celica cambelts

[spoony]

hi guys its been a while since i have been on here had a baby over new year and been drooling over her ever since what i need to know is can i just change the belt or do i have to change the tensioners too please help as i know nothing about this car many thanks .

[System-G]

Best to replace the idler and tensioner spring too - after all they gotta last another 60k odd.

[oakdale]

I know it's good practice to replace cambelt tensioners, but on these I don't usually do so, as they are very well made and I normaly find them to be as good as new.
Check that the bearing isn't noisy and then slowly push the tensioner plunger back in a vice and then check that it fully extends itself when released, (it will extend slowly) and if it's o/k, push the plunger back again and lock it with a pin or allen key through the hole provided for this purpose before refitting.

[spoony]

ok thank you guys will do that soon as

[ultegra]

Be prepared for the power steering fluid going everywhere - they have a loopy siphoning arrangement. Sheer madness.

[Prolex-UK]

if its the 140 bhp one its a timing chain..........

[Mr E]

Prolex-UK said:

if its the 140 bhp one its a timing chain..........

Is it?

[chr15b]

depends which generation, the 140's i believe are all the last generation which are chain cam, the op's i believe is a 6 - which i'm not sure

[Prolex-UK]

140 is the same as fitted to the MR2 (2000 -2006) its chain not belt...that 100% true...I own one

[chr15b]

and the op's car is one of these.



which i believe is belt driven

the gen7 140 & 190 celica are chain (i have one) as is the mr2

Edited by chr15b on Monday 2nd February 19:35

[oakdale]

I assumed that it was the car in the op's profile, which will definitely be belt drive cam.

[Mr E]

chr15b said:

depends which generation, the 140's i believe are all the last generation which are chain cam, the op's i believe is a 6 - which i'm not sure

I'm pretty sure they're all cambelts, regardless of generation.

[Prolex-UK]

Mr E said:

chr15b said:

depends which generation, the 140's i believe are all the last generation which are chain cam, the op's i believe is a 6 - which i'm not sure

I'm pretty sure they're all cambelts, regardless of generation.

they are not...............FACT 2000-2006 mr2 is chain end of

[Mr E]

Well bugger me. The ZZ blocks have chains. Everyday is a school day.

We even owned one of those and didn't know that.

[cheesesliceking]

Mr E said:

Well bugger me. The ZZ blocks have chains. Everyday is a school day.

We even owned one of those and didn't know that.

lets hope you didnt pay for a cambelt change then..!

[bint]

Thankfully sold it before it got that far.

Mr E does admit when he's wrong, but dear god he really didn't think he was last night!! Best to keep my mouth shut I find.....

[quigonjay]

i work for a toyota specialist and we will not offer a warranty on a cambelt job if the tensioner is not done at the same time
Jay

[spoony]

so has my car got a belt or chain i havent moved the cover back to check lol

[TotalControl]

Its got a belt mate. The chain is in the gen 7.

[spoony]

ok thanks mate i will get it donr soon as its about a hundred thou over due lol fingers crossed it dont go soon