94 Celica 1.8 ST Timing Belt Questions, Need help Options

[gstjoker]

My sister normally drives the Celica and one day she came to me telling me that the steering is really hard on the car now. I'm off work today so I finally had some time to look at it and this is what I found.



So now I need to know where's the best place to buy a whole new timing belt kit. Are Autozone's ok or am I better off buying off from the expensive Toyota Dealership? Any help is appreciated.

[Hanyo]

that is not your timing belt!


go to autozone and ask for all the belts. they should know what they are doing.

[Bitter]

while that may not be the timing belt, i'd venture a guess that due to the condition and age of those belts...the timing belt has never been done.

[FunkySR]

yeah i'll second that. do you guys use Mr. T (Toyota) belts or just any belts you find?

[gstjoker]

Thanks for the input guys. Shows how much I paid attention to what belt it was. Long story but the car was given to me as a gift, and the guy that had it before me, I'm very sure he never changed out the belts. Since that is the case, looks like I'll be replacing both belts.

[Toyotacelicafan1]

I would say replace the timing belt if there not sticker near the time cover saying it been done. Also while your in there you might want to change some seals they are camshaft seal,oil pump seal, there that spider looking one. Someone can quote the right names for them but I replace them when I do the timing belt so I don't have to go in there later and replace them. I also check the water pump to if it never been done I would check it out.

Here my take buy them from toyota dealer they last longer then Aftermarket and I personal have done the test on customers cars who brough me aftermarket belts to do. the drive belts which are the ones broken in your photo that up to you I would still get Oem I scene toyota timing belts last about 100,000 or more not being replace. After market I scene go less.

[hurley97]

Have the timing belt, drive belts, waterpump, and oil seals all replaced at a Toyota dealership. It will probably be a little more expensive than going to an independent shop or a PepBoys type place but I have seen a whole lot of people try to save money and go somewhere else and they do a horrible job on the timing belt and it makes things so much worse. I've seen people regret it because they had to come pay over again to have us (the Toyota dealer) do the timing belt job all over again.

Or go to a very trusted mechanic who you know won't screw you. But at least get parts for the timing belt, waterpump, and seals. Drive belts don't really matter since they are easy enough to change.

[Toyotacelicafan1]

I though this person said they are doing it them self not going to a mechanic? Then that there call where to go but I thought he said he was doing it him self. I would do everything at once but it your have someone else do it then the guy above is right.

Off topic for a moment hurley97 did you do all the tuning to your celica? Maybe if you can swap pms about how I could tune my car and I am local I am from east providence RI

This post has been edited by Toyotacelicafan1: Jul 20, 2008 - 6:41 PM

[hurley97]

First, No offense to the guy but if he was looking for a timing belt kit to replace his drive belts I don't think he should be trying to do the timing belt himself.

Next... Yes, me, Dustin (batman722), Manny and Jen (presure2) have done all the work on my car. Manny would probably be the best one to PM about tuning though.

And last, I'm not a guy

[Toyotacelicafan1]

sorry force of habit just say that.if you read the person say they want to do the time belt them selfs. well doing it yourself you would need a compressor to take off the harmonic balancer so yea if you don't have the right tools don't do it.

off topic: i will talk to them I know I talk to batman a fewtimes here but I will get in touch with them. Always good to know celica fans that are local.