Timing belt snapped at right after startup.

My 2mm wrench brain just became a 0mm. Truly I know nothing and respect that knowledge even more now.

 

A friend of mine has an 06 tundra.
I already had my parts, when he heard I was getting ready to change mine, said make sure you go OEM. He put a different brand on and it snapped on start up one cold morning grenading his motor at 60K miles on the belt.

It was so bad he had to get motor out of a wrecked one.

 

Any idea how many miles on the Gates belt?
Obviously a poor choice going through the hassle or expense of replacing a timing belt (and everything else) with an off brand, but if it had 100k plus on it this would be less offensive

 

And Gates is a decent brand. Hard to blame people, though, if they aren't part of a forum like this. If you don't know better, there's no reason not to think aftermarket parts are completely adequate. You go to the parts store, you buy parts, maybe even the "premium" version, knowing better than use the cheapest, and walk out feeling like you're treating your truck right.