Got scammed on a botched timing belt swap. Help? (pic heavy)
04-04-13, 08:13 AM
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If it's a reputable shop, and they really did do all the seals. The next most likely thing that it could be is the VVTi o-ring. Very common for those to leak on these cars at higher mileage or if it is around 8-10 years old, which is pretty much the age of every 2GS.
04-04-13, 08:38 AM
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This happened to me. The shop did the timing belt service. Cleaned the motor up. I go to pick it up and he tells me that the vvti gear is leaking and he needs to tear it back down to replace. I think it cost me an extra 300, somewhere around that. This was around 190k on a 99 gs300 2 years ago.
04-04-13, 09:30 AM
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The easiest way would be to clean everything up, replace the valve cover gasket and then drive. If the leak is gone you know what the culprit was. If it's still leaking then you're going to have to tear it down and inspect the new cam/crank seals. At the same time you may as well replace the O-ring on the VVT-i pulley.
04-04-13, 09:43 AM
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See that guy a few posts up? JeffTsai <-- he's the guy who made the video you're referring to. I think this is becoming a more common thing to do since these cars are getting to the point where they need it. Most mechanics will not recommend this to you because their book tells them that the part is not rebuildable and they have no instructions on how to do so.
If you want to buy a rebuilt pulley from Jeff, you can. http://powerdynamix.com/store#!/~/pr...70&id=21961209
If you want to buy a rebuilt pulley from Jeff, you can. http://powerdynamix.com/store#!/~/pr...70&id=21961209
04-04-13, 07:51 PM
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See that guy a few posts up? JeffTsai <-- he's the guy who made the video you're referring to. I think this is becoming a more common thing to do since these cars are getting to the point where they need it. Most mechanics will not recommend this to you because their book tells them that the part is not rebuildable and they have no instructions on how to do so.
If you want to buy a rebuilt pulley from Jeff, you can. http://powerdynamix.com/store#!/~/pr...70&id=21961209
If you want to buy a rebuilt pulley from Jeff, you can. http://powerdynamix.com/store#!/~/pr...70&id=21961209
I took my car to the shop again today and he said he's going to tear it back down, replace the timing belt for free and I told him I was going to replace the VVT-i gear/valve cover gasket as well from the advice I've gathered from you guys. I want to ensure that I don't have to go through this headache again.
04-05-13, 04:47 AM
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New gear is approximately $200 from the dealer. Here's the part number 13050-46010
You can goto your local Toyota or Lexus dealer and order the part. Just give them that number. Your mechanic seems pretty legit if he is going to redo the whole job for free. I think you found a good honest local shop.
Also, once your old leaky pulley is removed send me an email. I want to get it from you, let me know how much you want.
You can goto your local Toyota or Lexus dealer and order the part. Just give them that number. Your mechanic seems pretty legit if he is going to redo the whole job for free. I think you found a good honest local shop.
Also, once your old leaky pulley is removed send me an email. I want to get it from you, let me know how much you want.
04-05-13, 10:57 AM
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New gear is approximately $200 from the dealer. Here's the part number 13050-46010
You can goto your local Toyota or Lexus dealer and order the part. Just give them that number. Your mechanic seems pretty legit if he is going to redo the whole job for free. I think you found a good honest local shop.
Also, once your old leaky pulley is removed send me an email. I want to get it from you, let me know how much you want.
You can goto your local Toyota or Lexus dealer and order the part. Just give them that number. Your mechanic seems pretty legit if he is going to redo the whole job for free. I think you found a good honest local shop.
Also, once your old leaky pulley is removed send me an email. I want to get it from you, let me know how much you want.
What is a fair price to have him do the valve cover gasket?(taking into consideration we'll have a lot of stuff torn down already due to the other repairs he's doing)
04-05-13, 12:40 PM
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i had a similar issue to. the leak however was from my driver side VVTi sprocket gear, which was leaking. had the cam seals changed probably 3 times and still leaked. eventually, my tech saw the leak drip from the sprocket gear. changed that and no problems at all.
however, i will recommomend you change the timing belt since oil was saturated on it. given time and heat, the belt will crack and cause premature failure.
however, i will recommomend you change the timing belt since oil was saturated on it. given time and heat, the belt will crack and cause premature failure.
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