ChickenLover

Well, she's been squealin' on me the last couple of days. I knew just what it was. Ol' #2. The price of this thing at the stealer is outrageous! The repair was fairly easy. Although, it did take an interesting combination of sockets and extensions to get those two rear bolts off. The old idler had considerable play in it. Here are a few pics. You can see in the third one how fun the rear bolt removal was. And yes, I know how white trash my driver's side cam pulley/belt clamp is.

NathanBERG

And yes, I know how white trash my driver's side cam pulley/belt clamp is.





What did you pay for the new one? and how long did the job take?

DH6twinotter

Oh, sweet. I had always thought you had to remove the plenum to get to those bolts.

Learn something everyday here.

ChickenLover

Oh, it pains me to say this, but Reno Toyota charged me $85 before tax. I found one at an online OEM dealer for $57, but couldn't wait for shipping (hunting trip). So I went to the stealer, bent over, and let 'em do their thing. Then I went home and cried a little.

The job didn't take me much more than an hour. But I am quite familiar with this engine.

toddowaddo

"And yes, I know how white trash my driver's side cam pulley/belt clamp is."

I personally think that was pretty clever. I am originally from West Virginia though... (duelling banjos playing in the background)

runethechamp

One hour is pretty good. How much stuff did you have to take off to do that?

YotaJunky

Chickenlover,

Did you have to take the crank pulley off? If so, what did you use to hold it in place to loosen the nut?

Troy

ChickenLover

No. The first picture shows the complete disassembly for this job.

ChickenLover

-Removed two hoses above timing cover
-Removed Alt. belt
-Removed radiator hose connection from flow jacket of idler pulley
-Removed studs from flow jacket
-Removed timing belt cover
-Removed plate from back of timing belt rear cover
-Marked and clamped timing belt on cam pulleys
-Removed idler pulley


Note: I am running an electric fan right now, so I am not sure if the stock belt driven clutch fan will have to be removed or not.

Flamedx4

I appreciate the pics. I have an oil leak in there somewhere and am dreading having to get in there to even see what it is, let alone fix it. It only leaks while the engine is running, and very little. As far as I can see it comes out of the front cover.

Lefty

...Am I the only one that saw that and thought "That's a great idea. Why hadn't I thought of that before ?"

Steve

ChickenLover

I would imagine it's coming from a front cam seal.

callmej75

I 2nd the cam seal.

YotaJunky

Did you have to drain any coolant?

Troy

snap-on

I had to pull the drivers side fuel line crossover bolt off in order to sqeeze my extension in there when i did mine.

ive got a pic of it but its at home...

ChickenLover

When I removed the radiator hose connection from the pulley's flow jacket, a little spilled out (maybe a quart). You are at the very top of the cooling system there. The only reason I spilled even that much was because the engine was still a little warm. It certainly wouldn't hurt to drain a little out, but it isn't necessary.

slosurfer

bumping an old thread again! I am doing my wp/tb this weekend and I also am replacing the #2 idler. YOur pics were very helpful in helping me remove it. When you put the new one on, did you use any kind of sealer, permatex, etc...? It looks like my new one has a rubber seal on it, but I wasn't sure if I still needed some permatex. I am using the fsm and it just says "replace it" but doesn't really have instructions. I have everything tore down and ready to put back together tomorrow, but just need to clarify what needs permatex and what doesn't.

ChickenLover

I didn't add any sealer. The rubber seal on the new idler pulley has worked just fine. I've had no leaks.

slosurfer

Cool, thanks for the quick reply.

TOYZILLA

before you changed your pulley,were you loseing water/coolant along the bottom of the front of the motor from under the timeing cover?