TIMING BELT change procedure

PCx188 · 10-11-2009, 02:24 PM

hey, in the BGB it states that i need "SPECIAL TOYOTA" tools in order to perform a timing belt change in my 5SFE, I think it's supposed to hold the cam or something like that...do i really need these "SPECIAL" tools or will i get by using other common tools?

anybody here have any tips or any advice on things i might have to look out for? sometimes it seems like the job is going to be easy but then the Toyota laid out some kind of booby trap that will waste hours of your time...anybody have any fool-proof walkthrus?

i am getting ready to do my timing belt change...can anybody tell me what else i will need? this is what i have so far...

1. OEM Timing Belt
2. OEM Water Pump
3. OEM Thermostat + Gasket

PCx188 · 10-11-2009, 02:25 PM

ooops, how did i open this new message box? anyways, the question is above. thank you.

mr2n8 · 10-11-2009, 05:17 PM

you don't need any special tools, just make sure you have the alignment marks lined up with the crankshaft and the cam gear, the cam gear should stay in place long enough to get the timing belt on.

Nate

Ben · 10-11-2009, 08:47 PM

I would get new crank/cam seals and idlers

Bama420 · 10-23-2009, 08:57 PM

replace the oil pump and front crank seal while you're down there.

10-11-2009, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
PCx188 PCFIVEZ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 801 Thanks: 24 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	TIMING BELT change procedure hey, in the BGB it states that i need "SPECIAL TOYOTA" tools in order to perform a timing belt change in my 5SFE, I think it's supposed to hold the cam or something like that...do i really need these "SPECIAL" tools or will i get by using other common tools? anybody here have any tips or any advice on things i might have to look out for? sometimes it seems like the job is going to be easy but then the Toyota laid out some kind of booby trap that will waste hours of your time...anybody have any fool-proof walkthrus? i am getting ready to do my timing belt change...can anybody tell me what else i will need? this is what i have so far... 1. OEM Timing Belt 2. OEM Water Pump 3. OEM Thermostat + Gasket

10-11-2009, 05:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
mr2n8 Some Skills Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 65 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	special tools you don't need any special tools, just make sure you have the alignment marks lined up with the crankshaft and the cam gear, the cam gear should stay in place long enough to get the timing belt on. Nate

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10-11-2009, 02:25 PM	#2 (permalink)
PCx188 PCFIVEZ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New York City Posts: 801 Thanks: 24 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	ooops, how did i open this new message box? anyways, the question is above. thank you.

10-11-2009, 08:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ben Same In The End Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oceanside, CA / Reno, NV Posts: 4,274 Thanks: 20 Thanked 309 Times in 284 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (16/100% )	I would get new crank/cam seals and idlers

10-23-2009, 08:57 PM	#5 (permalink)
Bama420 it's my girlfriend's car. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Naples, Fl Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	replace the oil pump and front crank seal while you're down there.