Re: Toyota - no start -turns over - got gas- got power

"carcrazy42" <herecomesthesun64@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> The car isn't worth much. The cost of having a shop work on this would
> just
> be too much. We've asked a few people about this and it seems like
> generally the answer is the timing belt. My son's going to give it a shot
> at replacing the timing belt. He's not a trained mechanic but has worked
> on his own cars. Any pointers would be appreciated. Thx.
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You never mentioned what kind of Toyota it is, but your son may wish to
invest in a Chilton's manual or Haynes manual at your local auto parts store
or book store. It will help if he does not have experience with timing
belts.
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Ray O
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It's a corolla, I listed that in one of the prior posts. He's got the
manual. We're loosening belts and bolts per the manual. And getting ready
to loosen the engine so we can get to the time belt covers. Wish us luck!
Any tips are appreciated!

"carcrazy42" <herecomesthesun64@nospamyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> It's a corolla, I listed that in one of the prior posts. He's got the
> manual. We're loosening belts and bolts per the manual. And getting ready
> to loosen the engine so we can get to the time belt covers. Wish us luck!
> Any tips are appreciated!
>[/color]

A Corolla is one of the easier timing belt jobs.

If you have not already purchased the parts, you may wish to get a timing
belt tensioner and replace that while you're in there. I don't remember if
the water pump is driven by the timing belt in that car and is under the
timing belt cover, but if it is, you may wish to change the water pump as
well. That way, everything that may cause problems in the general vicinity
of the timing belt will be new.

Good luck!
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Ray O
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