Gates

Ask any professional mechanic which brand they reach for when a timing belt or serpentine belt job comes across the lift, and Gates will almost certainly come up. Founded over a century ago and now supplying drivetrain and fluid power components to more than 34 OEM manufacturers worldwide, Gates has earned a reputation that goes far beyond the aftermarket shelf — their products are in millions of vehicles as original equipment before those vehicles ever leave the factory. That OEM relationship is the heart of what makes Gates different: when you install a Gates timing belt, serpentine belt, or radiator hose, you're not buying an approximation of what the vehicle was designed to use, you're often buying from the same engineering lineage that supplied the original. For Canadian drivers dealing with temperature extremes, road salt, and the particular wear cycles our climate inflicts on rubber components, that level of manufacturing pedigree is more than a selling point — it's peace of mind.