Signs of a dying Timing belt. - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

aashish.paul · 10-10-2009, 05:49 PM

Hi,

I was looking for signs of a dying timing belt.

I got my car at 127K and was told that the belt had already been changed at 95K. Last time I went in for oil change I was told to get the timing belt replaced.
I am not sure what the signs of a failing timing belt is so appreciate if could jot down a few points. Thanks.

chronoti · 10-10-2009, 06:35 PM

visual only cracks frays missing/broken tooths on the belt. only thing you can tell other than looking at it is it will go pop, and ya......

***LynchburgCSI*** · 10-10-2009, 06:46 PM

^ yep. also, both engines for the car are non-interference....you won't run into any problems when and if it does break.

***eyeball96*** · 10-10-2009, 06:47 PM

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the_professional · 10-10-2009, 07:17 PM

I also listen for squealing, it usually starts on rainy days. Also, squeel can be caused by lack of tension on the belt.

masteryota1 · 10-10-2009, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by aashish.paul

... Last time I went in for oil change I was told to get the oil changed.

that makes sense

JCamry94 · 10-10-2009, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aashish.paul

Hi,

I was looking for signs of a dying timing belt.

I got my car at 127K and was told that the belt had already been changed at 95K. Last time I went in for oil change I was told to get the oil changed.
I am not sure what the signs of a failing timing belt is so appreciate if could jot down a few points. Thanks.

You still got another 30K + if that's the case!

I think my belt was changed once and I have 150k on the car

***JohnGD*** · 10-11-2009, 12:10 AM

The 2.2s unfortunately do not have automatic tensioners.

A stretched timing belt may cause a little more noise but will snap as the belt teeth shifted just enough to get caught against the sprocket teeth instead of between them.

I'd change these out at 50K miles w/o auto tensioners.

Quote:

Originally Posted by aashish.paul

Hi,

I was looking for signs of a dying timing belt.

I got my car at 127K and was told that the belt had already been changed at 95K. Last time I went in for oil change I was told to get the oil changed.
I am not sure what the signs of a failing timing belt is so appreciate if could jot down a few points. Thanks.

Jimnist · 10-11-2009, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LynchburgCSI

^ yep. also, both engines for the car are non-interference....you won't run into any problems when and if it does break.

Well no; not mechanically. You'd just be stranded

aashish.paul · 10-11-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by masteryota1

that makes sense

what was i thinking

***eyeball96*** · 10-11-2009, 11:10 AM

Fixed it for ya!

***LynchburgCSI*** · 10-11-2009, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimnist

Well no; not mechanically. You'd just be stranded

yeahhhhh about that.

aashish.paul · 10-11-2009, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JohnGD

The 2.2s unfortunately do not have automatic tensioners.

A stretched timing belt may cause a little more noise but will snap as the belt teeth shifted just enough to get caught against the sprocket teeth instead of between them.

I'd change these out at 50K miles w/o auto tensioners.

Thank you all for the responses.

Sorry about that Mod. I went thru the DIY but didnt find the reason that triggered the change of T Belt.

When I open my hood after the engine warms up I hear a clicking sound from around the timing belt area. I am qguessing that it is due the teeth of the belt and sprocket not meshing correctly. I hope it doesnt fail before I get it to the dealership.

Thanks again.

Lightning Blue · 10-12-2009, 01:04 AM

I think you're being taken for a ride, if the first replacement was at 90K miles, shouldn't the second be at 180K miles?

Unless it was a really cheap belt or something...

JCamry94 · 10-12-2009, 01:39 AM

90k's reccomended for the V6 ^

Quote:

Originally Posted by aashish.paul

Thank you all for the responses.

Sorry about that Mod. I went thru the DIY but didnt find the reason that triggered the change of T Belt.

When I open my hood after the engine warms up I hear a clicking sound from around the timing belt area. I am qguessing that it is due the teeth of the belt and sprocket not meshing correctly. I hope it doesnt fail before I get it to the dealership.

Thanks again.

The clicking i believe is normal, my motor has gone 20k+ with that sound (ever since i first bought the car).