Press Release
ContiTech
Power Transmission Group
ContiTech Presents Expanded Kit Line at
Automechanika
 Auxiliary drive kits with V-ribbed belts and tensioners available in the fall
 New water pump kits round out the line
 Components with ContiTech quality
Frankfurt, September 2014. The ContiTech Power Transmission Group is moving ahead with its kit
strategy and is bringing auxiliary drive kits into its automotive aftermarket line. The company will
present the products for the first time at Automechanika. Moreover, ContiTech has expanded its
timing belt kit line with water pumps, now offering even more products for vehicles.
The new ContiTech auxiliary drive kits contain a V-ribbed belt and tensioner of original equipment
quality. Dealers and garages will be able to order them in the fall. With about 100 complete
packages, the drive component specialist covers a large majority of the most common applications.
ContiTech recommends also changing the tensioner when changing the V-ribbed belt. "The
tensioner is a wear part that fatigues during its lifetime," explains Markus Pirsch, head of Marketing
Service Automotive Aftermarket at the ContiTech Power Transmission Group. "If the V-ribbed belt
pops off because the tension is too weak, there can be extensive damage. Especially if it gets into
the timing belt drive." Changing both components at the same time ensures greater safety for the
engine. The tensioner in the kit is of ContiTech quality. Customers will benefit from the drive
specialist's extensive range of services and expertise, and receive everything from a single source.
New timing belt kits with water pump
Moreover, the ContiTech Power Transmission Group now offers 13 additional timing belt kits
complete with water pumps. The new, complete packages cover even more vehicles in the
European aftermarket. The current additions include many popular vehicle models of all
performance classes, from semis to subcompacts. The new kits are already available.
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-2The water pumps are also of ContiTech quality. Thanks to their slip ring seal made of hard carbon
and silicon carbide, the components hold especially tight, even with the strongest pressure and at
high temperatures. The toothed lock washer made of sintered metal has a precisely formed tooth
profile that allows optimal engagement of the belt. This prevents timing belt wear. Besides the
timing belts and water pump, the kits also contain rollers and small parts of original equipment
quality. The components are matched to each other exactly, for greater safety and easy handling
at the workshop.
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The new ContiTech auxiliary drive kits from the ContiTech Power Transmission Group contain a Vribbed belt and tensioner of original equipment quality.
Photo: ContiTech
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The ContiTech Power Transmission Group now offers 13 additional timing belt kits complete with
water pumps.
Photo: ContiTech
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-3With sales of around €33.3 billion in 2013, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers
worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis,
instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, Continental
contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also an expert partner in
networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs around 186,000 people in 49 countries.
The ContiTech division numbers among the leading suppliers of a host of technical rubber products and is a
specialist for plastics technology. The division develops and produces functional parts, components and
systems for the automotive industry and other important industries. ContiTech currently has a workforce of
approximately 31,400 employees. In 2013 it recorded sales of about €3.9 billion.
Contact for journalists
Mario Töpfer
Head of Technical Media Relations
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hanover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 938-1304
Fax: +49 511 938-1305
E-mail: mario.toepfer@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
Sibylle Engel
Head of Communications
Power Transmission Group
Automotive Aftermarket
ContiTech AG
Vahrenwalder Strasse 9
30165 Hanover, Germany
Phone: +49 511 938-14024
Fax: +49 511 0511 938-14025
E-mail: sibylle.engel@contitech.de
www.contitech.de
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