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00 Avensis Timing Belt

  • 26-02-2015 9:32pm
    #1
    superhooper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭


    Hi Folks,
    Asked my mechanic today about changing timing belt on Avensis 00 1.6 petrol. He was adamant that it had a chain so wouldn't need changing. Previously I got another mechanic to change the water pump and belt so I'm a bit confused. A quick google and it seems that you can buy belts online??? Am I missing something?


Comments

  • #2
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    If it's VVT-i its chain.

    VVT-i came on the late 2000 facelift.


    Belt
    Toyota_Avensis_1.8.JPG


    Chain
    37843092.jpeg


  • #3
    Toyotafanboi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,917 ✭✭✭✭Toyotafanboi


    The water pump is driven by the aux belt on the vvti chain driven engine afaik so that still makes sense :-)


  • #4
    superhooper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭superhooper


    colm_mcm wrote: »
    If it's VVT-i its chain.

    VVT-i came on the late 2000 facelift.



    Tks. Its early 2000 afaik so will check it out tomorrow.


  • #5
    joujoujou
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,971 ✭✭✭✭joujoujou
    Unregistered Users


    Open the bonnet.

    If you see plastic cover like this:

    KGr_Hq_F_qk_FDk_P4oc6h_BR_GQEy_N0_60_35.jpg

    It's chain driven.

    If there's no cover and you see 4A-FE on it:

    auto6_9744_orig.jpg

    It's belt driven.


  • #6
    superhooper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭superhooper


    Yeah 4A-FE it is. Tks for the info guys. Think I'll go to a different mechanic though. At 190k and going well so don't want to loose my engine over something that easy to maintain.


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