, and protect it with cardboard, AC verison.

on 5sp manuals , no AC , it is far easy to working it RAD out.
Rad nearly falls out on these 5speed cars.


16v fast tbelt swap

direct link.

the other page is for people in a jam. (slipped belt or doing a 8v kick)