How bad is $1,632.65 to replace timing cover gasket?

staaaaaaaaaaahhhhppppppppppp

Stop publicly roasting them, they have families to take care of

P.S. Will post dealer name after my truck is off their lot lmao. Putting them on trial for grand larceny might not go over so well

 

DOUBLLD AKA Danial he does a lot of work for the local guys here does some top notch work....Check him out just send him a PM and see what he says..

 

Oh hell NO!

 

It is not plastic. It just hardens with age.

 

Are these clowns in MD or VA?

 

I’m ecstatic that you called them clowns.

That’s been my go-to ‘term of endearment’ for a while now and I love it.

The dealer is in Montgomery County, MD

 

Im safe I dont go there...

thieving Fucking clowns.

 

do the belt yourself.

they have to do an alignment when they do the frame. call em out on that..

the valve cover gasket.. i'd be tempted to let them do that. they should be able to get you a deal on it, as they are tearing the truck apart. a proper swap includes pulling the engine and transmission, although some leave the engine and transmission hanging in the body.

good luck either way

 

read that thread a couple of weeks ago... i think he got in a little over his head

 

I'm not a mechanic but I do know that changing a timing belt. You have to fix everything so it won't move. It will throw it out of time and ruin your engine

 

Speaking about dealer scams My truck did not come with intermittent wipers. I was quoated $707 to but in a new motor and a new switch. All I did was pay $50 for a switch that came off a wrecked Camary . I now have multi speed wipers.

 

Book time (timing cover gasket) is ~13.0 hours plus parts at a likely labor rate of 120-150/hour.

Oh, and by the book there a 106 steps from Toyota to complete the job.

 

wow... i did that swap as well.

 

To clarify, [as far as I know] this quoted job is not for the timing belt. This job is for the timing cover gasket.

As another member just posted, the 4cyl motor has a timing chain, which makes sense as I believe all Jap 4cyl motors made within the past 20 years have timing chains, with the V6 motors staying wit timing belts due to excess noise caused by having a chain go to a second bank.

 

I think your wrong the v-6 4.0 has a timing chain. The v-6 leaks at the area above the power steering pump right near the access panel for adjusting the chain. I don't even think it's a gasket rather its sealed with an rtv sealant.

 

did they use KY jell ?

or just plain ole Vaseline ?

 

Correct and correct.

 

Hey torspd, I know you know these motors like the back of your hand. I thought a read a post of yours where you talked about using a jb weld type of product and applying it to the leaking covers exterior without pulling cover off that would seal the leak. If I'm wrong I apologize but if so could you reiterate the procedure. Tia