anybody ever have a timing belt brake on a gen 4

[solidg]

just curious

[touringcamry]

Why would you put a brake on the timing belt?

[thereal2x]

Originally Posted by touringcamry

Why would you put a brake on the timing belt?

i think he means break and not brake

[BadChicken]

yep, see it alot, not that big of deal to have one break

[TAckhouse1]

Is the V6 non interference?

[touringcamry]

Originally Posted by thereal2x

i think he means break and not brake

Ah...that makes more sense

Most Toyota engines that use timing belts are non-interference so if the belt breaks, the engine just stops. There have been some posts on here about the belt breaking and doing some damage when the engine is turning at high RPMs though, ie 5000 or more.

[swensonator]

Mine broke on the way home from getting my car washed one time. Engine just suddenly died (scared the crap out of me). Wasn't that big of a deal though, just took it in and had the belt replaced. Fortunately the camry has a non-interference engine.

[xxpanipuri]

Originally Posted by swensonator

Mine broke on the way home from getting my car washed one time. Engine just suddenly died (scared the crap out of me). Wasn't that big of a deal though, just took it in and had the belt replaced. Fortunately the camry has a non-interference engine.

wow thats good to know!

i just had my original timing belt replaced 3-4 weeks ago at 165k miles

i was lucky as hell it lasted that long!

but now i feel better