Good day to everyone here,
My name is Alex.

I am a new user with a new question (that i am sure has been answered repeatedly, could not find it in the search).
I bought a 2007 Hyundai Accent GLX for my son as a first car. Figure will get him into maintaining things, and learn something while at it.

The timing belt has never been replaced, and it is just above 101k. I know it is long overdue, and i am playing with fire on an interference engine.
Can anyone recommend a good OEM (or better) timing belt/pulley/tensioner/water pump, etc... kit or separate parts?
Looked up Gates as a quality part, but came across some bad reviews, and people recommending OEM. I do not know what brand is considered OEM for this car.

Thank you

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Even if you took your car to the dealer for the job it would last way past the recommended time interval for replacement.

Also, while there you could inquire as to exactly what parts you should replace while you had it open. AND you should get the right parts the first time.

A BIG WORD OF CAUTION !!
Do your homework BEFORE starting the job. There is a special procedure for installing timing belts, follow it exactly , .That way interference will not get into the pix.

 

Good day,

i thank you for the help.

I ended up buying the Gates original belt, also bought idler and tensioner pulleys and the bolts for them just in case.
Good thing i did, i ended up cracking one of the pulley bolts when reassembling. Ended up drilling the stuck end of the broken bolt out of the engine. Not fun
Drilled a tiny 1/16th inch pilot hole in the broken off bolt in the engine, used a screw extractor bit to get into the pilot hole and grab for extraction.
After swapping everything, and following the exact positions of the belt markings (made before taking off, and transferred to the new belt. Youtube videos, Haynes manual and factory service books from ebay really help.
Amazon: Gates TCK282 kit
Amazon: Gates 41107 Water Pump (when in Rome... might as well replace it while the belt is out).
HyundaiPartsDeal: 21362-26000 +21352-26000 Gaskets for timing covers (not really needed, but was only a few bucks)
HyundaiPartsDeal: 11400-08283 (bolt), 11403-08656-K (bolt),
11403-08506-K (bolt), 11404-10251 (bolt), 11403-08381 (bolt), 24421-24000 (tensioner spacer), 24422-24000 (spring for tensioner spacer), 24433-26001 (bolt). Spring and tensioner spacer were used, along with a few of the bolts, the rest were just spares. Replaced, but not out of necessity.

After changing everything, engine worked great.
Still had random shaking and sputtering as before i started, and ended up doing the following:
ebay: Fuel Injection Throttle Body Mounting Gasket Mahle G32124 (Any time you take apart something that has a gasket, keep a few on hand. They rip...)
ebay: 3515026900 (idle air control valve), 3517026900 (throttle position sensor)
Changed air filter.
Cleaned out the throttle body.
Tested all hoses for vacuum leaks (dont have a smoke machine, used old cigar method)
Changed coolant (since i was changing the water pump)
Changed transmission fluid (was bored and itching for something to fix )

Car is no longer shaking, but randomly spikes and drops rpms while at stop lights. Will update this post with more info once i figure out what it is. Most likely one or more of the spark plugs and/or coils.

Basically i got my son a car, and myself a constructor set to play with

 

Thanks for the update
Glad all is going well