Yep that was me too lol. Fairly easy repair.....but messy. I also ended up having to drop the oil pan and later the front main with the oil pump. All sealed up now I think [emoji23]
It's a pretty hefty chain. I've only heard of replacement a few times.....and it's been on 400k engines. The way I figure it when the timing chain is due....and a rebuild might just be a better solution to give a fresh build to the engine.
Yeah i know all about the r series if youre refering to 18, 20, 22 and such those are just the more well known ones. I wasnt asking which ones are chain or belt! Maybe i worded that wrong if so i do apologize. I know a fair amount around vehicles, engines and whatnot(except suspenion lol) , more than average joe for sure and eagerly learn more daily thanks to you gracious forum members! so timing belt or timing chain: most of the time not all, belts have some plastic or all plastic timing covers and chains dont have any is the easiest way i think about it..or google. Ha but ive never heard of any other toyota as long as ive been a fan of em, that timing chain or belt either or being considered a lifetime part....all my 20, 22r(e)'s are definetly not lifetime! Unless youre saying all toyota timing chains are considered "lifetime" part? Maybe im understandinf you wrong?
I think i may have misunderstood, what was spoken earlier. But now that you say that it makes sense as being considered "lifetime". Haha feel like an idiot there i just was looking at it from the wrong way i guess
The 22r, if you have the dual row from the factory, is a lifetime part. There's no way that little engine could stretch the dual row lol. There was a kit available from LC that would convert you to a dual row. I think it was 150? Pretty easy decision if you were doing a timing chain.
It was one of the reasons. The biggest reason people did it though is it took an already bulletproof motor (although weak) and make it even more indestructible. Great little engine. Pretty good torque for what it was.
