99 camry (v6) timing belt - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

greeneclipse · 07-09-2005, 09:28 PM

hey guys...

my 99 camry has hit the 100k mark, and i want to change the timing belt.

i have mechanical experience, but i just wanted to know if anyone can give me some tips/pointers on what parts to change and if i need any special tools.

basically, any info. will help.

thanks in advance

Cyorke · 07-09-2005, 10:24 PM

NOt really any special tools. Just a good set of metric wrenches and sockets. jackstands blah blah blah. I would recommedn that you have a waterpump, crank seals, oil pump seal, cam seals, and tensioner and idler pulleys. You will obviously need to remove the crank pulley for the acc. belts, that can be a bitch sometimes. Since they sorta rust on sometimes. You will need a 10mm socket and 1.4 " ratchet to take the timing cover off. Take the passenger side motor mount out and support the engine. Once you get eh timing cover off everything should be pretty self explanatory if you ahve some experience doing this type of thing. just make sure you line everything up when you are ready to put it back together and you will be good to go. Nice thing about the toys everything that needs to be timed has amark on it so jsut line the marks up with the corresponding mark on the oil pump housing or the head and you are ready to go. If you ahve everything ready to go you can probably have the whole thing done in 3 hours or so. I recommend having all of those parts on hand jsut to prevent you from having to tear it all down then go back out for more parts and all. Just make sure you can return that stuff if you dont need it. I jsut know for me persoanlly it is a good 30-40 minute drive to the nearest parts store and then they may not have everything you need on hand so if they have to order it are they going to give you the money back if youend up returning it and all. or jsut say screw it and replace all taht stuff anyway and then you dont have to worry about it messing up for another 100k hopefully. You wold hate to do the belt now and then in 20k miles have to tear it all down to redo it plus any of those above mentioned items.

greeneclipse · 07-11-2005, 03:56 PM

about those seals you mentioned (crank, oil, cam)....do i need a tool for these or do they just pop right out? and do i need any kind of adhesive/sealant to put them back on?

also a few more questions....(1)someone told me that i need a crank pulley removal tool...is this necessary?

(2) do i have to remove the camshaft sprockets/gears to get the timing belt off, or can i just slip it off after i remove the tensioner.

(3)when i have the belt off, if one of the pulleys moves out of position (away from the marks) can i just turn it any which way to get it lined up again?

sorry for so many questions, but i've never changed the t-belt on an interference type motor like this one.

thanks again for your help

***Eye8Pussies*** · 07-11-2005, 07:48 PM

^ the 1mz is actually non-interference

Cyorke · 07-11-2005, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by greeneclipse

about those seals you mentioned (crank, oil, cam)....do i need a tool for these or do they just pop right out? and do i need any kind of adhesive/sealant to put them back on?

NO you do not need any special tools. Just a small flat bladed screwdriver will work fine. NO you do not need any specials adhesives or sealants, but would be helpful to have seal installer set.

[QUOTE]also a few more questions....(1)someone told me that i need a crank pulley removal tool...is this necessary?[QUOTE]

You do not have to have a pulley remover, but it will make it easier maybe. If you have to very large screwdrivers or prybars you can put them on the back side of the pulley and remove it by alternating pressure from side to side.

[QUOTE] (2) do i have to remove the camshaft sprockets/gears to get the timing belt off, or can i just slip it off after i remove the tensioner.[QUOTE]

You do not have to remove the cam gears or crank sprocket to remove the belt itselbut, you will need to remove them in order to change out the seals. The cam gears are held on with bolts buth e crank sprocket jsut slides over hte end of the crankshaft. A large pair of channel locks should fit over the cam gears so you can hold them in place while removing the bolts. Just be careful not to damage the cam gears.

[QUOTE](3)when i have the belt off, if one of the pulleys moves out of position (away from the marks) can i just turn it any which way to get it lined up again?[QUOTE]

If for some reason one of the cams or crank move you can turn them without causing any damage. The 1MZ engine is a non-interference engine as someone has already stated. Just line the marks up when you are ready to install the belt again and you should be good to go.

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sorry for so many questions, but i've never changed the t-belt on an interference type motor like this one.

thanks again for your help

As stated above the 1MZ is an non-interference engine so you do not have to worry about any problems associated with that.

I would also reccomend that you try to download the Camry repair manual that is available on here. I know it is not for the 99 year model but the information concerning the engine will be the same regardless of year model when it comes to the timing belt information.
I hope this helps you and if you have any more questions please fell free to ask.

Well I screwed up the whole quoting part of this but hopefully you can read it all and it will be helpful. I have never tried breaking down the original post and answering so my bad on that.

greeneclipse · 07-12-2005, 01:23 AM

thanks for clearing up the non-interference issue (looks like someone gave me some wrong info.)

couple more things:

-should i remove the sparkplugs to make it easier to turn the crank? those 3 plugs in the back are a pain to get to.

-do i have to buy the pulley removal tool, or can i rent from autozone or the like?

- i found this on a diff. website incase anyone else needs it.

http://yotarepair.com/1FZ-ME_timingbelt.html

thanks again

88 LE · 07-12-2005, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by greeneclipse

(1)someone told me that i need a crank pulley removal tool...is this necessary?

Yes, you need a puller for the crank pulley.

Use a bolt on type puller. Do not use a jaw type puller.

You can rent one from Autozone.

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(2) do i have to remove the camshaft sprockets/gears to get the timing belt off, or can i just slip it off after i remove the tensioner.

You can slip the belt off after the tensioner is removed.

No need to unbolt the camgears.

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(3)when i have the belt off, if one of the pulleys moves out of position (away from the marks) can i just turn it any which way to get it lined up again?

Yes.

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should i remove the sparkplugs to make it easier to turn the crank? those 3 plugs in the back are a pain to get to.

You can if you want, but its not necessary.

greeneclipse · 07-12-2005, 11:29 PM

question about the tensioner...

i ordered a new OEM one...when i put it on do i have to compress it and put in an allen key or does the new one come setup?

88 LE · 07-13-2005, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by greeneclipse

question about the tensioner...

i ordered a new OEM one...when i put it on do i have to compress it and put in an allen key or does the new one come setup?

If its not already compressed, you'll have to compress it and insert a allen key.

greeneclipse · 07-14-2005, 12:06 AM

now some questions on the water pump removal/install :

-do i need to do anything other then the steps needed for the t-belt change to gain access to the water pump? (i.e. do i need to remove any other pulleys or brackets?)

- what type of gasket sealer do you recommend (if any is needed)?

-are there any diagrams or write-ups you know of that i could look at?

(oil seals)

- how many are there total, and are they all the same size?

-can someone point them out for me on this diagram:

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...13&catalogid=1

thanks again

88 LE · 07-14-2005, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by greeneclipse

now some questions on the water pump removal/install :

-do i need to do anything other then the steps needed for the t-belt change to gain access to the water pump? (i.e. do i need to remove any other pulleys or brackets?)

http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...3d8013e465.jsp

^ Look towards the bottom of the page where it says 1MZ-FE.

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- what type of gasket sealer do you recommend (if any is needed)?

RTV silicone.

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(oil seals)

- how many are there total, and are they all the same size?

-can someone point them out for me on this diagram:

http://www.trademotion.com/partlocat...13&catalogid=1

13 - Cam seal. Theres 2 of them (one behind each camgear).

22 - Front crank seal (aka front main seal)

No, their not all the same size.

greeneclipse · 07-15-2005, 02:19 PM

totally unrelated problem.....

i went to turn on the car today and it wouldn't even crank...so i took a look at the battery and noticed there was no water in it, so i added some distilled water. I gave it a jump and it started up.

but here's where the problem starts:

the "ABS" light was on, and the "trac off" light was flashing while i was drving it (i drove it around for about a half-hour). I came home and shut it off, but then it wouldn't start up again. ???

what could be wrong?

(88 LE, i started another thread on this topic...i hope that's ok.)