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#6 of 9 timing belt, Avalon by jamj1234 Sep 17, 2009 (2:51 pm)
I have a 03 Avalon w 92,000 mi. The dealer sys it needs a timing belt, cost $485.00.. Does this seem common and is the price seem reasonable.   As I look through some of the other coments I notice the water pump is mentioned on some of the responses. Should I do a water pump at the same time? The dealer did not mention a water pump.   Thanks, Jack Replies to this message: bigroz8000 (Sep 18, 2009 7:12 am) jamj1234 (Sep 18, 2009 1:38 pm) carreraken (Sep 24, 2009 2:56 pm)
#7 of 9 Re: timing belt, Avalon [jamj1234] by bigroz8000 Sep 18, 2009 (7:12 am)
Replying to: jamj1234 (Sep 17, 2009 2:51 pm) Hello Jack, I have an 02 Avalon. In May, I took it in to the Toyota dealer to have the timing belt changed because it had 93000 miles on it. They quoted me about 430.00 to do just the timing belt. But, they told me it was a good idea to have the water pump and front engine seals replaced at the same time because these are also very costly and would be a lot less if done at the same time as the timing belt. They said that it cuts down your labor cost because it is difficult to reach these items in the engine. I guess they have to remove a lot of things just to get to them. I'm not a car expert so I called a few other places just to make sure they weren't feeding me a line to get me to spend more money. Long story short. I had the timing belt, drive belts, water pump and front engine seals done for 766.00. Hope this helps. Good luck with your timing belt.   Big Roz Replies to this message: jamj1234 (Sep 18, 2009 1:38 pm) carreraken (Sep 24, 2009 2:56 pm)
#8 of 9 Re: timing belt, Avalon [bigroz8000] by jamj1234 Sep 18, 2009 (1:38 pm)
Replying to: bigroz8000 (Sep 18, 2009 7:12 am) Thank you,   I'm going to take your advice and have it all done.   Some years ago I had a timing belt done at the Mitsubishi dealer in my area on my son Mits 3000GT. 6 mo. later the water pump froze up and we blew the engine.I was told by everyone I spoke to after you don't do a belt without doing the water pump on a Mits. I don't want to go through that again. Replies to this message: carreraken (Sep 24, 2009 2:56 pm)
#9 of 9 Re: timing belt, Avalon [jamj1234] by carreraken Sep 24, 2009 (2:56 pm)
Replying to: jamj1234 (Sep 18, 2009 1:38 pm) what is the recommended interval for a timing chain replacement on the gen 2 avalon?

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