timing belt and water pump kit

The '04 should be the same.

I am right down the road from you. When are you planning on doing it? I might be able to come up for a bit to help out.

 

Probably a few months from now, definitely July at the earliest. Figure I could buy the parts now just in case though.

That would be awesome if you wanted to come give me a hand. I can provide beers at the least for your time. I'll PM you when I'm actually getting close to doing it.

 

Absolutely. I look forward to it. I also made the crank pulley holding tool that you can use for the reassembly. Might as well get another use out of it.

 

damn! my truck just hit 186k and im pretty sure it has never been changed! i plan on doing it this summer, my truck still runs between 188 and 200, im guessing this is still good temp?

 

mines at 85k and man and i thought somethin smells of coolant a few months back while i was drivin. this is a bad sign!! i think i need to change mine too before sht hits the fan

 

At 96k my water pump looked like brand new. The bearing was still solid and smooth.

 

Wish you were a little closer to the Columbia area, I need to do mine soon.

 

Might not be your water pump. About 2 years ago, my truck was losing coolant and you could smell it from time to time. Never dripped anywhere and the water pump was not leaking. After several months on a cool day parked up hill, I noticed something dripping under the back of the engine. I opened up the hood and saw I had coolant leaking down the back side of the engine from the intake. There is an open cavity under the intake. I guess my gasket let loose so that the coolant was filling up the cavity. It finally got full enough to leak out the back of the intake when parked on a hill. Got it fixed under the extended warranty. They thought my fan clutch wasn't locking up enough, causing the Taco to run hotter, and eventually causing the leak. The tore the engine apart to clean all the crap out, replaced the fan clutch, and did my timing belt at the same time. Dealer said they hadn't seen one leak like that, but it was now something they would watch for.

 

newbie here... my truck just started running bad, and the water pump\ timing chain is making funny noises. this will be my first engine repair, and my truck has 334,000 miles on it. two of my cousins bought tacomas after they saw how solid mine was.
so far;
brakes
tires,
batteries
is all ive had to do to it. BEST damn truck on the road.
ive never even had a tune`up.

 

So much false information online..... Aisin is an OE component manufacturer. They do not make belts they purchase cheap retail belts. But there compnents are great. Dayco to is an OE supplier but they dont always sell the same product in the Aftermarket as in OE and saying that they are the OE is only partially accurate. They are typically the 3rd to 4th in terms of global OE business, depending on what product your discussing. 4th is a very small fraction compared to other manufacturers.

Also, buying a "cheap" timing kit is just dumb. Its a critical part to you motor..... Definently do the full job, tensioner, idler, water pump.