Ebay timing belt kits

[xtremeskier97]

Im looking to do the wife's timing belt change in a couple weeks and need to get the stuff ordered. Ive been looking at the Ebay kits. Some have more things than others. Some have the whole water pump housing, some dont.

My questions are:

Does anyone recommend any kit over another on Ebay?
Should I stay away from Ebay kits?
Which ones look like they have everything I need to get it all done?
Do I need to replace the whole water pump housing, or is the pump itself sufficient?

Any advice is GREATLY appreciated! I will be using the DIY guides here on the forums since they are really well done!

Thanks guys!

Some kits ive been looking at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/90-01...item53dc6354a1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/92-01...item3354d66a0f

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAMRY...item51912f9a00

[Chris Crash]

You don't wanna cheap out on those products. I would definitely change the water pump while you're in there.

[xtremeskier97]

Im gonna change the water pump, I want to know if I need to change the housing along WITH the water pump.

[Chris Crash]

Ah. I wouldn't. It would probably be fine, but when you get closer inspection is when you'll know.

[xtremeskier97]

That's just it, I need to know BEFORE I order, LoL.

[Nervous]

The last one (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53...item51912f9a00) is good to go. It consists of OEM parts but cost less than OEM parts bought separately.

[LynchburgCSI]

^ I approve of that kit.

[71Corolla]

Same, excellent kit. And aircabinman is very reliable.

[97ToyCar]

What are the two studs for the in the Ebay photo of the kit? Thermostat studs, maybe??

[ycartf]

Just a couple notes about when you do this job -

<> To remove the crank nut, take the battery out and then the starter out (maybe 15 minutes) to access the flywheel. Wedge a prybar (those that look like big screwdrivers) into the flywheel teeth and have someone hold it while you break that crank nut off - same procedure to tighten that nut back.

<> To remove the camshaft sprocket, I use a two-pin spanner to hold the sprocket still while breaking the nuts loose. This tool is like a bar with a swinging leg off of it - with both of them having pins that shoot out at 90 degrees on the end. Those pins go into the holes of the sprocket to hold it still.

Tracy

[mikered30]

Aircabin man still legit when it comes to his timing belt kits? Bando serp belts OEM?

[ricamryman]

Personally after all of the labor to get to those parts, I would only use Genuine Toyota Parts! I did 28K miles ago!

[JohnGD]

You can reuse the housing. With the complete kit you should have the new o-rings/gaskets for back of the housing and water pipes, so replace those too.

The $184.14 kit looks good. I'm not sure Motorad and those oil seal brands however.

Bando, GoodYear, Dayco, Mitsuboshi are all OEM brands that you find in Toyotas. Bando is actually the cheapest you can buy when rockauto still carried them. I personally use Gates belts and hoses and Fel-Pro seals. However, I'd use only Toyota thermostat (Kuzeh) with a jiggle valve. But the eBay price is great. Hard to beat.

Originally Posted by xtremeskier97

Im gonna change the water pump, I want to know if I need to change the housing along WITH the water pump.

[mikered30]

Thanks guys

[Scottysize]

OK, I ordered this kit, but I don't plan on installing it until the end of the summer.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...#ht_2020wt_939

Do you think it's a good kit? If not, should I send it back (assuming of course I can), or sell it and not install it? Obviously I don't want to be doing this again in a few months when the new timing belt breaks. I know it's not OEM, but what do you think?

Also, are any pieces missing that I'll need? This will be my first timing belt change that I've performed, so I'm hesitant.