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eskimochaos
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It varies - IDK the price of only the timing belt but MANY do the water pump, serpentine belt, and idler bearings at the same time,gee-whiz said:
Its like 400 in parts + 400 in labor so estimate like 800 for everything mentioned above.
It makes NO sense to do the timing belt w/o doing the water pump.
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Ya, in same boat here. I have checked around. The going price is about $900, includes water pump. I've seen the parts for about $200, so the labor is about $700. It's about a six hour job so that's about $100 an hour labor, that's why americans are broke. I checked with my dealer he said, $500 for timing belt plus $350 for water pump. That doesn't make sense since the timing belt runs the water pump so it's right there in front of them. Just my opinion.
Ya, in same boat here. I have checked around. The going price is about $900, includes water pump. I've seen the parts for about $200, so the labor is about $700. It's about a six hour job so that's about $100 an hour labor, that's why americans are broke. I checked with my dealer he said, $500 for timing belt plus $350 for water pump. That doesn't make sense since the timing belt runs the water pump so it's right there in front of them. Just my opinion.
A/V1
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Definitely get the parts online. Shop around for shops & labor prices too. I got mine done for a reasonable price (compared to what the dealer was going to charge me).
http://toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42504
http://toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=42504
NDRYDEN123
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just got my runner back from the dealer this morning. they charged me $348.95 for labor, $61.75 for a timing belt, however my service rep told me that the water pump did not need to be replaced. he said that sometimes they need to replace them and sometimes they don't. which didn't make sense to me since I told them to do both b/c you take the water pump off to get to the t-belt. oh well once it starts to heat up ill just take it back in. this was done at haley toyota in midlothian va for you va members looking to have this done.
eskimochaos
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NDRYDEN123 said:
Fair price, you should have insisted he do the water pump too. Did he replace the serpentine belt as well?
NDRYDEN123
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eskimochaos said:
yea they did the serpentine belt as well. now I hav 112,000ish on the truck so I was well over 20,000 miles over due on the belts but he really insisted that the water pump didn't need to be done so if they want to save me roughly $300 then so be it. if the truck starts running hot in the next month ill take it back in and have them redo it all over with a new water pump. but I thought that I got one heck of a deal when they quoted me roughly $800 for water pump, timing belt, and seals before I brought it all in. plus they did a full front brake job at $250 something as well.
eskimochaos
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NDRYDEN123 said:
Good you have a service rep you can trust. Most would be happy to give you the water pump. Did you do spark plugs yet? Your do in 8k. Regarding the overage on the timing belt - its more a function of time than miles that affect the belt. Some have said when theirs is replaced it looks new and that's at 140+k. I guess climate plays a huge role in the deterioration of rubber parts like that.
eskimochaos
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Re: Timing belt change and cost
DON'T! Replacing the timing belt requires the disassembly of the entire front of the engine. Hell I'm not even going to trust my toyota dealer to do it. My mom will soon be bringing her land cruiser to the lexus dealer at 100' to have timing belt, water pump, serpentine belt, drain and fill the 3 diffs, drain and fill the transmission, replace all fluids, new idler bearings etc. Don't "cheap" out on a service you will most likely only be doing once.
gee-whiz said:
DON'T! Replacing the timing belt requires the disassembly of the entire front of the engine. Hell I'm not even going to trust my toyota dealer to do it. My mom will soon be bringing her land cruiser to the lexus dealer at 100' to have timing belt, water pump, serpentine belt, drain and fill the 3 diffs, drain and fill the transmission, replace all fluids, new idler bearings etc. Don't "cheap" out on a service you will most likely only be doing once.
NDRYDEN123
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eskimochaos said:
yeah I agree. all the service advisors at my dealer are very trust worthy. now that you mentioned the spark plugs I wll have them done at my next oil change which will be about that time I guess. as far as the climate and the deterioration of rubber I'm not sure what this trucks been through. it started in delaware and is now been through one winter here in VA. I do know that the serpentine belt was about to break. it had a lot of cracks and the tech who did the t-belt said it was bad but not extremely bad. but I figured I shouldn't push my luck with it any longer.
eskimochaos
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NDRYDEN123 said:
Im sure they will but make sure they give you genuine Denso Iridium Tipped plugs.
Super high quality plugs that came with it from the factory. The Denso ignition system doesnt like it if you put other brands in there.
A/V1
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If i have the 100K mile warranty, can they replace the timing belt and water pump for FREE?
Unfortunately, they won't cover it under warranty. Maybe if the timing belt actually broke and you were considerably lower than 90K, but otherwise, it's considered routine maintenance. Just like changing the oil. Just a tab bit more expensive
MikesToy
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Unfortunately, they won't cover it under warranty. Maybe if the timing belt actually broke and you were considerably lower than 90K, but otherwise, it's considered routine maintenance. Just like changing the oil. Just a tab bit more expensive
:dammit: I'm @ 86K miles with my '03 Limited V8, and nothing broke yet. Whenever i hit that 100K mark it would kinda suck that i paid all that money for extended warranty and get nothing for it.
A/V1
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:dammit: I'm @ 86K miles with my '03 Limited V8, and nothing broke yet. Whenever i hit that 100K mark it would kinda suck that i paid all that money for extended warranty and get nothing for it.
Yeah, that's exactly what happened to me. I'm at 106K now. No real issues. I guess that's a good thing, but I wish I would have had something come up to make it worth it. I had my gas-cap code trigger a couple months ago, but after keeping the cap tight, and not replacing a thing, it just went away after a couple weeks.
I feel your pain! LOL
MikesToy
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Guess i have to baby my truck 'til i get 112K. This will buy me time to save some monies.
NDRYDEN123
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Guess i have to baby my truck 'til i get 112K. This will buy me time to save some monies.
haha I hear ya on that one. but I'm not one to really baby a car. I put it through its paces but this I toyota reliability we're talking. I think they say 90,000 just tobe on the safe side. now I'm not saying take the risk like I did. I would still get evrything done at 90,000 miles.
eskimochaos
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With the timing belt its more of a time factor than miles factor. Climate, location etc ect all play into the deterioration of the belt. Toyota estimates that 90k is a good mileage because the average driver will get there after about 5 years which is their estimated lifespan of the belt. I know people who have taken them off at 130k and the belt still be perfectly fine. I recommend doing it at 100k to be safe and have a nice even maint routine for when you hit 200k
NDRYDEN123
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I also agree that climate does play a nig role. my truck was a northern vehicle for most of its life until I brought it down to Virginia. My belt wasn't extremely bad but it needed to be replaced. 100,000 miles does sound good but I would still stick to doing it at 90,000 and not push it over that too much. we all know what can happen if we font replace that belt.
