leexed

Had a lot of free time today, so catching up on needed chores. Fresh oil and filter change, hand wash and mcquire wax, leds installed in reverse lights, new oem floor mats installed. Removed tailpipe tips to clean and polish.
New shoes ordered from tire rack/ TB kit ordered from ebay. Crank pulley holder ordered from amazon. Guess you can guess what I will doing in about a week!
Got the 06 about a week ago and you can tell it was just a dd. Still nice though.

digitatc

Received AL pedals after work and couldn't wait so installed
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Harold57

I got my air bag recall done for the 2nd time at the dealer (1st time was in 2013). Then went on to an indie shop just behind where I work and had them replace my timing belt, water pump and tensioner pulley (& of course the antifreeze) also for the 2nd time. I also had the valve cover gasket and steering wheel pump fluid replaced. (I had already had the valve cover tightened 6 months to a year ago, so it was time to have that done also.)

njsteve

link where purchase?

bigrin

H-57; also tightened valve cover bolts today. They do loosen up after daily driving for several months. You've done quite a bit of work with the timing belt, water pump, tensioner pulley, etc. How many miles on your ride.?

bgeeez

is this valve cover bolt thing a common issue on these engines? Never heard of that before

bigrin

BeeJeez: Noticed a very small oil leak under the engine compartment on floor of garage. Just one drip, then two the next day... but it wasn't too bad. Checked it over a few days and it kept dripping, very slowly. Saw in the Engine compartment just below valve covers some oil residue. Checked this fantastic site, and read up on the infamous valve cover bolts/nuts.
Many posters said they loosen over time and at times can be found to be so loose you can turn them with your fingers. So instead of getting new valve cover gaskets (which I may have to eventually), I decided to try and tighten the valve cover bolts. Although its a bit tricky getting to them, I tightened them and Wallah, no more leaks of any kind. So it did the trick. I do watch it closely, but so far so good. If you see a small drop of two below the engine, you may wish to tighten the bolts. You should be able to find numerous posts on the topic on this site.
Good Luck.

Harold57

My 2002 has 134k miles on it. The original recommendation was to replace the timing belt after 6 years or 60k miles, which I did but that was over 9 years ago and so I've now crossed into the 2nd time trigger to replace the timing belt.

Yes, the valve cover bolts do appear to loosen over time but most likely that is the gasket getting a set and losing its flex. So you can just tighten them at least once and get away with it but you'll likely need to again soon and keep on doing it on a regular basis thereafter. At that point, it is worth just replacing the gasket.

bigrin

Thanks H-57. My 2002 has 89K, and is running well. Can you advise what the indie shop charged for the new timing belt?

mak99

I just ordered these from AliExpress.com in late Jan 2019, but that specific product link is no longer active. Maybe try this link and go from there?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-...456e4c4dbsrgxb

njsteve

Harold57

Timing belt, water pump and tensioner were about $590 installed and out the door.

mak99

If you read the descriptions, some listings do indicate that is comes w/ the Lexus logo. You might PM the seller to make sure.

jimted9619

An elegant addition to an elegant car.

The view that always makes me smile when I look thru my rearview.

digitatc

ebay. Be prepared to wait 3 weeks for it to arrive.