Timing Belt Change 2006 V8 Limited 4runner

^^ interested on what you find out. I am in PHX as well and need to do my TB/WP/ect. soon. I am going to order the parts off ebay so I will just need the labor portion done. I can do it but if the labor is only a few hundred then that would be worth not giving up my weekend.
 
^^ interested on what you find out. I am in PHX as well and need to do my TB/WP/ect. soon. I am going to order the parts off ebay so I will just need the labor portion done. I can do it but if the labor is only a few hundred then that would be worth not giving up my weekend.

Not Sure if folks are still following this thread - I have a 2006 V8 T4R with 115K and am trying to compile a list of parts to replace;
here is what I have ;
Timing Belt 13568-09070
Tensioner 13540-50030
Tensioner Pulley
Idler Pulley x2 (left & right) 135050F010
13503-50010 135030F010
Water Pump 16100-59275-83 16100-09201
O-ring for water pump 96761-24019
O-ring for water pump 96761-35035
serpentine belt 9091602585
tensioner and pulleys
flush the coolant 00272-SLLC2

Hydraulic Tens 1354065010
Tensioner bearing 1350565040
Idler bearing 1350365010 90311-A0001
Cam seal 9031142027 90311-71002
Crank seal


Please let me know if this list needs updating - thanks
 
I'm also doing this job on my 2007 v/8. I'm being told that the hydraulic tensioner is a complete waste of money to replace and that the crankshaft seal is behind the hub and will be alot of work to get to and cost $550 more to do(Never heard this before)

My quote is for $890 doing timing belt, waterpump and gasket, idler pulley, camshaft seals, themostat and gasket and serpentine belt and a flush and fill of the radiator

No hydraulic tensioner replaced, no radiator hoses replaced, but everything used will be genuine and original Toyota parts. I will have a 12 month warranty on parts and labor too.

Total $890....any thoughts on this quote would be greatly appreciated. I'm supposed to do it Monday morning
 
Has anyone tried doing this themselves? Mine is due and I am seriously considering doing it myself, but need to know if I am dancing with the devil on this.

Just a follow up...I did do the TB job myself and it went pretty well. The one big problem I ran into was getting the crank shaft pulley off. I ended up getting a new impact gun that goes up to 750 ft/lbs of torque and that zipped if off with no problems. Had to pull the radiator to get to it though.

Also, the TB tensioner was a pain, I ended up replacing it just because I couldnt come up with a way to substitute the "special tool" needed to hold it in during installation.

All in all, not bad though. I would certainly do it again if I had to and saved a TON of money.
 
Any mechanics watching this thread?

This is the list of parts from the above Ebay add:

Includes The Following Brand New Parts:
Quantity Part Manufacturer Part Number
1 Timing Belt Toyota 13568-09070
1 Idler Roller Koyo OE 13505-0F010
1 Tensioner Roller Koyo OE 13503-0F010
1 Front Crankshaft Seal Toyota 90311-A0001
2 Front Camshaft Seals Toyota 90311-38065
1 Water Pump Aisin OE 16100-59275-83
1 Water Pump Gasket (Metal) Aisin 16271-0F010
2 Water Pump O-Rings Ishino/KP - - - - - - - - - -
1 Thermostat Toyota 90916-03100
1 Thermostat Gasket Ishino 16346-50010
1 Hydraulic Tensioner Toyota 13540-50030
1 Serpentine Drive Belt Toyota 90916-02586

Is anything listed above not neccessary? $466 from the Ebay seller.

Also, my mechanic quoted me $800 to replace the above parts (Plus the cost of the parts). This seems high since most of the labor is redundant for the water pump and timing belt.

Please post up your comments.
 
I bought the exact same parts from eBay id: royalsouthtoyotascion Contact Richard via email and he will pull your vin# and sell them directly from the Toyota dealer with receipt so you have 12 mos warranty on parts for $499 shipped. My local Toyota ASE certified tech with 13 yrs exp said they will install for $500 and give 12 mos on labor too----so, total= $1000 with 12mos parts and labor warranty and I'm in Los Angeles, you should find cheaper labor than LA
 
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BTW..... I was gonna buy from that same seller but with the tax he charged when I went to buy it now it was the same $499 as getting from the dealer on eBay I mentioned above
 
After reading this thread I am happy with the deal I got from a local independent Toyota specialty shop. Last week I paid 1,091.00 for the following: timing belt, water pump, gaskets, o rings, serp belt, thermostat, coolant, replaced sway bar bushings, PCV, changed spark plugs, oil change, and 4 wheel alignment. The following was done for free: lubed steering shaft, greased drive train, cleaned catalytic converter, replaced plastic coverings over dashboard panels.
 
Wow! Hapeacres. Did he also: clay bar, wash, wax, vac, fill her up with premium and leave the # for the pretty receptionist on your dashboard? Seriously...you got a deal!
 
ha ha...no pretty receptionist but a bunch of nice guys who I felt were knowledgeable and honest......actually truck was serviced by a forum member I met right here on this forum who has the same year T4R only a V6 instead of my V8. He drove my car and told me what I needed at a minimum and I told him how much I was willing to spend. His family owns the Toyota specialty shop and he is a tech who serviced my truck. They now have my business as I will go no place else!
 
Timing Belt

Anyone in NM done that has done this recently? Bought an 04' from a member, who never washed his truck by the way....lol, and I need to do this.
 
Hey guys, how necessary are the pulleys and tensioner? I was just quote $1100 from Toyota locally here to do everything but that stuff and they said they had never seen those items replaced on a 4runner before...
 
Hey guys, how necessary are the pulleys and tensioner? I was just quote $1100 from Toyota locally here to do everything but that stuff and they said they had never seen those items replaced on a 4runner before...

The shop that did mine said the exact same thing to me about never ever seeing the tensioner or pulley fail. He kept saying how it wasn't necessary even while he was putting them on.

My thoughts are... why be the 1st one he sees fail. If you're already in the $1100 neighborhood for a repair what's another $100 for literally everything to be new? I made him put them on and am glad I did, cuz if they fail it's like paying for another TB job to replace them
 
After reading this thread I am happy with the deal I got from a local independent Toyota specialty shop. Last week I paid 1,091.00 for the following: timing belt, water pump, gaskets, o rings, serp belt, thermostat, coolant, replaced sway bar bushings, PCV, changed spark plugs, oil change, and 4 wheel alignment. The following was done for free: lubed steering shaft, greased drive train, cleaned catalytic converter, replaced plastic coverings over dashboard panels.

I'm a bit curious as to how they "cleaned" your catalytic converter. I've been a professional tech for 11 years and never even heard of such a thing.
 
along these lines of timing belt, I am looking for some honest feedback as to what else besides the timing belt I should do for an 06SR5 4WD with 89,000 miles that has pretty much just had fluids only changed since being purchased... yes I can go to the dealer and let them do the entire laundry list in the owners manual charging me an arm and a leg, however I cant help but think someone on here has the skinny on what truly needs to be done at the 90k mileage point... many thanks!!!
 
There is a phenomenal mobile Japanese auto mechanic in my area that worked at dealerships for many years. He promises me that I don't have to worry about my timing belt on my 07 v8 until around 125k. He sounded pretty damn confident about it .
Take that for what it's worth.
 
new timing belt- $359 at dealer

My '06 LTD V* was running sluggish- 75K+ miles. Peterson Toyota had a "special" for $359 ($200 off). Karma,
 

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