Interfearance engine be damned! I ant scared!

[Stretch]

I bought my Tundra a couple of years ago with 130,000 miles on it not knowing if the timing belt had ever been changed. The recommended service for the belt is 90,000 miles. I now have 180,000 miles on it and have a trip to Joliet Ill. for the NHRA drags coming up this week so I figured I better get it changed. Good damn thing I did too!

The job took about 4 hours. That is a bit slow but I didn't really want to do it. After a week of working on cars at work the last thing I want to do is work on my Daily at home. After I finished the timing belt and components I cleaned and detailed the interior and washed and waxed the exterior.

 

[71dusterman]

If that is the water pump being used as an idler I hope you changed it out as well. No sense in going in twice.

 

[69.5CUDA]

most water pumps are used as an idler in some way lol....but thats the spooookyest timing belt ive seen that hadnt let go

 

[68R/T]

180,000 miles is a major testament to the quality of that belt.

 

[restoman]

Betcha that was an "Oh shit" moment when you saw that belt!

 

[Stretch]

Betcha that was an "Oh shit" moment when you saw that belt!

I believe it was "HOLY CRAP"!!!

 

[v8440]

I changed the belt on my '95 geo prison at around 270,000 miles. It said Toyota on it (a geo prism is a toyota corolla) and was actually slightly worse than the one pictured. I assume it was probably the original one. But yes, original toyota belts must be damn good. Thankfully, many toyota engines aren't interference designs, or at least weren't 20 years ago.