Have you Changed your Timing Belt?
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Have you Changed your Timing Belt?
Who has changed their timing belts and at how many miles should you change it.
Is it a Bi!ch to change it on your own.
Thanks Guys
Is it a Bi!ch to change it on your own.
Thanks Guys
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The factory recommended change interval is 90K. I might be wrong on this, but I don't think there is a change interval set on the water pump. Water pumps do not last forever, 90K seems to be the point where they start to fail.
I recently had my timing belt replaced, Lexus wanted 1500+ for the belt and water pump. I was told by a friend that one of the tech's in the local Toyota dealership was also an excellent Lexus tech. After talking to the guy, I had them do the job. He told me he has never seen a belt break but he has seen a number of them stretch due to old age. He indicated that the water pump was more prone to failure than the belt.
The bill was around $900, (reflecting the difference between a Seattle Lexus dealership and a Yakima Washington Toyota dealership's labor rates). Car runs great. They gave me back the old parts. Could not find fault with the belt but the water pump was starting to develop a slight leak.
You can do this job yourself and save some money. BUT, if you have a GS430 you have absolutely no room for error. If you don’t get the belt on correctly the first time, you stand a good chance of bending valves when you roll the motor over. That will get REAL expensive.
As far as I am concerned, it’s not worth the risk.
I recently had my timing belt replaced, Lexus wanted 1500+ for the belt and water pump. I was told by a friend that one of the tech's in the local Toyota dealership was also an excellent Lexus tech. After talking to the guy, I had them do the job. He told me he has never seen a belt break but he has seen a number of them stretch due to old age. He indicated that the water pump was more prone to failure than the belt.
The bill was around $900, (reflecting the difference between a Seattle Lexus dealership and a Yakima Washington Toyota dealership's labor rates). Car runs great. They gave me back the old parts. Could not find fault with the belt but the water pump was starting to develop a slight leak.
You can do this job yourself and save some money. BUT, if you have a GS430 you have absolutely no room for error. If you don’t get the belt on correctly the first time, you stand a good chance of bending valves when you roll the motor over. That will get REAL expensive.
As far as I am concerned, it’s not worth the risk.
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that was the first thing i changed when i got my car few months ago. car only had 63k miles but it was a 98. good thing i did it becuause i found the water pump to show a trace of coolant coming from it. Changed everthing while i was in there. Crank seal, thermostat, idler, tensioner, water pump, and all o-rings and gaskets related.
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that was the first thing i changed when i got my car few months ago. car only had 63k miles but it was a 98. good thing i did it becuause i found the water pump to show a trace of coolant coming from it. Changed everthing while i was in there. Crank seal, thermostat, idler, tensioner, water pump, and all o-rings and gaskets related.