⚠ Changed timing belt and coolant. This is what it sounds like.

Crazy! I look forward to the grand finale... hopefully here soon!

 

I've said it before and I am compelled to say it again, not gonna do my first TB job solo. Good on you OP for tackling it by yourself. I work on my truck solo all the time but a thorough TB job isn't something I want to do alone. Looking back, I am thrilled the 2nd TB was installed correctly by my local Toyota dealer in 2016.

OP I am sure you'll get it squared away. Lots of knowledge on here. Props again for giving it the old college try.

*edit - I see you figured out it was a simple issue. Must've been a massive relief.

 

Even though not confirmed yet, NICE WORK!

If you stay organized and don't rush anything, it's really not an overly difficult job for a first timer solo. I actually would rather do a TB job than VC gaskets.

 

I don’t disagree and others have said the same. I didn’t mind my VC job. The first and only time I’ve done it I went slow over a weekend but I didn’t skip any steps and two years later no issues. Still though, I plan to pay a TW member to help me with my next TB job. It’ll be more enjoyable for me that way so why not.

 

It runs.

I DO need to be more organized in the future. Esp when a lot of disconnects/unhooks are involved. Maybe a masking tape and marker and paintpen nearby would help in the future. This would never have happened if I didn't go for the tightening of valve cover gaskets, where I undid a whole bunch of things (more than necessary really).

Thank you everyone that pitched in to help. It took me 10 times as long as a mechanic, but I saved a lot of money.

Now onto fixing other things.

 

The first time is always the worst but the knowledge you've gained will transfer over to just about any vehicle with a timing belt. You saved money, learned what to do and what not to do, and if you ever need to do this again, on this vehicle or another, it will go MUCH smoother. That's a win all the way around! There's many who aren't brave enough to tackle this.

 

It's always nice to have moral support and drink some beer afterwards (and during) LOL! I have some good memories of helping my brother in law work on his old 1980's beater something (whatever the heck it was) in his garage, making late night trips to the autoparts store and working into the wee hours of the morning. Good times! Everyone I know now takes their vehicles to a mechanic... that's too bad, there's good memories to be made .

 

Glad you got it going

When working on something for the first time that's unfamiliar it's always best to mark things and/or take pictures of how things go.

I remember when I first started working on vehicles I marked everything and organized every nut and bolt, now 10 years later I can throw it all on a pile and not have any problems putting it back together.

 

Happy for you OP.