Anyone close to Wilmington, Delaware that has changed out their timing belt and waterpump? If so, i'd gladly pay you to do mine! Dealership quoted me $660 today for both. I'm just trying to make it a little cheaper with it being around the holidays and all. Thanks

 

$660 isn't too bad. I have seen quotes much higher. I paid $502 for mine. Do you have a break down of the quote?? labor, parts etc....

 

If I lived closer I've certainly give you a hand. But yeah, that price doesn't seem too terrible. Dealer quoted me $729. Indy mechanic wanted $749

This convinced me that I needed to do it myself. Parts were just under $200 shipped.

 

How long did it take you to do it? Also did you order your parts online from a place like trdparts4u?

 

I'll let you know after I do it!

I ordered my parts from www.toyotapartsales.com (same guys), check the vendor marketplace for a discount code. Should get everything by this Monday (hopefully), and I'm gonna hop right on it. I'm estimating a good half day, but it's my first time with the 4Runner so who knows. I'm doing water pump, timing belt, drive belts, and tranny cooler.

 

Thanks dgz, please keep me posted!

 

I think mine cost me 250 or so. I got a brand new Duralast water pump with life time warenty, goodyear timing belt, gatorback or something like that accessory drive belts, and a Toyota tensioner. It took me about a week or so to get it all done. But some of that was waiting for the tensioner. I could not get the bolts off and had to grind them off after I eventually stripped the heads on them. I got the grinder into the tensioner and it had to be replaced. One thing that will help is get something that will hold the cam gears in place cause it's a bitch to get the belt on and tight without that.

 

Here are the tools I use for T-belts:

hold the crank:
Schley Products SP 64400
http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1...damper_pu.html

Compress the tensioner:
Schley SLY 97300
http://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Timing-...011590&sr=8-10

Hold the cams:
Schley Products, Inc 96800
http://www.amazon.com/Schley-Product...9012180&sr=1-1

I guess you can do a search for the best prices...these were easiest to find on the web.

 

If it were me, I would just make the crank pulley holder, skip the cam pulley holder, and if you're not swapping the tensioner, get the tensioner compressor. if you are getting a new tensioner, skip that tool, too.

I just did this service in July, so it's all still fresh in my mind if you have any other questions.

The part of the process that took the most time for me was removing the Pwr steering pump, etc... just to get to the tensioner bolts. the tensioner compressor will DEFINITELY be used next time!

there's a list of what i installed here.

 

Napa has a nice Timing Belt kit that comes with everything but the water pump and the acc belts. I paid around $300 and it took me one day in my apartments parking lot. Just look up the FSM and follow the instructions. Its not hard to do if you have all the right tools.

Edit: I have a 2nd gen but I think the precess is pretty similar.

 

thanks for all your info

 

I finished up my timing belt install yesterday. Really not that difficult once I figured everything out. I bought the tensioner compressor tool which is a must have if you are just changing the belt. I actually made the SST with an piece of red oak. Drilled out the holes and braced it up against the frame. Worked like a charm and was strong enough to withstand me torquing the crank bolt.

Rokin' the homegrown SST...


I did have trouble getting the timing belt on after using the tensioner tool. With a suggestion by Dan (danimal92sport), I completely removed the top idler pulley, which allowed me to easily slip the belt over everything. The pulley went back on very easily. The only other PITA stuff was getting to the tension bolt for the PS, (not too bad though), and removing the over torqued A/C pulley bolt.

All-in-all not a bad job IF you have the right tools. It's nice to save 400-500 bucks (I was quoted $750 around here), but you do have the down time to consider.

I also installed a transmission cooler, removed the radiator and flushed the cooling system, and changed the oil and transmission fluid. It took me a good two days taking my time and cleaning stuff up as I went along. If this is your first time, with the right tools, I'd give myself a good day. But do it on the weekend so you have the extra time if you need it.