Goodyear vs AC Delco Coolant Hoses & Belts

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Questions:

What would be "superior" GY or AC Delco for each of these components? Is there any possibility AC is made by Dayco and or GY makes both lines? I know production can be weird. AC Delco is quality but why pay more if they are made by someone else and re-badged

Hoses are critical and what I call and endurance component. I want reliability. Any quality difference between Curved & Molded??


From AutoZone.com:

GY Upper Hose (Curved??) : $9.99
GY Lower Hose (Curved??) : $14.99
GY Gatorback Poly-V Belt : $32.96

RockAuto:
AC Delco Lower Hose (Molded): $22.79
AC Delco Upper Hose (Molded): $10.19
AC Delco Serpentine Belt : $23.79

According to GY site they say those (AutoZone GY hoses) part numbers are Molded. AutoZone says they are Curved.

 

[Colt45ws]

I remember when I bought the ACDelco hoses for my car, it had a plastic piece in the lower hose and it had a different brand stamped on it but I cannot for the life of me remember what it was. Its difficult to see where it is now. I want to say Gates but Im not sure. Regardless of hose selection, get the GY gatorback.

 

[Quest]

Personally, I like OE Japanese hoses if they aren't too expensive.
Otherwise, I would go for GoodYear and Gates.

 

[falconman]

I'm not sure, but I think AC Delco belts and hoses are made by Gates. I would use the Goodyear or one that I know is Gates (Gates or Napa).

 

[rat]

I work at a GM dealer in the parts dept. and have seen both dayco and gates belts in GM or AC Delco "sleeves" before. Hoses seem to have GM part number stamped on them, but no other brand names. Hope this helps.

 

[88Dakota]

I don't think you can go wrong with either.

 

[Master ACiD]

i concur with 88dakota

 

[dailydriver]

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Regardless of hose selection, get the GY gatorback.

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AGREED! NOT that there's anything wrong with Gates or Dayco belts, but the Gatorbacks have an exceptional rep on all of the sites I frequent. I use them and find the minor price difference well worth it.

 

[Doc8404]

everything i've read has been positive IRT the Gatorback...and my F150's should be here tonight!

 

[espo]

Get the Goodyear belt, it will make your vehicle sound like it has a supercharger....well at least it did for me

 

[rpn453]

Either brand is fine with me, so I'd go with the cheapest option for each. My mother's Sunfire has 8 years and 120K on the original AC Delco belt and it still looks perfect.

 

[Cutehumor]

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Either brand is fine with me, so I'd go with the cheapest option for each. My mother's Sunfire has 8 years and 120K on the original AC Delco belt and it still looks perfect.

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I had my wife, girlfriend at the time, change her sunfire's uppper/lower radiator hoses at a napa auto care shop 5 years ago. 5 yr/94k held up fine. I would go with the cheapest, probably rebranded by radiator hose company.

 

[mstrjon32]

My 2006 Monte Carlo has a GM part number stamped onto a Mitsubishi belt, so there is at least one other supplier you can expect when buying AC Delco.

 

[InvalidUserID]

I, personally, have a gatorback on my car which has been on about 50k that still looks pretty good. I just replaced the original Motorcraft belt off my girlfriend's Mustang that had over 75k on it and still looks brand new. No cracks or anything.