1st car in my name

I'm trying to decide between ECS Tuning Ultimate Plus Timing Belt Kit and an <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-Audi-A4-A6-VW-Volkswagen-Passat-V6-Timing-Belt-Kit_W0QQitemZ250064146908QQcmdZViewItem">Ebay auction</a> in this post. These seem to be pretty comparable except for the hydraulic tensioner. If you've read my post about the grinding in my engine, the hydraulic tensioner has been suggested as the culprit so I really want this included. So basically I'm just wondering if anyone has had experience buying timing belt kits on Ebay? It's so cheap that I could buy the tensioner separately and still be far under the ECS cost, but I'm a little leery of buying such an essential component on Ebay.

VR_Life

I've had the el cheapo equivalents fail on me (from Blauparts and ECS)

Ritz

It seems that a lot of the "cheap" Audi/VW parts floating around the Internet auction sites are Chinese knock-offs or produced in China under contract. Not very confidence inspiring (and that's coming from someone who likes China and does a lot of business there...just don't buy your auto parts from there).

Cheers,

iProDrive

I think you should try it and let me know how long it holds up...

koz4.2

A very reputable seller (I've dealt with them for Volvo stuff), but I'd think twice about this one.

A6Gary

that they are not the cheap Chinese knock-offs. If the parts are as they posted (e.g., SKF, Continental, etc.), then it might be a good deal. Also, since they list a 30-day money back guarantee, then the risk is minimal.

iProDrive

Go VOLVO PARTS! =D

Casablanca Avant

do yourself a favor and order your TB kit from Pure MS.

Jeffla

I have ordered all my volvo parts from them in the past. I have never once had a problem with there parts or quality. This is all assuming it is FCP Groton. Go to fcpgroton.com I know I have bought parts from this ebay seller in the past and liked the parts. So either way, I say go for it.<ul><li><a href="http://www.fcpgroton.com">http://www.fcpgroton.com</a</li></ul>

Flint'sA6

In addition to what PureMS offers, VASTperformance sells a more complete kit that is DEFinitely quality stuff. A bit more $, yes, but the difference is negligible when you consider what can happen if one of these parts fails prematurely.