recent timing belt/water pump-ORIGINAL Options

[mmmchocolate]

so i recently had the above done, and well i have 128k+ miles on my car, and i guess the timing belt HAS NEVER BEEN CHANGED BEFORE! i had the original belt on since the car was purchased from a dealer!

my mechanic said he has never before seen this in his many many years.i wanted to snap some pictures of it but he wouldnt let me keep it, as he wanted to display it in the shop! i do not know how my car has survived for so long. it could have "exploded" at any moment in time. guess it was good when i got it done.

also, i had lots of leaks and i guess oil was dripping on my belt, which i believe helped it not break. idk though, has anyone else ever heard of a belt lasting this long!?!?!?

[presure2]

so i recently had the above done, and well i have 128k+ miles on my car, and i guess the timing belt HAS NEVER BEEN CHANGED BEFORE! i had the original belt on since the car was purchased from a dealer!

my mechanic said he has never before seen this in his many many years.i wanted to snap some pictures of it but he wouldnt let me keep it, as he wanted to display it in the shop! i do not know how my car has survived for so long. it could have "exploded" at any moment in time. guess it was good when i got it done.

also, i had lots of leaks and i guess oil was dripping on my belt, which i believe helped it not break. idk though, has anyone else ever heard of a belt lasting this long!?!?!?

definetly not out of the ordinary.
i had mine done @ 125k that was original.
the oil definetly dont help it last longer.

[mmmchocolate]

Toyota builds their material strong.... very strong for that matter. I toast to you Toyota, thank you for manufacturing fantastic products!

This post has been edited by mmmchocolate: Aug 6, 2009 - 9:33 PM

[Hanyo]

my water pump blew up at 98k miles. developed a small leak. But my timing belt was in new condition.


i once service a honda with 135k miles on the orginal timing belt. The belt was on the verge of breaking with missing teeth.

[presure2]

yea, its weird, i've seen belts with 120k+ on them that looked good, and ive seen belts with under 100k that looked like they were about to snap at any second. alot of it has to do with how the car is/was driven, i think.

[jimmykay]

I dont know if it was done prior to me having the car, but I doubt it.
Purchased at 52k
currently 152k
I've had no problems with my car at all. a little bit of leaking oil (head gasket, maybe the rear main seal) but thats it.

Now that i've said this, I'll probably have it snap on me on the way home from work today. Thanks alot.

[mikew04]

Mine was replaced at just over 200k
Turned out to be the original.
Slight leak at the oil pump seal, otherwise everything was mechanically sound.
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