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- From: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ron Bense)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Replacing the Timing Belts after 60K miles??
- Message-ID: <30173@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
- Date: 26 Jan 93 15:44:35 GMT
- References: <1993Jan26.053125.4067@news.acns.nwu.edu> <btp3j5j@rpi.edu>
- Reply-To: bense@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Ronald Bense)
- Organization: Carderock Division, NSWC, Bethesda, MD
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- In rec.autos.tech, kokerj@vccsouth10.its.rpi.edu (James Matthew Kokernak) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan26.074048.23365@news.unomaha.edu>, mgolden@cwis.unomaha.edu
- >(Brian Golden) writes:
-
- >|> > because the dealer warned him to prepare for a two days job to get that
- >|> > done. Consider the $54/hr cost of labor, that's going to be a Big charge.
-
- Step 1. Go to a decent import garage. It should be about a 3-7 hour
- job. (Having done the changes on an Alltrac celica and a regular celica,
- I can give you some advice, such as make sure you can break loose the
- crank shaft pulley bolt. Do this first; if you can't, go to the dealer
- or a garage and have them break it loose [if they'll do it])
-
- >|> When (or if) it goes bad, replace it then. It is a BIG chore, especially on
-
- Absolutely NOT! This series of cars, with the 2.0 L engine, has a history
- of problems with the timing belt, with an instance of one breaking at
- 20k. There is an idler pulley that is too small, and causes excessive
- stress on the belt.
-
- Furthermore, this engine is an INTERFERENCE engine. If it breaks, you
- run the very real risk of a complete engine rebuild. (Hint, this is
- a very time intensive task, and at $54/hour, plus many parts, will cost
- much more than a timing belt replacement.)
-
- >|> the 100k mark. Mostly the belt fails because of the rubber decaying, not
-
- Not true for this car. (BTW, many belts fail far before the 100k mark.
- I have personal experience with failures at 78k, 86k, and 90k (separate
- cars, not all mine:)
-
- >Is this engine freewheeling? I assume that is a 16v and probably not, especiall
- >since it is made in Japan. You can let it go, but if the engine doesn't
-
- Correction. Most Japanese engines are free-wheeling, it is the American
- ones that are mostly interference engines. All Toyota engines built
- after something like 1986 are free-wheeling, as are the 1.8L Mitsu engines.
- The 2.0L happens to not be.
-
- >at least one of the times. The job shouldn't cost more than $250 on any car. Th
- >belt itself only *costs* ~$10. You'll probably be charged $30 by the mechanic.
-
- Um, on my car, the job is listed as a 7+ hour job, at $65/hour. The
- dealer quoted me $750 to change it. On a regular celica, it is about
- a $350 job. The belts cost around $30.
-
- Ron
-