Service E?
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My 99 RX has about 85K miles on it and the service writer recommends service E which includes timing belt, drive belts replacement. The cost for service E is $900.
Should I go to other dealers?
Should I go to other dealers?
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Not to sure of what all is in Service E either. However I would deff. recomend changing the timing belt. It is one belt that could total your engine if it fails. As far pricing goes I know its not a cheap service but if you want to get it done cheap Toyota dealers will best Lexus' price for sure. --Peter
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RX has a non-interference engine, so the timing belt will not total your engine as it will in interference engines.
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Originally posted by mikey00
RX has a non-interference engine, so the timing belt will not total your engine as it will in interference engines.
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RX has a non-interference engine, so the timing belt will not total your engine as it will in interference engines.
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Originally posted by flipside909
Actually the 1MZ-FE & 3MZ-FE VVT-i models are interference engines. Non VVT-i models are the non interference models.
Actually the 1MZ-FE & 3MZ-FE VVT-i models are interference engines. Non VVT-i models are the non interference models.
http://www.aa1car.com/library/2003/us70343.htm
Or this site which lists the actual manufacturers and models that are interference/ non-interference engines
http://www.gates.com/downloads/downl...older=brochure
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Do you have anything indicating that the 1MZ-FE is an interference engine? Everything I can find agrees with the doc above from Fern indicating it is non-interference.
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Do you have anything indicating that the 1MZ-FE is an interference engine? Everything I can find agrees with the doc above from Fern indicating it is non-interference.
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Interference, or not, has reared up again, on this thread https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=159005 is there a definitive answer to this to put it the matter to rest?
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It's begining to look like it may be an interference engine. I had 2 articles one a kind of vague article about Honda and Toyota engines and the other a PDF from Gates who manufactures timing belts. Both indicated non-interference. Gates has since modified the PDF on their website indicating interference.
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While we stirve to get correct information, keep in mind interfering or non-interfering there is the additonal concern of a breakdown at the wrong time (simple inconvinience to severe-accident).
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The last I read about this, was that the VVTi engines were interference, but they have valve reliefs built into the pistons that keep the damage from being quite as catastrophic if the belt fails. They should still be treated as interference engines though.
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