Toyota Prado 5VZ-FE timing belt

[rick130]

Anyone done a belt change on a Prado, and if so, anything to watch out for or any tips to smooth things through ?

cheers.

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Drove through your way twice on Sunday,, where were you?:p

[justinc]

Rick, I can only comment on the UZ series V8 which are a similar design in that department, it is very simple and the hydraulic tensioner is an easy trick, compress it in a vice and it has a locking pin hole I used a small (1.5mm I think) allen key but you could use a drill bit too, but a bit brittle.

I didn't need any special tools to do the VVTI 3UZFE in the LS430 a while back, I used a genuine Toyota belt kit as the belts are marked to line up with all the pulleys etc, can't make a mistake then:D

JC

[boofdtl]

Yeh they are good to do just do all your marks and if your not sure take some pics as you go..

[rick130]

Thanks JC, the sisters car has done 175,000km and I asked when the belt was done, the blank look said it all :D (supposed to be 150,000km)

I've read about the 1.5mm allen key in the tensioner trick, that's what Toyota tell you to do.
I was going to get a Dayco kit but the Toyota one might be worth looking at, I'll do the water pump at the same time as it's tucked in behind there somewhere too.

Pedro, I was on the road in the arvo and waved to two DII's that went through but had no acknowledgement in return.
Typical :p