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I went against my better judgement and installed a similar Gates brand aftermarket kit and ended up doing the job a second time less than one year later due to a poorly made water pump gasket which leaked and contaminated the new timing belt. Needless to say I was not very happy about doing that job twice on the same vehicle. When I originally installed the aftermarket setup, I noticed how cheaply made the rubber seal on the water pump gasket was and I almost reused the original OEM gasket that I removed which appeared to be still in very good condition. I later wished that I had done so. After the failure and not willing to take a chance with the other aftermarket components, I decided to order this OEM kit and the first thing I inspected was the water pump gasket. I was pleased to see that is was identical to the original one that I had removed the first time around. Happy with that, I went on to install the complete kit and all has been well approximately two years later and I've had no more issues related to the repair. This job on the 3.3L, V-6 engine is difficult enough to do once so take my advice and go with OEM parts. The few dollars that I saved on the aftermarket kit ended up costing me more money and headaches in the end.Read full review
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Just finished replacing the timing belt and water pump in my 02 Highlander with this kit. Everything fit perfectly and was just as good as OEM, in fact, some parts were Toyota branded. Great kit and is a legit way to save some $ over the original OEM parts.
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Very happy to find Toyota parts at O’ Reilly prices. Great value
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All of the parts were of good quality.
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Great Toyota Highlander kit. Went in easy. Everything fit. A+
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