4runner4ever

A friend showed up with his '90 Hilux double cab. I swapped a low milage 3L diesel and added a turbo and intercooler some 3 years back into his vehicle. He drove 50.000 km with this setup.
Says he parked the car, came back in 5 min., fired her up and heard a terrible scream from under the hood. He opened it up and wreckoned the noise came from the engine.
He drove straight to my place (some 20 miles) so I could listen to it.
Now: HOW MUCH LUCK DO THE IGNORANT HAVE???
This is what I found:



This is the belt:



The cause: cam belt tension spring (right upper side, got so hot it melted through the plastic)

eric-the-red

Very lucky I'd say, that belt looks like it could have gone anytime, and taken the engine with it

smiljko

Very close