It doesn't seem like it in the summer, feels almost like a sauna to me. And the 3.4 is much better, more efficient and plain badass.

 

Sorry for the thread jack budd. But one thing..That statement seems completely odd to me..Its humid as hell to me out there...

 

Haha. You have obviously never lived in the true south or a sub tropical zone. Im from TN, deep south. Your talking relative humidty 99% everyday. Remember 100% humidity is RAIN. Its the kinda humidity that when you get out of shower you never really dry off all day.

TX, at least this part in San Antonio is BONE dry compared to where I am from. So I suppose its all relative. I find TX quite enjoyable, but then again when your from the deep south..so would an oven.

San Antonio only occasionally gets what I would call even mildly humid. In terms of relative factor 70-80% is usually as high as it gets here.


SO...

 

Ahh, Well good point man...

 

FWIW, my timing belt looks great at 122k miles (original belt). Did Toyota put in the belt at 44k? I'd be leery of an aftermarket belt in there, but if it's a Toyota, I'd say take off the cover and check it, and if it looks good and the water pump isn't leaking, don't worry about it for a while. Do this at your own risk, though. And FYI, the 3.4L is a non-interference motor.

 

Ill call toyota tomorrow to ask, if they did they would have a record. I cannot tell by the sticker whether they did or another place did.
Thanks about the interference tid bit. Nice to know if it snaps I wont fry my engine.

and wait. its a belt and non interference. wierd. Thought they put chains on non interference?

 

??????
Gates refers to the 3.4 as an interference engine????