gsjason300

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i think just spend the money its every 90k cost lest then tires! hahaha well worth the oem parts man never play with it.

GSteg

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I would buy a kit from ebay way before the dealer, only IF it was OEM manufacturer.

Those who shy away from ebay should look further into what they're buying. Not everything from ebay is bad. A Koyo bearing is tons cheaper on ebay than at the dealer.

Dons98GS

I agree with Gsteg. As a matter of fact, I sae that Aisin Timing belt kit for around $140 shipped ebay.

Blk03GS430

I got it from there too!

Im always cautious of ebay but thats just me.

Dont skimp on your GS or you may pay for it in the long run.

gsjason300

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aslong as its all oem parts i agree too but as far *** aftermarket **** i wouldnt save a couple bucks cuz in the end it'll cost more for example gmb water pumps n stuff these parts gotta last 90k plus miles.

Tank

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I agree, as long as you can be sure it's OEM but sometimes they say it is and it's not.
what every you do dude, good luck..
just keep in mind.. "interference type engine"...valves crashing onto top of piston head...BADDDDDDDDD..

what about gettin' the parts form Carson? when I got my stuff I thought they were decent..

GSteg

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Carson is legit because they're a dealer so you can't go wrong with them.

I usually piece together my own parts since I know who makes the OEM parts, and I end up saving at least $150. Some people don't really want the hassle of hunting around so the price difference is negligible.

Blk03GS430

Well said sir!

placer

I went to the local Toyota dealer today and ordered everything but the waterpump (he didn't show one on his parts screen). I may just go to the Lexus dealer and get one. The belt, idler and tensioner were comparably priced to the online Lexus dealers. Same parts than the Lexus dealer, but cheaper. Go figure. As an example, the Lexus dealer wanted $31 for a gallon of the pre-diluted Toyota coolant. A gallon of the same stuff, concentrated, was $26 at the Toyota dealer. The only downside to the Toyota dealer is that they had to get them from the warehouse and it will take a day (big deal). When I pick them up, I'll probably pick up a case of the T-IV trans fluid and do six drain-and-fills (driving between each, of course) on Saturday to refresh the transmission. I'm sure it will also be cheaper than the Lexus dealer, with no question regarding OEM or not. By the way, I really like my new (to me) GS300.

GriffLex

How hard is the timing belt to replace itself? I have a 2001 GS430 and when we were going into at least look at the timing belt, it's encased in a round type cylinder under the plastic type engine cover and it states something on it, do not remove, see service manual, with a picture.

So we didn't open that cover. It seems like the timing belt must be pretty small then, if it fit's in that round casing. Obviously, I don't know a lot about this, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

placer

If you are afraid to open the cover, then don't even think about doing it yourself. My advice is to call a Toyota dealer for a price on the job. Stay away from the Lexus dealers. They must figure (probably correctly, in many cases) that Lexus owners have more money than sense. I was at the Toyota dealer today picking up my parts, and they gave me a price on a timing belt service that was half (HALF!) of the Lexus dealer.