Angelt Neutral Newbie March 22, 2003 Share March 22, 2003 Hi all, I am new to this forum and have recently bought a '99 1.6A Corolla. Wonder if anyone can advise thru past experiences on how long typically does a timing belt needs to be changed? Angelt ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michel Neutral Newbie March 22, 2003 Share March 22, 2003 Hiya, Welcome to this humble forum. A timing belt should generally be changed between every 70,000 to 80,000 KM. Of course, when changing the timing belt, there's also some other things you may want to consider changing at the same time too.. Please refer to the thread below for a more detail discussion... http://www.mycarforum.com/forum/gforum.cgi...ed;guest=603120 As for your toyota, perhaps the experts can provide more details? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saaber Neutral Newbie March 22, 2003 Share March 22, 2003 Hi, Welcome to MCF, Do join us for our weekly meetup.... General rule is to change the timing belt abt every 80k In your case, your car is more than 3 years old so it is abt time to change the timing belt... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelt Neutral Newbie March 22, 2003 Author Share March 22, 2003 Thanks for the advice Saaber. My car's currently at about 91K and the last owner has mentioned that he has changed it during his most recently service few months back. What symptoms would the car usually show (if there any) before one decides to go for a change of the timing belt? What's the range of price to pay for a service like that at the workshop to get the necessary stuff changed in a corolla? Angelt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbobrick Neutral Newbie March 22, 2003 Share March 22, 2003 Rule of thumb, 60-70k for Jap cars and 100k for conti cars (perhaps contis have thicker belts?) For your rolla, check the belt grooves and labelling, it the grooves are thick and label text still white then high chance it's relatively new. While you're checking check for hairline splits or cracks on the belt too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iroll Neutral Newbie March 22, 2003 Share March 22, 2003 hi, did u take the elise at the recent motorshow? took one at the same angle also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vtim 3rd Gear March 23, 2003 Share March 23, 2003 hi ANGELT, welcome to MCF. You are in good hands as most MCF bros will have given you good advise Do join us for the meetup, every Friday Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Clutched March 23, 2003 Share March 23, 2003 (edited) Hi Angelt, Welcome to MCF ! Do enjoy your time here and come along for our weekly meetups. More info in the MEETUPS folder on the main page. Dont worry, if you have any problems with your car, just let us know or bring along your car for one of the meetups, think our members can help you resolve them and give you advice on what else you can do to your car. Cheers Edited March 23, 2003 by Assassin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelt Neutral Newbie March 24, 2003 Author Share March 24, 2003 To all, Thanks for the replies! I certainly would be glad to join you guys but too bad that this weekend...I will be putting my car up to the test... driving it up to KL on Fri night. Will have to join you guys in the next session. Have fun! Cheers Angelt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2P2 Neutral Newbie March 24, 2003 Share March 24, 2003 Hi all, I am new to this forum and have recently bought a '99 1.6A Corolla. Wonder if anyone can advise thru past experiences on how long typically does a timing belt needs to be changed? Angelt Hi Angelt....welcome to MCF. Try to meetup with us next week!!! As the rest have said, 80K is the time to change. As for me, when I get a 2nd hand car, i never take chances. I will change the timing belts even if they say they have done so. most of the things i do when i get my car [ol] [*]send to mec to do full checkup [*]change all belts [*]do full servicing [*]brakes.[/ol] my 2 cents worth. I just do trust dealers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoomm Neutral Newbie March 24, 2003 Share March 24, 2003 Hi Angelt, I am a '99 Toyota Corolla 1.6M owner. My car has hit 90k+ and I have changed the timing belt plus some other things. It has cost me $500++ at Shell ProSev. The mechanic told me to change more items in order to save labour cost. Therefore, by changing more items, I only paid one labour cost of $130. Now I feel save and without fear of timing belt snaped. Happy driving. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Assassin Clutched March 24, 2003 Share March 24, 2003 No worries. Come along whenever you're free. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver 1st Gear March 24, 2003 Share March 24, 2003 Hi all, I am new to this forum and have recently bought a '99 1.6A Corolla. Wonder if anyone can advise thru past experiences on how long typically does a timing belt needs to be changed? Angelt Welcome to MCF!! Do join us at the meetup and have fun here!! Btw... i met a guy selling Toyota parts before.. he told me... for Toyota... timing belt can change at 100,000km... based on service manual specs.... but i suggest 80,000km - 90,000km if u want to play safe. Anyway, from what i've heard... timing belt snapped wouldn't affect the engine at all... dunno how true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunno Neutral Newbie March 28, 2003 Share March 28, 2003 Zun boh? Timing belt snap won't affect engine at all? What car r u driving? One that uses "foot" energy, like the Flint Stones?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S2P2 Neutral Newbie March 28, 2003 Share March 28, 2003 cannot be lah, timing belt snap, good day good day liao Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyver 1st Gear April 1, 2003 Share April 1, 2003 Heard from fren that those with crown head piston will be ok?? can anyone verify?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armored_Saint Neutral Newbie April 6, 2003 Share April 6, 2003 I thought I'd just follow up further on this timing belt thingy...I just had the following changed: 1) Fan Belt 2) Alternator Belt 3) Power Steering Belt 4) Timing Belt 5) Timing Belt Tensioner 6) 2 Oil Seals All original parts for about S$200.00 including labour charges! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madrock Neutral Newbie April 6, 2003 Share April 6, 2003 Hi, can share with me which workshop did you go to change yr parts? Coz im driving a corolla also. But is 1.3 though. ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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