Can you recommend a name brand and type of serpentine belt for land rover disco II.

I see mine has a lot of small cracks, so its time to change.

I was told Dayco is an decent brand. Is this true?
I see Dayco has a belt with automatic corning enhancement $40 bucks, is this good?

Can you provide any knowledge and recommendations.

Thank you

 

Gates or Goodyear. Half my criteria is if it's made in USA

 

Dayco is a good brand.

However, I have had problems with a minor squeal with a new dayco on my Disco. I plan to switch to a Goodyear Gatorback, which are highly regarded for their quality and squeal resistance. They are about the same price as a Dayco, but you'll have to order from Amazon.

I highly recommend you splurge and replace the idlers and tensioner assembly while it's apart. I had an idler fail while on the interstate and badly overheat my truck in seconds. It's worth doing while you are in there.

 

I used Rover's North (RN) and got their S belt, for my 'o3 disco. So, not sure the brand but it is working fine, having replaced it about month ago. I also ordered some tensioners and idlers from RN. All seems ok. I'll check under the hood and report back to you about the name of the manufacturer of the S-belt. Maybe Zach (ZGPhoto) can chime in? He works at RN.

 

No markings on the S-Belt to determine who manufactured it.

 

I wonder what that is? I'd like to be able to take corners faster...

 

Yes do the ldlers if you can find a good replacement for them.

Also - buy two belts .
Keep one in the back cubby just in case.
May save you from paying the cost of a tow down the line.

 

"Also - buy two belts .
Keep one in the back cubby just in case.
May save you from paying the cost of a tow down the line."

good advice. also, check to see that you're getting the correct length, there are those with ACE and those without ACE.

 

I remember reading that some people on here are able to remove one of the idler pulleys and then put on a shorter belt.

Taking away an idler pulley is removing a source of one more problem to break down.

Personally I stuck by the book.
But for those who are adventuresome well.

 

Adventures should be taken while driving the land rover. Not by making improper repairs.