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devind05 · 07-17-2007, 10:12 PM

Anyone know if ours 07 camry v6 running timing belt or chain belt?

s_ajanthan · 07-17-2007, 10:36 PM

iirc it should be chain, i think most manufacturers are moving towards chain again increase resale value since chains are good for atleast 200K (i think) as opposed to belts which are usually 100K. I know the previous gen5 V6 (3.0L & 3.3L) were belt.

devind05 · 07-17-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by s_ajanthan

iirc it should be chain, i think most manufacturers are moving towards chain again increase resale value since chains are good for atleast 200K (i think) as opposed to belts which are usually 100K. I know the previous gen5 V6 (3.0L & 3.3L) were belt.

Thanks for the info Ajanthan...

hans747 · 07-18-2007, 01:46 AM

any way to upgrade a gen 5 to a chain?

gdanaher · 07-18-2007, 02:25 AM

Check your repair manual. It likely already is a chain.

white3ch0c0late · 07-18-2007, 04:07 AM

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Originally Posted by hans747

any way to upgrade a gen 5 to a chain?

A Gen 5 4cyl has a chain. A Gen 5 V6 has a belt. Upgrading to a chain is not worth the money that would probably be involved. I can imagine that you'd have to do a major overhaul in order to complete such a "retrofit".