Toyota Timing Belt Replacement (PART 1) for 3.4L V6 5VZ-FE

[mtbtim]

Hey Dudes,

[MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and I finally did a timing belt job. This job got pushed back several times but we're stoked to finally publish this video. It's a long video but I think you'll find it very informative and will hopefully help you do your own timing belt job when the time comes.

So, grab a couple beers and a bucket of popcorn and enjoy some Toyota Time with Timmy the Toolman and Sean. Enjoy the Show!

**Edit - Please read the video description because I recently learned two optional techniques to get the timing belt on easier and I added them to the video description. Getting the belt on was a pain in the ass so a technique that would make the job easier is definitely worth exploring.

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[Trojan4x4]

This is great, was about to plunge into this! This is going to be great help, thanks:cowboy:

 

[antexity]

Beautiful! Great job on the video. This will help me and others out!
:thanks:

 

[TrexRunnerGirl]

Excellent! I just picked up a timing belt so need to look into the other things also.
Thanks!

 

[LittleCaesar]

That custom T4R.ORG patch is dope. Never thought of using a bearing splitter to remove the dampener. Your Dewalt 883 should have been able to remove the crank bolt after lining up the marks without moving the engine.

Congrats on a great video.

 

[mtbtim]

That custom T4R.ORG patch is dope. Never thought of using a bearing splitter to remove the dampener. Your Dewalt 883 should have been able to remove the crank bolt after lining up the marks without moving the engine.

Congrats on a great video.

Yeah, I should have tried the smaller gun but I wanted to showcase the breaker bar method since I figure that's what most people might use.

When I saw the picture of the SST in the FSM to get the crank pulley off, I remembered my bearing splitter kit had something similar. Finding the right size bolts was a little bit of a pain in the butt but we found them at the 3rd store we visited. Oh the joy of wrenching on vehicles.

I learned one technique from a guy who showed up to our Mode Meet-up today at my place that would probably make getting the timing belt on easier. I also learned another technique from a guy commenting on the video. I put both these techniques in the video description.

 

[mtbtim]

Beautiful! Great job on the video. This will help me and others out!
:thanks:

Thanks for the PM about the links in the video description. The links are all working now.

 

[diverscale]

have not watched the video, but I can already tell you guys did an awesome job by your past standards. You guys are experts at doing this.

I'll watch later and I suggest people to put a ''like'' to the video to show appreciation

 

[mtbtim]

have not watched the video, but I can already tell you guys did an awesome job by your past standards. You guys are experts at doing this.

I'll watch later and I suggest people to put a ''like'' to the video to show appreciation

The video turned out good. The only thing I wish we did is have an easier way to show people how to get the timing belt on. I ended up using a trick from my bicycling bag of tricks but I know now there's a couple different options that would have made the job easier.

The trick I'm going to try next time first is to back off the timing belt tensioner bolts a few turns each to allow the #1 idler pulley to move over a little more to the left so it would be easier to slip the belt up onto the pulley. After the belt is up on the pulley, I'll just tighten the 2 tensioner bolts back up.

There's another trick that supposedly many use to get the belt on and that's taking the #2 idler pulley off and starting the belt on the crank pulley gear first, then getting it onto the #1 idler pulley, onto the water pump pulley and then onto the cam shaft pulleys lining up the marks on the belt with the pulley marks. You capture the timing belt with the #2 idler pulley and then bolt it to the engine. Supposedly it's an easy process and there's low risk to cross-threading the #2 idler pulley bolt or bolt hole. Using this method still has me skeptical because I'd hate to try to start the bolt with a lot of tension on that pulley and then end up stripping the bolt hole. I'll have to experience it firsthand to be a believer unless somebody shows me a video of how easy it is.

 

[01thunder]

Hey Dudes,

[MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and I finally did a timing belt job. This job got pushed back several times but we're stoked to finally publish this video. It's a long video but I think you'll find it very informative and will hopefully help you do your own timing belt job when the time comes.

So, grab a couple beers and a bucket of popcorn and enjoy some Toyota Time with Timmy the Toolman and Sean. Enjoy the Show!

**Edit - Please read the video description because I recently learned two optional techniques to get the timing belt on easier and I added them to the video description. Getting the belt on was a pain in the ass so a technique that would make the job easier is definitely worth exploring.

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what tool kit is the one used for the camshaft seals? name brand, price?

 

[diverscale]

what tool kit is the one used for the camshaft seals? name brand, price?

Lisle Tools 58430

 

[01thunder]

the installer kit.

 

[mtbtim]

the installer kit.

Check out the video description. We have links to all the special tools we bought, links to the parts, all the torque specs and tips shared with us to make getting the timing belt on easier.

 

[LittleCaesar]

Not to hijack Tim's thread here but my brother has this kit; has used it a couple of times i believe with success:
https://www.amazon.com/OEMTOOLS-27222-Crankshaft-Camshaft-Installer/dp/B01G7I538C

Another trick to help with installation of all seals if DIY installing is to put them in a freezer for a 24 hour period before installing. I didn't think it would work but it does.

 

[kendra23]

Man wish this had been up a month ago! I spent three days on mine and could not get the cams lined up. Finally had to pay someone $100 to finish it. It was super frustrating. They'd look lined up and then they'd move and get off first time you tried to start it. Super frustrating

 

[mtbtim]

Man wish this had been up a month ago! I spent three days on mine and could not get the cams lined up. Finally had to pay someone $100 to finish it. It was super frustrating. They'd look lined up and then they'd move and get off first time you tried to start it. Super frustrating

I feel your pain. It was a test of patience to make sure everything stayed lined up.

 

[sportscarfan]

There's another trick that supposedly many use to get the belt on and that's taking the #2 idler pulley off and starting the belt on the crank pulley gear first, then getting it onto the #1 idler pulley, onto the water pump pulley and then onto the cam shaft pulleys lining up the marks on the belt with the pulley marks. You capture the timing belt with the #2 idler pulley and then bolt it to the engine. Supposedly it's an easy process and there's low risk to cross-threading the #2 idler pulley bolt or bolt hole. Using this method still has me skeptical because I'd hate to try to start the bolt with a lot of tension on that pulley and then end up stripping the bolt hole. I'll have to experience it firsthand to be a believer unless somebody shows me a video of how easy it is.

I replaced the timing belt etc. over the 4th of July holiday this year along with the valve cover gaskets. I installed the timing belt by doing exactly what you describe above. There is just enough belt slack to re-install that idler without risking crossthreading.
I'd say the valve cover gasket replacement was much more difficult and time consuming than the timing belt/waterpump portion of the job.

 

[fourfive]

[MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION] and I finally did a timing belt job. This job got pushed back several times but we're stoked to finally publish this video. It's a long video but I think you'll find it very informative and will hopefully help you do your own timing belt job when the time comes.

So, grab a couple beers and a bucket of popcorn and enjoy some Toyota Time with Timmy the Toolman and Sean. Enjoy the Show!

Just now saw this thread. I haven't had a chance to watch it yet but thanks for taking the time to make a timing belt video! Also appreciate the tool links & the different methods for installing the belt in the description. I also struggled getting the belt on & was probably the most time consuming part for me. Loosening the tensioner bolts sounds like a good trick I'll have to try next time. I tried the other method you mentioned but was also concerned about cross threading the bolt so I discontinued that route.

When I helped my friend do his timing belt on his 3rd gen, we had a new tensioner but had to remove & re-compress it a few times because we thought we had all the timing marks on the sprockets lined up but soon as we pulled the tensioner pin it shifted the timing marks off a tooth. We had to use a 6" c-clamp to compress the tensioner since we didn't have the tensioner tool.

 

[rkymtnman]

We had the luxury of doing this job when the motor was out and sitting on an engine stand. Made it much easier

Huge props for your videos - they are ridiculously helpful to guys like me. Thanks for putting them together and posting. I refer to them almost daily some weeks.

 

[ToyotaBrah]

Hell yes. Now I feel confident taking on this job over thanksgiving break. Tim and Sean, you guys are awesome and I always appreciate the level of detail you go into in your videos.