swat1727

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Hi, i am going to change my timing belt soon. i was wondering if there is any timing belt kit that's good qulity, but not as expensive as the the dealer price. 250 for a timing belt?!? that's too much. also can you give me a list of parts that i have to change? like:

timing belt
water pump anything else?!? never done it before. thanks in advance!

swat1727

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i saw these two on ebay. what do u guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...spagenameZWDVW

these have just the timing belt, Timing Belt Tensioner Bearing water pump.



http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...spagenameZWD1V

this one has more stuff 1 Timing Belt (Bando)

1 Water Pump (Aisin)

1 Serpentine Belt (Bando/Continental/Gates)

1 Tensioner Roller (Koyo)

1 Tensioner (Genuine Toyota)



do i need all the serpentine belt and all that stuff? what is it for anyways?


and should i even go with these. are they reliable? ty

dung0981

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$250 for timing belt only. That must be a mistake
you need,
cam seals
Crank seal
tensioners (koyo)
water pump
Timing belt
I rather go with toyota parts. you need to change it once for 90K

flipicanez

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I've been having a lot of bad luck lately with ebay car parts. I would just go OEM and just pay the extra few bucks. Have you tried pricing things up at the Toyota dealership?

JeffTsai

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Order through Carson Toyota. I think the online system gives you even more discount. Or call up Luis or Steve there in the parts department and tell them you're from CL. They will give you a little hookup

kuWuPt

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Bando is actually a good brand as far belts are concerned, know of 3 turbo 2jz running the Aisin pump and Koyo is an OE manufacturer so I think all those parts are good. You do need a crank and cam seal too as well as maybe a valve cover gasket. And if you want to play it safe the ball joints and tie rods as well.

4ntvings

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250 for a timing belt? isnt the blitz timing belt 120-150?
also recommend you call carson for the parts since you're in cali. GL

swat1727

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thanx guys. i will call up the dealers again 2m to make sure the price. if not i will go with this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/98-99...spagenameZWD1V
it seems like these are actually the oem parts. and of course thanx for adding to my list. cam and crank seal and valve cover gasket.! thanx guys! anything else i am missing?!?

here is the list

1 Timing Belt (Bando)

1 Water Pump (Aisin)

1 Serpentine Belt (Bando/Continental/Gates)

1 Tensioner Roller (Koyo)

1 Tensioner (Genuine Toyota)

cam plug (seal)

crank seal

valve cover gasket

cpone

FYI on parts costs

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...&highlight=90k

250 for the belt?
That doesn't sound right to me at all.

That Ebay price seems iffy to me.
199 for all that?
The OEM water pump alone is 175.

swat1727

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here is the price i got from the dealer this morning

41.18 timing belt
82 tensioner
144 water pump
31.88 crank seal each
17.8 cam seal each
17.28 valve cover gasket.

total 350 plus tax

i have a questions. what is crank seal, where is it and what does it do?

FrankT

Here are some part numbers...

Timing belt 13568-49036
Tensioner 13540-46030
Idler 13505-46041
Drive belt 99366-D1930
Water pump 16100-49876-83
T/stat 90916-03093
T/stat gasket 16325-62010
two o-rings for the bypass pipe are:.... 96761-24022
o-ring for the bypass outlet is:............ 96761-24028

FrankT

It is sometimes called the front main seal, located behind the crankshaft pulley, aka vibration dampener. It is the oil seal at the crankshaft where it goes through the front cover...

swat1727

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umm so an old crank seal will cause oil leak? am i right?

FrankT

...only if the oil seal is worn and leaking.

It is replaced as preventive maintenance.

Billh2

After 18+ years in the automotive aftermarket, I can tell you when my Lexus needs something, I only use OEM parts. It's pretty much a given that an OEM timing belt will last at least 90K. Would you risk the possibility of bending half of the valves in your engine with a belt purchased off of EBay? If you did buy an EBay belt, installed it and it failed, who would you go back on? Not to say that I don't use EBay because I buy a lot of stuff there. I just wouldn't trust something so important in an expensive engine.