PETER606 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 ANY DETAILS ON REPLACINMG THE TIMING BELT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP ,GOING TO DO IT TO MORROW , THANKS PETER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe913 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 ANY DETAILS ON REPLACINMG THE TIMING BELT WOULD BE A GREAT HELP ,GOING TO DO IT TO MORROW , THANKS PETER Go to the following website: http://www.box.net/shared/o55c5697lt Choose the document titled "Engine Mechanical (EM) file.pdf" This will give you step-by-step instructions. You might also find some useful information at the following site: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=52026 Popular opinion says to replace the water pump since this would be a duplication of labor. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filehorse Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I 2nd the recommendation to replace the water pump while you're that far in. I had the dealer do mine but it was hard to argue with his logic to replace it at the age and mileage I had on my 2000 RX300. Also check the front camshaft bearing while you're there too. If it happens to be seeping a bit it will only get worse and the cost to replace is negligible since you're already there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tofu Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 How many miles your car has?? A good friend of mine is a mechanic and he once told me that you don't need to replace your timing belt until your water pump goes out. He was talking about Toyota and Lexus in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code58 Posted September 22, 2010 Share Posted September 22, 2010 How many miles your car has?? A good friend of mine is a mechanic and he once told me that you don't need to replace your timing belt until your water pump goes out. He was talking about Toyota and Lexus in general. I agree with your friend. Toyota/Lexus builds their cars with some of the best quality pars I have ever seen put into a car. Course I would probably change the belt by 250k mi. even if the water pump hasn't gone out by then, which it probably won't have. It is also one of the most finely engineered and built W/P's I have ever seen. (I cut it apart with a cut-off blade and die grinder after I replaced it and it absolutely looked brand new at 97K mi. !!!) The timing belt also looked almost new at 97K ! No, I have NO connection with T/L, just appreciate quality when I see it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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