guess I'm not going to try this by myself. Thanks for showing us just all that is involved. Looks like a 3-4 hour job, if, and only if, you know what you are doing. I think I will leave this to my mechanic to do and thank him afterwards, and pay him gratefully.
Thank you for creating this video and posting it! I recently purchased a 2007 Highlander Hybrid, with 181,000 miles on it. I can't find any evidence of when the timing belt has been changed. I've done several timing belts, and I wondered if there would be any special situations of concern with it being a hybrid. I'll probably "feel it" for a few days after doing the work, but it will be another rewarding experience for me.
In the beginning around @18:45 you mentioned that you were amazed the lines on the belt lined up with the cover timing marks bc it doesn't line up often. Well I watched you video prob a dozen times in prep for this job and didnt understand what you meant. I got everything done and went to go rotate the engine by hand to make sure things were good. And when I went to go put it back to the right positions the cams and crank were good but the lines on the belt were somewhere else. I freaked out and redid it just to figure out it wasnt going to ever line up again. Haha took me an extra hour.
Thanks for the great video tutorial. One issue I had was that the trick of prying the top rear timing belt cover to get the water pump off did not work for me. I ended up removing the front camshaft pulley (easy with a chain pipe wrench wrapped around the gear after wrapping the gear with a cut piece of the old timing belt to protect it) and all the top rear cover bolts and then pivoting the cover up (without removing the rear camshaft gear). Once I got the water pump off I could see that with my particular model there was no way that prying the cover would have ever worked. Thanks again for this great tutorial!
Same here. 06 hybrid. We didn't have the chain pipe but did have a dremel. We just cut the lip of the back cover back enough to remove the water pump. Probably not the best, but....
Sorry to be so offtopic but does any of you know a trick to get back into an Instagram account?? I was dumb lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@Gregory Kyler I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
Do you still work on these? I know the video is over 2 yrs old but you're so knowledgeable. If you still work on them, let me know what state you're in. Mines coming up on 200k miles and id like to have the belt, pump, plugs etc done to keep it going for quite a while by someone who isn't going to mess it up lol.
Just saying if you don't know , Toyota hybrids can be put on maintenance mode so that engine can continuously run. It is really helpful when you perform coolant flush.
Fuck, I just watched the wrong video before doing my timing belt. Damn rear can sprocket turn on me and I freaked out. Did a timing belt before but it never spun on me. Well I am glad to know it's normal. Fuck did it all and I guess I messed up with the belt and got misaligned by a tooth. Anyways I will follow your steps and hopefully everything will go well tomorrow!
Great tutorial with the do's & don'ts of replacing the timing belt. I was thinking it was for the regular 3.3 engine in a Highlander, but the hybrid doesn't have a serpentine belt to drive the alternator & the ac compressor?
I have an ‘06 3.3 Highlander with 107k. Recently got an estimate from Toyota and it totaled $950 from the coolant down to the pump and belt. Very expensive for my pocket.
Andrei Attila Lorincz duhhh hahah but tools? I have done it because I had the tools but yeah not that easy and I had a mount bolt seized that it broke in 3 pieces. I had to wait 3 days for a replacement and you definitely need a stud puller or a tool to remove the camshaft sprocket
My original belt had over 160000 miles and looked like new when I removed it. However it's not a good idea to push your luck with an interference engine. With regard to that, is this really an interference engine? It has fixed cam sprockets, vvt?
Say Audeliz- I started changing out the timing belt, got to the part of removing the two mount studs that have a torx type head and want to know what you use to remove those two studs?
I have the same problem .. how to the studs unscrew? I put a 6mm socket on the end which seemed to fit but it just stripped. I'm in the middle of the project so please answer if anyone knows!
@@noo41 I ended up spot welding the nuts( in the center) on the studs, and they unscrewed nicely. I ordered 2 new studs & nuts on Ebay & put it altogether. It worked for me.
I have a Highlander hybrid. 3.3 liter engine. I am not 100% sure how to line up the crank shaft relative to the cams. Do I just line up the crank marks TDC and replace the belt? OR is TDC another 360% movement of the crankshaft? How do I know for sure it is TDC? Thank YOU!
All three marks will need to be lined up on compression stroke. Do not move any while belt is off. They may move a little one way or another while apart, but when re assembled all marks must line up. I mark them a lot too with paint marker so you know you exactly lined up. When done rotate crank twice and ensure they all line ip EXACT again.
I need my 2006 Highlander Hybrid to be serviced. I have no heat coming from a front or rear heaters (blowers are working and the coolant levels are correct). Probably the engine and inverter water pump need to be replaced. The other day I also had some vapor coming out under the hud, from the front right side of the vehicle, I believe coolant is leaking from the engine water pump... I would like your shop to take care of the issue... I live in Alabama. Where are you located?
might just be a leak in the system that allowed air to get trapped in the heater hoses. If your engine water pump actually failed them you would not get very far. How many miles on your car?
Double nut? Believe there 8x1.25. (Meaning put two nuts on the stud and tighten one against the the other. Allowing you to use a 13 mil wrench to loosen. Or a stud remover, the three jaw type just will have to chase the threads after. Those are the methods I’ve used that situation.
Hi, My timing belt was changed 10,000 miles ago at 75,000 miles. There is a noise coming from the timing cover on my 04 non hybrid highlander. If I push on the side of the cover it goes away. What could that be, do you have any idea?
ron4413 likely they tweaked the rear cover slightly so it’s rubbing on a pulley. Was the pump replaced too? The cover is kind of in the way and sometimes gets slightly ent upon removal of pump. Not a big deal but can be a little time consuming to remedy
Not only a great Mechanic but the video skills are quite impressive also.
I just did my own 6 spark plugs, raidator and thermostat. On this job...Here take my $700 bucks PLEASE!😅 you earned it👍
guess I'm not going to try this by myself. Thanks for showing us just all that is involved. Looks like a 3-4 hour job, if, and only if, you know what you are doing. I think I will leave this to my mechanic to do and thank him afterwards, and pay him gratefully.
Thank you for creating this video and posting it! I recently purchased a 2007 Highlander Hybrid, with 181,000 miles on it. I can't find any evidence of when the timing belt has been changed. I've done several timing belts, and I wondered if there would be any special situations of concern with it being a hybrid. I'll probably "feel it" for a few days after doing the work, but it will be another rewarding experience for me.
So how did it go I'm about to do the timing belt
In the beginning around @18:45 you mentioned that you were amazed the lines on the belt lined up with the cover timing marks bc it doesn't line up often. Well I watched you video prob a dozen times in prep for this job and didnt understand what you meant. I got everything done and went to go rotate the engine by hand to make sure things were good. And when I went to go put it back to the right positions the cams and crank were good but the lines on the belt were somewhere else. I freaked out and redid it just to figure out it wasnt going to ever line up again. Haha took me an extra hour.
Been looking for this for awhile and now it's here. Thank you for this tutorial.
Thanks for the great video tutorial. One issue I had was that the trick of prying the top rear timing belt cover to get the water pump off did not work for me. I ended up removing the front camshaft pulley (easy with a chain pipe wrench wrapped around the gear after wrapping the gear with a cut piece of the old timing belt to protect it) and all the top rear cover bolts and then pivoting the cover up (without removing the rear camshaft gear). Once I got the water pump off I could see that with my particular model there was no way that prying the cover would have ever worked. Thanks again for this great tutorial!
What highlander do you have? I think in the vide it was a 1st gen (01-07).
@@jdmDC2ftw 2006
Same here. 06 hybrid. We didn't have the chain pipe but did have a dremel. We just cut the lip of the back cover back enough to remove the water pump. Probably not the best, but....
Great tutorial with lots of good info. Thanks!
Just finished changing my first timing belt! Thank You! Really wasn't all that bad...
Sorry to be so offtopic but does any of you know a trick to get back into an Instagram account??
I was dumb lost my login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me
@Johnny Matthias instablaster ;)
@Gregory Kyler I really appreciate your reply. I found the site on google and im in the hacking process now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Gregory Kyler it did the trick and I finally got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thanks so much, you really help me out!
@Johnny Matthias Glad I could help :D
Thank you very much for making and posting this video.
Great editing and advice, definitely a good teacher.
Do you still work on these? I know the video is over 2 yrs old but you're so knowledgeable. If you still work on them, let me know what state you're in. Mines coming up on 200k miles and id like to have the belt, pump, plugs etc done to keep it going for quite a while by someone who isn't going to mess it up lol.
Did you get this done Tierra? My wife's Highlander is approaching 200k.
Just saying if you don't know , Toyota hybrids can be put on maintenance mode so that engine can continuously run. It is really helpful when you perform coolant flush.
Ok..how do you it.
Great video! I use large black paper clips to hold timing belts in place.
thanks this is great!! look forward to seeing your other posts!
Sweet video man!!! THANK YOU!!!
Fuck, I just watched the wrong video before doing my timing belt. Damn rear can sprocket turn on me and I freaked out. Did a timing belt before but it never spun on me. Well I am glad to know it's normal. Fuck did it all and I guess I messed up with the belt and got misaligned by a tooth. Anyways I will follow your steps and hopefully everything will go well tomorrow!
Great tutorial with the do's & don'ts of replacing the timing belt. I was thinking it was for the regular 3.3 engine in a Highlander, but the hybrid doesn't have a serpentine belt to drive the alternator & the ac compressor?
If you don't have the good gun, you can just put a pin into the small hole on the pulley then jam it with a flat bar.
how do you change the thermostat?
i wish you had an inverter replacement video
I have an ‘06 3.3 Highlander with 107k. Recently got an estimate from Toyota and it totaled $950 from the coolant down to the pump and belt. Very expensive for my pocket.
You can do it with 100$ at home
@@112auto.ro-daune-auto BS😅 parts cost more than $100 alone.
@@EC-ol8nz lol please search 3mzfe on amazon that is the engine code and you will get the full KIT for 60$ :))
Andrei Attila Lorincz duhhh hahah but tools? I have done it because I had the tools but yeah not that easy and I had a mount bolt seized that it broke in 3 pieces. I had to wait 3 days for a replacement and you definitely need a stud puller or a tool to remove the camshaft sprocket
When is it necessary to replace the belt? how many miles does the belt work?
Thank you for the video!
Виктор Сорока typically the manufacture recommends replacement at 100,000 mile intervals.
90,000 for this era Toyota Highlander
My original belt had over 160000 miles and looked like new when I removed it. However it's not a good idea to push your luck with an interference engine. With regard to that, is this really an interference engine? It has fixed cam sprockets, vvt?
Love your tutorial thanks taking the time to do it im subscribed for tour effort what brand parts do you like to use
Say Audeliz- I started changing out the timing belt, got to the part of removing the two mount studs that have a torx type head and want to know what you use to remove those two studs?
I have the same problem .. how to the studs unscrew? I put a 6mm socket on the end which seemed to fit but it just stripped. I'm in the middle of the project so please answer if anyone knows!
@@noo41 I ended up spot welding the nuts( in the center) on the studs, and they unscrewed nicely.
I ordered 2 new studs & nuts on Ebay & put it altogether. It worked for me.
At the same step and now wondering what weird socket I need to remove the stud. Is that an e-torx stud?
I ended up using a small 6" Visegrip & managed to get both of them out, albeit destroyed . I ended up ordering 2 studs & the nuts off Ebay.
I have a 06 Highlander hybrid myself. Do you possibly have a moment to answer a question? I’m sure you’re a busy guy. I appreciate your time.
Great video thank
I have a Highlander hybrid. 3.3 liter engine. I am not 100% sure how to line up the crank shaft relative to the cams. Do I just line up the crank marks TDC and replace the belt? OR is TDC another 360% movement of the crankshaft? How do I know for sure it is TDC? Thank YOU!
Number one cylinder will be at the very top of compression stroke when at TDC. before removing the belt this is crucial.
All three marks will need to be lined up on compression stroke. Do not move any while belt is off. They may move a little one way or another while apart, but when re assembled all marks must line up. I mark them a lot too with paint marker so you know you exactly lined up. When done rotate crank twice and ensure they all line ip EXACT again.
Book out for just under 6 hrs ?
great vids just subbed ya
I need my 2006 Highlander Hybrid to be serviced. I have no heat coming from a front or rear heaters (blowers are working and the coolant levels are correct). Probably the engine and inverter water pump need to be replaced. The other day I also had some vapor coming out under the hud, from the front right side of the vehicle, I believe coolant is leaking from the engine water pump... I would like your shop to take care of the issue... I live in Alabama. Where are you located?
might just be a leak in the system that allowed air to get trapped in the heater hoses. If your engine water pump actually failed them you would not get very far. How many miles on your car?
What did you use to plug the hoses?
Where are you located? I have an 07 HiHy and would like to know, just in case. I've used the dealership so far.
I stripped the long water pump studs that holds the engine bracket, any advice how can I remove those 2 stripped torx studs?
Double nut? Believe there 8x1.25. (Meaning put two nuts on the stud and tighten one against the the other. Allowing you to use a 13 mil wrench to loosen. Or a stud remover, the three jaw type just will have to chase the threads after. Those are the methods I’ve used that situation.
I tried double nut and it stripped the stud. I heat it up and used the vice grips and it worked but I had to replace the studs.
I just finished replacing the WP, tensioners, pulleys and TB but it's making a ticking noise, is that normal?
Hey brother just wondering if there was a belt on the first crank you pulled off behind the wheel?
Songkane Khousakoun no there’s no belt on hybrid
Audeliz thanks! I got lucky. It was my thermostat acting up not having enough coolant in system. Anyhow keep up the good work brother.
Hi, My timing belt was changed 10,000 miles ago at 75,000 miles. There is a noise coming from the timing cover on my 04 non hybrid highlander. If I push on the side of the cover it goes away. What could that be, do you have any idea?
ron4413 likely they tweaked the rear cover slightly so it’s rubbing on a pulley. Was the pump replaced too? The cover is kind of in the way and sometimes gets slightly ent upon removal of pump. Not a big deal but can be a little time consuming to remedy
@@overthehedge0155 Yes the pump was replaced all by Toyota dealer. Will the noise hurt anything? It literally disappears when you push on the cover.
also, it just started a couple days ago
I would have it inspected immediately.
@@overthehedge0155 Ok Thanks!
Where are you located in case I need this done?
Hi how much time a belt
What's the price for this job?
The price it should be or the price he charged? It should only be $400
$600 would be reasonable if replacing all components as one should. repairpal.com/estimator/toyota/highlander/timing-belt-replacement-cost
Michael Cyr wouldn’t be much more for the hybrid? It looks much more involved and very different configuration than the standard 6 cylinder model.
@@jamesmunterich146 really? to me the hybrid was easier with no belt driven accessories
@@jamesmunterich146 I've done only the hybrid and it was pretty easy.. no accessory belt to deal with.