timing belt

by **angelo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:19 am

I am closing on 140K and I have to change the timing belt according to the manual (04 V6).
I would not take any chances, but does anybody know if the valves will go if the belt goes on this engine?

by **SPF 0** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:30 am

I'm not sure but I would think the vast majority of well-engineered engines would be non-interference designed (i.e., pistons and valves don't hit when the valves are open and pistons are at TDC).

Even if this true, and I'm a long, long way from being sure, I'd still get the timing belt changed.

On another note, you're doing <i>some</i> driving.

by **RichD978** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:44 am

hes in Canada so im assuming 140K km not miles...

by **SPF 0** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:49 am

Oh granted. But that's still close enough to 100,000 miles for that to be a bunch 'o' drivin'.

by **angelo** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 8:58 am

SPF 0 wrote:Oh granted. But that's still close enough to 100,000 miles for that to be a bunch 'o' drivin'.

I am in Canada and it is in kms. I have about 130K km = 80K miles - not that much for the 2+ years I owned the car.
Do you know what would a dealer in US want for the timing belt change?
I travel a lot in US and by my experience Toyota dealerships in US charge less (esp with the 1.16 exchange rate).

by **SPF 0** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:19 pm

Sorry but after a two unsuccessful calls to my dealer's service department today, I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you. But I did try.

As someone how enjoyed shopping in Canada for bargains, the new realities from the current exchange rate are still hard to have sink in.

by **zoomzoomthis05** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:24 pm

actually you should have the timing belt changed at 90,000 miles.. If you feel you are having problems go to your dealer and have them check it.. it should have been inspected @ 60,000 miles it not I would have it checked and if needed changed..

by **slingshot** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:31 pm

Angelo,

For curiousity and to help those of us who are nowhere near you in miles to know what we're up against, can you tell us what you had to replace and/or fix in the car over those 80,000 miles? When did the tires/brakes/etc go? Any other parts not normally replaced fail on you?

by **Jackass-Jeff** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:11 pm

Recommended at 100K (preventative at 90K) miles.

Valve adjustments aren't needed on most VVT-i engines. Open your hood. There should be a sticker on it w/ the valve clearance measurements. Check if it says NO ADJUSTMENT NEEDED. Older engines w/ VVT-i still need it, but, from my knowledge, it's not needed on newer models until you're on your 2nd timing belt change (200K miles)

by **angelo** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:34 am

slingshot wrote:Angelo,

For curiousity and to help those of us who are nowhere near you in miles to know what we're up against, can you tell us what you had to replace and/or fix in the car over those 80,000 miles? When did the tires/brakes/etc go? Any other parts not normally replaced fail on you?

Frankly I did not change/fix anything yet (other than the oil every 8000 km and the air filter - K&N at 30K km + a couple of cleanings/oilings).
My tires (the original bridgestones) are totally bold (I rotated all 5 of them but not regularly) and I am getting Dunlop M3s for the winter.
The only thing broken so far is the power lumbar on the driver's seat (oh, and the domelight :roll:

).
Brakes are holding pretty good and seem to have a lot left.

by **slingshot** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 8:26 pm

That's amazing good luck. Your brakes still lasting must mean you do almost all highway driving, right? I can't believe you are still on your original tires! Mine are mostly gone at less than 20K miles.

by **StockSolara** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:02 pm

Honestly you should just go to a local shop because they are the same as Toyota Dealership unless you're still on their warranty system and still wants to keep up with their warranty. . . but yeah if you're not on warranty than just go to a local shop. . . I had my timing belt, water pump, and timing belt tensioner changed for $450 total. . . that is the price including parts + labor

by **angelo** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 5:44 am

slingshot wrote:That's amazing good luck. Your brakes still lasting must mean you do almost all highway driving, right? I can't believe you are still on your original tires! Mine are mostly gone at less than 20K miles.

By my experience tires last quite a bit longer if you include the spare tire in the rotation - I believe I am getting 25% more life out of them this way. Thanks Toyota for making the full size spare standard on SLE

by **Lone Solara** » Sat Sep 24, 2005 6:35 pm

angelo wrote:By my experience tires last quite a bit longer if you include the spare tire in the rotation - I believe I am getting 25% more life out of them this way. Thanks Toyota for making the full size spare standard on SLE

That might be a Canadian requirement. My SLE has the puny little round donut.

by **angelo** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 6:20 am

Lone Solara wrote:
angelo wrote:By my experience tires last quite a bit longer if you include the spare tire in the rotation - I believe I am getting 25% more life out of them this way. Thanks Toyota for making the full size spare standard on SLE

That might be a Canadian requirement. My SLE has the puny little round donut.

SLE coupe comes fully loaded in Canada - full size spare, head airbags, stability control, rear spoiler but the price it a bit too steep :cry:

36050 CAD (about 31K USD) is the base price for SLE, add the delivery and taxes and you end up at over 43000 CAD (about 37K USD) for Access Toyota price in Quebec for the standard SLE.
Quite a bit more than what you pay in US.
Note: the navi is not included in the above prices

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