Neither the timing belt or drive belt were ever replaced. As one of the members of this board has said, your engine will run very nicely—right up until the milisecond after the belt snaps without warning. Best do it at the earliest convenient time to avoid all the headaches. Toyota dealer said, it should be done at 150K. Truth be told : lol Jun 30, 2010. The retaining pin was held in an open position in the hinge, so it was not lost.
It seems like dealers tend to think they are non interference, am I right? This engine is found in the Tercel up to 1994. Also, if I have to replace it, will it be better to replace the waterpump as well as for most car, it might be more economical sense to do both at once, rather than waiting the pump to break? If the timing belt broke then at any given time only three of the cylinders will be closed shut, and there are a few specific times that all of the cylinders could have a slightly open valve in one way or another. Now it depends on what engine your Avalon came with. Depending on where the cams came to rest, you could have a valve open on every cylinder, so there wouldn't be any compression. Because this is an interference engine, if the tensioner should fail, engine damage will result.
If the engine has not been damged already I would have the vehicle towed to someone who could repair it. Having the radiator rebuilt solved that problem. Hi, I just bought a used 2002 Avalon at 155K without knowing if the timing belt has been replaced or not most possibly not yet. Here is Mira's email below. Dec 10, 2015 Typically any timing belt replacement interval is 60k-75k miles.
In other words, should I put more money in it now or wait? Toyota recommends 90,000 miles or six years for the timing belt and no recommended interval for the drive belt. The 1995 through 1999 Neon 2. Since it's 14 years old should I replace the timing belt at only 44,000 miles? An interference engine is one that has insufficient clearance between the valves and pistons if the cam stops turning due to a broken timing belt. I could check my Gates timing belt catalog tonight for which it is to be sure. I have a 2000 Avalon. Did it over heat or did the radiator cap just let go? My question is more: Is the 2002 Avalon has interference engine or not? Why risk it, if you know your timing belt has a 150K life, why push the boundaries? His high quality car buying tutorials offer help to the car buying public. This attachment has a hinge between the glove box and the surrounding dash.
Here is Mira's email below. Once this hinge was freed, the glove box could be dropped and the cabin filter accessed. I suspect the motor is the non-interference type, but not because it uses a timing belt as opposed to a timing chain. Some page on google said that Avalon doesn't have interference engine, thus, snapping timing belt won't have any effect on the engine rather the inconvenient that I need to get it towed-away. That mechanic is a joke. And the answer was all over the place! Also, if I have to replace it, will it be better to replace the waterpump as well as for most car, it might be more economical sense to do both at once, rather than waiting the pump to break? Once i didnt change the water pump and a week later it locked up on me and ruined my perfect new timing belt.
I wish I had more concrete information for you, but I do not think the information you got is definitive, but I only say that because I think there is a disconnect between the explanation of what you have and why you have it. Allright Marlin, get your a off that shoe box and back to work. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. I don't use this car that much, just to go to the station daily about 1. As to whether you should get rid of this car, I would suggest that you have the timing belt and the water pump replaced a.
All Honda cars from 1984 through 1996 have interference engines. Here is Mira's email below. Heres some reference material for you. From 1995 through 1997, Honda also used a 2. This made no sense to me so I kept looking. Some page on google said that Avalon doesn't have interference engine, thus, snapping timing belt won't have any effect on the engine rather the inconvenient that I need to get it towed-away. Here is Mira's email below.
The next one or two letters specify the engine family 3. I suspect a non-interference engine too, but not for the reason given. Hi, I just bought a used 2002 Avalon at 155K without knowing if the timing belt has been replaced or not most possibly not yet. After all, the factory specifically designed the cooling system so it could be vented of air at the heater valve. Then I found another website with Gates name, where it says all 1mz-fe engines are interference except those on Lexus! Bog answered 5 months ago This is only anecdotal of course but enough anecdotal examples eventually make a statistic. When working with timing belts and chains, you must know whether the vehicle is fitted with an interference engine, and you must turn the engine over by hand at least twice to make sure the timing marks are lined up after replacing the belt or chain. I inherited a 2002 Avalon with 31,000 miles in 2018.