![]() ![]() price of a used vehicle on the US market today.things that will affect the longevity of the GX units and parts.average mileage and maximum mileage of the car.available engines and the best ones of them.the main problems of the GX than can reduce its mileage.We’ll investigate the data about the model and try to find out how many miles a GX470 can go until it drops. Instead, we’ll talk about a legendary Lexus GX, mainly about the first generation of GX that was one of the most popular in America and also got thousands of positive customer reviews. Though, today we won’t discuss much how far the Lexus cars have deteriorated with their quality. They are still good if you compare them with Korean vehicles or numerous cars assembled in Mexico, but the price you pay for a Lexus or an Infiniti should deliver much more to you. Today, things have changed, and Japanese companies make cars that last a much shorter period of time. I made a mark (in black) on the crank and lined it up with the mark on my new belt.We all remember that good time when Lexus made extremely reliable cars that were both luxury and dependable vehicles. I marked the timing line and a couple teeth to each side. really good opportunity to remove your throttle body and do a proper deep clean on itįirst pic is my marks on the old belt. There is some clip mechanism but ended up cutting it off. The cam sensor plug holder thing on the back is impossible to remove. The large drain pan is highly recommended. It comes out for this job and is one of those things that would have been nice to take care of that isn't in the kit. Would recommend replacing the serpentine belt tensioner while you are in there. not much slack between the driver cam and crank. The best route that worked for me for putting the new belt on was driver cam and crank, then passenger last. I could see that I was off a tooth initially. I created my own marks on the cam/crank pulleys and the old belt and transferred them to the the new belt. I did not like only using the new timing belt marks to line everything up. ![]() I stayed very organized by having dozens of ziplock snack bags and labeled each bolt, nut, screw for each item that came off, eg, power steering bolts, alternator bolts, in separate bags. Had two breaker bars and cheater pipes AND the tool that is recommended. I have been battling a cold all week so def had a case of the weakies yanking it off. The waterpump was shockingly hard to get off. Keep it on until you need to take it off. Made the mistake of removing the rear bolt and spent a lot of time getting it back in and torqued down. This video was really helpful for the timing marks I made: Thank you for the detailed write up, between your notes and the OTRAMM videos, I was able to get this done. I parked my 4runner on ramps which allowed me to get my coolant drain pan and bucket under it, used a 4’ ladder to do work under the hood (3” lift and ramps = no way to get under the hood without), and had a huge shop light to work Jcmeadows82 Ě huge drain funnel (like this one ) and a 5 gallon bucket Next, I will list non-standard tools that bought and was very glad I had: I got it from the dealer for about 19 bucks. Toyotas special FIPG gasket maker that you will need between the water pump and lower thermostat housing: As this is an easy to replace part in the future if I ever need it, I wasn’t too worried. I will say, I was very impressed with the factory thermostat and in retrospect I wish I had purchased one from Toyota. Strangely enough Amazon doesn’t think this fits my car…. ![]() I didn’t use the bolts, or the paper gasket for the thermostat housing frim this kit. You may not need to replace everything I replaced, or you may want to replace more things (I found myself wishing I had purchased a new fan bracket, power steering pump, and alternator for various reasons) I am just listing what I replaced. My general rule of thumb is, if I can take it off, I replace it. Next is a list of parts that I purchased to complete the job. If you are going to use my guide, I would HIGHLY recommend following along with him as well. He gives a lot of little tips and tricks as well as some very important information about this engine in general that I found invaluable. It isnt the VVT-I engine, but I found the differences between the engine he was working on and mine to be miniscule. Here is a link to the you tube video I followed along with. I wouldn't recommend doing this as your first foray into working on your own vehicle, but if you have done work like this on cars before it is a straight forward timing belt job. This guide is (of course) follow at your own risk. ![]() I just completed my first timing belt replacement job and thought I would share my experience here. ![]()
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