RPNaples

thanks for the info again. I had intended to change the water pump, the tentioner and both the Idler and the tentioner pully but I wanted to know if there was any impact on the head from the valve. Engine seemed to run great. my intention at this point is tentioner, both pullys, waterpump, pull oil pan and clean screen and pan, pull oil pump housing, check tolorances, clean and replace with new o-ring and put all back together. Hope for the best, if not I got a lead on a compleat engine w/25k in maryland for 3k.

Well let me say I do apriciate all the responces, thank you. As far as taking the keys away and so on, we are talking about a car, a pice of metal and plastic. lets keep some perspective ok. She like me are not perfict and I knew she was very hard on equiptment when I maried her so it is ok, even if it needs a engine. Not the end of the world. With that being said, The oil jelling makes sence. Is it comon for the jelling to acure in oil passages, oil screens or in any way that will restrict oil from reaching the top of the engine? and is it repairable? or does it damage the oil pump and cause low oil pump preshure? At this point If I squeek by with only uperend damage, not so bad. I am sure that the reason the belt jumed again was that the cams got sqweesed when the head heated up due to no oil and slowed or stopped the cams from turning. If impact to the piston then all this is mute and a long block is in order. Still cheeper than a new car. Have you checked out what you get for 26k reasently (and that is for a low end suv and not repacing it with a new lexus, cant aford that at this point). Im not imprest with the options avalable. Thank you for the links and so on.

I have a 99 RX 300 that we love - have had the car since 2001. This is the first time that we have had anything major go wrong. The rx 300's are very tough cars. All wheel drive, 148K, Timming belt jumped, engine would spin but would not start. I replaced the belt (see my qualifications), car started fine. Checked fluids and the oil was down almost 3 quarts, filled - drove and all seemed fine. My wife took the car about 15 miles and as I understand it, the oil light went on and after driving it (trying to get home) the engine stopped again. Same symptoms, I assume timming belt jumed again. After discutions with my wife, the oil light was on for a couple days before the engine stopped the first time. I have the manual, the oil pump inspection, oil screen cleaning and replace filter job does not seem to bad but they talk about the vvt system. Could that have any berring on oil preshure or is it unrelated. ** Marine mechanic for over 25 years, done my fair share of working on differant types of cars, built and raced boats for off-shore racing and ran and repaired all types of heavy equiptment over the years. Yes the check engine lite has been of for over 5 years, I know, have you ever heard the one about the cobblers kids shoes?