Bando USA 6PK2135 OEM Quality Serpentine Belt

It's periodic preventive maintenance time again for our 2013 Pilot, and the original belt is showing some discoloration on the back while the ribs are starting to check a bit. Car is now over a dozen years old but only about 60k miles, so the cracking starting to show in the ribs is almost certainly age-related rather than due to wear from mileage. Regardless, the Bando belt easily replaces the original one after all its loyal and reliable service. This one is identical in shape and size to that original, and installed easily in minutes using just a long flex-handle ratchet and socket. Looks very pretty compared to the original one that had faded to a dirty brown on the back. Most importantly, no worries about issues with the rib cracking, at least not for another dozen-plus years at the rate we use the car. More -- This belt generally gets changed as part of the timing belt, water pump, tensioners and guide rollers replacement exercise every 105K miles or so per Honda's recommendation. I replaced the timing belt a year or so ago out of concern for the age only, but left the original accessory drive belt in place as it looked fine. At service and inspection time this year though, the rib cracking got my attention, so the replacement belt was ordered and installed. I'm a very strong proponent of PM (Preventive or Proactive Maintenance), since it saves us from a lot of the surprise events that seem to strand people and/or cause much larger damage. For me anyway, PM like this keeps me from being that guy stuck on the side of the desert highway with steam pouring out. Or worse, with warped heads and head gaskets failed. Or worse-worse, if it's mrs dr bob instead of me. I hate getting stranded by stooopid stuff, especially when the insurance is so cheap, and the fix so easy and convenient in my own garage. Vs. along the side of that desert highway. I can't speak to longevity yet. Bando has been an OEM supplier to several Japanese car and equipment manufacturers for decades, so I have no worries at this point. If signs of failure start to show up at annual services time, I'll be sure to report back with those results. For now though, the fit and apparent quality are sufficient to recommend this belt for this service.

This belt was a perfect fit for my 2006 Honda Pilot, installed easily, and eliminated the squeak I was hearing from my previous belt. The texture of the belt feels to be significantly higher quality than the one it replaced, which was not visibly decaying but had started squeaking. Of course, I will most likely not know precisely how durable this belt will be for another few years. I did notice on the side of the belt that some of the inner construction of the belt seems uneven by examining the side of the belt. (See pictures). I doubt that this will be a problem, but I will keep an eye on this, and if it starts degrading/fraying, I will update the review. For now, the price and obvious function of the belt are enough to recommend it.

right size, right fit, great reviews, good price, OEM matches, easier installation than I thought

used on 2012 camry works great nice, great value and quality, i am using this for few years and noice is not as much as it used to be, it appears as a high quality product never fails.

I replaced my belt with a goodyear about 2 months ago but the squealing remained. I decided to replace the tensioner and the power steering pump and the squeal got better but still remained. I put this belt on my 2005 Honda Odyssey and it fit perfectly and got rid of the squeal. The belt went on easily as long you know the correct routing. I could not visually see any difference between the 2 belts, no sign of wear or anything but obviously there had to be because the Bando stopped the squealing.

belt is ok. Amazon provided it for me as a match for my 2012 sonata hybrid but it's way too loooooong. The correct one is OEM 25212-2G652. 4 stars is for amazon not being able to correctly match part to a car

Great Price for a Bando serpinetine bekt. Fit perfectly.

Good quality great tension, no slippage, functions great, no skippy