Topic: after market suggestions?

[paulmars]

What is a good alternator belt manufacture? Also power steer fluid and brake fluid.

[paulmars [OP]]

i been using fram oil filters since i was 15 yo. Good choice?

[79coyotefrg]

Wix is best filter, Gates for belts and hoses
Dex/Merc IV

[paulmars [OP]]

Wix is best filter, Gates for belts and hoses
Dex/Merc IV

who has best prices online?

[2manytoys]

Just search. Sometimes Amazon has great deals with free shipping. Even on OEM Toyota parts.

[89 runner]

Always OEM belts, Toyota PWR, fluid or Lucas. Run a factory D-3 filter(tundra 4.7l filter) 

[jimbo74]

i like the ford fl1a oil filters.... they are huge, cheap, and good filters..... run them on my dodge and chrysler, ran them on my fords, and Toyotas

goodyear has good serpentine belts, so their other ones are probably good too

[Rocksurfer]

Huh, all these answers and no knowledge of what vehicle you are referring to? All I'd say is Wix, Fram or OEM on filters, Gates or OEM on belts and on fluids use what the vehicle manufacturer says to put in it. Some say they use other fluids that are not recommended and that generally leads to some sort of failure in parts, seals or corrosion of systems.   

[Vang530]

for belts - gates or dayco.. i had a cheapo autozone valucraft belt break on me only after 5 months that almost left me stranded!
power steering fluid - any atf fluid, dexron type
brake fluid - dot 3 type+
oil and filters - whatever's on sale or cheapest... don't bother spending $10 for an oil filter or $50+ for synthetic oil for a freakin '80s toyota 4 banger truck motor.. this isn't a fancy high performance DOHC V8 racing motor redlining at 9k rpms, and youre just wasting money otherwise IMO.

[Rocksurfer]

Who spends $50. for synthetic oil? Also Synthetic oil is not just for high performance engines and provides excellent protection for any engine beyond 1983 when seal tolerances were reduced to accommodate these oils. I would not suggest switching from a conventional to a synthetic oil on vehicles of any year beyond 50,000 miles since the seals have been conditioned for that type of oil at that point, but if it is a rebuild and all seals have been replaced a good synthetic oil will provide excellent protection to any engine and the stress load put on an engine in offroad situations most here place them under would be even more beneficial. My current rig was bought with over 200,000 miles on it and I run a high mileage blend due to that but would never go full synthetic unless I did a full rebuild.   

[OVRAROK]

gates green fleet belts  best on market