Why you should change your timing belt every 60k, a pic is worth a thousand words Options

[presure2]

here is a pic of a toyota 5sfe timing belt with ~100k on it..it came outta itchyb's old 5sfe.
this is the reason toyota recommends doing the timing belt every 60k.



good stuff, heh heh..

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[jess_i_74]

How much does a timing belt change cost (ballpark) on a 7a?

[Dr_Tweak]

How much does a timing belt change cost (ballpark) on a 7a?

I'd do it for like $650.

-Doc

[creamed_corn]

How much does a timing belt change cost (ballpark) on a 7a?

I'd do it for like $650.

-Doc

Wow.

Maybe that's the going rate where you are; I have a Toyota Dealership in Milwaukee offer to change mine (5S) for 170 (parts and labor)... I'm sure you'd probably throw in a water pump, though.


Never wish for a timing chain. They can still fail (look at the problems Volkswagen has with their 1.8T). Plus timing chain engines are almost always interference, so when they do go, your engine is essentially done.

[Dr_Tweak]

How much does a timing belt change cost (ballpark) on a 7a?

I'd do it for like $650.

-Doc

Wow.

Maybe that's the going rate where you are; I have a Toyota Dealership in Milwaukee offer to change mine (5S) for 170 (parts and labor)... I'm sure you'd probably throw in a water pump, though.


Never wish for a timing chain. They can still fail (look at the problems Volkswagen has with their 1.8T). Plus timing chain engines are almost always interference, so when they do go, your engine is essentially done.

$170? I call BS

But yeah that's everything on the front of the engine, front main seal, water pump, belts, etc. I always recommend getting it all done at one while it's all apart anyway.

This post has been edited by Dr_Tweak: Sep 17, 2006 - 11:31 AM

[creamed_corn]

How much does a timing belt change cost (ballpark) on a 7a?

I'd do it for like $650.

-Doc

Wow.

Maybe that's the going rate where you are; I have a Toyota Dealership in Milwaukee offer to change mine (5S) for 170 (parts and labor)... I'm sure you'd probably throw in a water pump, though.


Never wish for a timing chain. They can still fail (look at the problems Volkswagen has with their 1.8T). Plus timing chain engines are almost always interference, so when they do go, your engine is essentially done.

$170? I call BS

But yeah that's everything on the front of the engine, front main seal, water pump, belts, etc. I always recommend getting it all done at one while it's all apart anyway.

Dead serious, Doc! This is what I was told last winter. Call them up and ask how much theyd charge for a timing belt replacement on a 2.2L 94 Celica. I was calling all around the state out of sheer curiousity just to see what people were quoting, and I got anywhere from 170 to 300 dollars (the final guy I went with did it for 220, mainly because his shop was 100 yards downhill from me and I could push my lifeless car there without paying for a tow).


Andew Toyota, Milwaukee Wisconsin -- 1-888-229-1466 (be sure to get in touch with the service department) let me know what they say!