Gates offering 228 new aftermarket parts

DENVER (Aug. 26, 2016) — Gates Corp., a manufacturer of industrial, automotive and heavy-duty aftermarket products, has released 228 new part numbers to its original equipment-quality automotive aftermarket products portfolio across several categories.

The Denver-based company highlighted some of the introductions:

• Expansion to its DriveAlign Automatic Belt Tensioner line. Gates has added four new tensioners covering 3.2 million vehicles in operation (VIO) of mostly new vehicles. The line, which matches OE fit, form and function, according to Gates, now has more than 300 tensioners for light-duty applications.

• New turbocharger steel tube kit “providing exact fit and installation ease.” With an application-specific design for 2003-2007 Ford Super Duty Pickups (F250, F350, F450 & F550) as well as 2003-2005 Ford Excursions, this product line covers over 900,000 VIO. Each kit comes with all of the OE-quality parts needed for a complete repair including oil-resistant lined hoses, clamps and a corrosion-resistant steel tube for the intercooler to engine application, Gates said.

• New FleetRunner Heavy-Duty Micro-V Belts. Gates added 15 belts to its heavy-duty belt line, with the latest featuring advanced compounds and specially formulated adhesion gum layers that help them withstand the high heat conditions of modern diesel engines.

• New branched and silicone coolant hoses covering nearly 9 million VIO. Expanded coverage includes 70 new coolant hoses — 12 branched hoses with factory quality connections that eliminate coolant leaks and seven molded heavy-duty silicone hoses that are OE-exact and, according to the company, “ideal for extremely high temperature applications.” The new offering also includes 25 OE-matching import hoses covering over 2.5 million vehicles.

• New RPM Micro-V belts for popular applications. Gates RPM (Racing, Performance, Muscle) Micro-V line has grown by 31 new belt additions for popular applications such as 2011–2016 Porsche 3.0 L vehicles with supercharger; 2009, 2016 VW and Audi 3.0 L vehicles with supercharger; and 2001–2009 Porsche 911 Turbo. Gates said the RPM belts feature advanced construction and “innovative materials that withstand the demands of high performance machines.”

• New timing belt component kits with water pump (TCKWP) for over 650,000 VIO. Three new TCKWPs are included in the release for applications that are in their prime replacement cycle — including the 1997-2003 Mitsubishi Montero Sport, 2002-2005 Kia Sedona and the 2003-2006 Kia Sorento.

Todd Hack, Gates vice president, North American automotive aftermarket, said the company's “continuous expansion of OE-quality automotive aftermarket products and application coverage allows us to be at the forefront in meeting customer and market needs.

“We strive to offer the most comprehensive aftermarket product line in the industry for both import and domestic vehicles.”

More information about Gates' new and existing automotive aftermarket products are on its website.

Gates employs more than 14,000 across 106 locations in 30 countries.