please help timing belt out on my 86 celica - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

robcynkenn · 08-05-2005, 11:20 AM

Can anyone please give me step by step details on how to change the timing belt on my 86 celica? I would greatly appreaciate it.

Tommy · 08-06-2005, 02:09 AM

First, save $3-400

Second, Call tow truck (if timing belt is broke, if not procede to step 3)

Third, Take car to mechanic who knows what he is doing.

Fourth, Drive home happy that you have your car back, and its not in a thousand peices in your driveway.

If you dont know how to do it, you arent going to figure it out from a post on the internet. IF you are really serious, spend $15 and go buy a haynes manual and read about how to do it there.

flex-appeal · 08-06-2005, 09:13 AM

Excellent instructions Tommy - this one should be in the FAQ

robcynkenn · 08-06-2005, 12:12 PM

thank you for you information. I will save up and take it to a machanic

Tommy · 08-06-2005, 12:21 PM

lol, sorry dude, but yea, thats about the best you're gonna get.

Timing belt isnt the easiest thing to do, you have to work in a cramped area, and with lots of parts that are vital to engine operation. also, the procedure is extremely detailed, and if you mess it up, it will be very hard to get everything realigned and back in running order.

and for future reference, include the engine in the description. Ive seen 86 celica's with i think 4 different engines depending on where you are and what month the car was released.

fredk · 08-06-2005, 09:34 PM

awe come on tommy, 20 minute job

yeah right huh?

robcynkenn · 08-06-2005, 09:40 PM

thanks for your input, we found a guy that knows what he is doing and we started to change it got almost done and found out that the idoler pully is out the berrings are out in it and that is what made the timing belt go out. And you were right, it is a very tough thing to do we were working on it for 5 hours and were still not done. the engine is a 2se. so does any body know were I can get a new idoler pully? Well I guess I will let everybody know what happens in the end.

fredk · 08-06-2005, 09:43 PM

try one for a 3sfe?

robcynkenn · 08-06-2005, 09:45 PM

is it the same for both?

fredk · 08-06-2005, 09:48 PM

it just might be, go to napa

robcynkenn · 08-06-2005, 09:58 PM

do you think that napa can cell them I called pep boys and auto zone and they couldn't even order me one? well let me chek it out

fredk · 08-07-2005, 06:46 PM

pepboys, autozone

go to a real parts store

letheal · 08-07-2005, 08:58 PM

i have the dealership manual. if you try to do it yourself and come to a part where you get stuck PM me. its a pretty big pain in the ass. but its doable. im not going to wrtie it all out because its a good 4 pages.

go to the dealership for parts if you cant find them

robcynkenn · 08-07-2005, 09:21 PM

well we got it put on, i got a new idler pully from a salvage yard, we got everything together, but the timing is off now, so now were going to take everything off and start again. hopefully well get it right this time.

i will let everybody know when we get it fixed

Tommy · 08-08-2005, 08:34 AM

bet you're glad you didnt try this yourself arent ya?