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Timing belt OEM Toyota or OEM FORD
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A mouse got itself in behind the timing cover on my dad's Tundra. The mouse got et, the engine jumped time. Somehow the valves were OK. New belt and a bit of gore removal and it was back to normal.
Pros: valves were OK
Cons: engine jumped time
Vehicle:
Toyota Tundra
Change the lower ball joints, timing belt and associated parts and it\u2019ll run for years. The 3.4 engines are tanks, really hard to kill and you\u2019ll easily find ones that are hitting 500k+
Pros: hard to kill, runs for years
Vehicle:
Toyota
XV20 Camrys never die. My 97 is at 238k, recently just did spark plugs and wires, did valve cover gasket and water pump/timing belt at like 200k. Running strong and smooth. Regular maintenance on these cars is easy and cheaper than a car note.
Pros: running strong and smooth, easy maintenance
Cons: requires regular maintenance
Vehicle:
Toyota Camry
Mileage: 200000 km
it's usually the plan with all my cars until repairs become more expensive than payments. our last car was an 2006 vw jetta tdi. sold it a few years ago (18 years old). it was still running fine-ish but a lot of things were coming up. timing belt and water pump, suspension overhaul, wheel bearings, brakes and caliper rebuild, and it was getting quite a bit of rust all around. it would have lasted and gone for 5+ more years but with 2 young kids getting into sports and stuff and the winter weather we are getting in our new home, it was a smart move to get a truck. with the aluminum body and ease of getting parts for the truck for maintenance as well as the f150 and coyote community, keeping the truck running for a long time should be easy.
Pros: ease of getting parts, keeping truck running
Cons: timing belt issues, suspension overhaul
Vehicle:
Ford
What I like about our Hilux is after 200k kms, is timing belt lang napalitan. The durability is impeccable.
Pros: impeccable durability, long-lasting
Vehicle:
Toyota Hilux
Mileage: 200000 km
This was the most frustrating repair I've ever done. I've done plenty of timing belt/chain jobs before but this one sucked.
You can't tell if the timing marks are lined up, the belt doesn't have marks on it and no where on line tells you how many belt teeth there should be from one mark to the others to check your work. I buttoned it up and was off a tooth on the driver's side, I could have set the truck on fire. It worked fine after I did the job a second time.
Pros: worked fine after second try
Cons: frustrating repair, hard to align
Vehicle:
Toyota 4runner
The timing belt on the 4.7 engine needs changing every 100k, which is stupid.
Cons: needs frequent changing, stupid
Vehicle:
Toyota Land Cruiser
Mileage: 100000 km
I think this is what has happened to a 91 Soarer I rescued from a field. Sounded WEIRD trying to start. Went to check plug leads and thats where I saw the chewed up and snapped timing belt.
Pros: chewed up timing belt
Cons: snapped timing belt
Vehicle:
Toyota Soarer
Bare in mind that this car uses a "wet belt" timing belt, where the timing belt runs inside the engine within the oil. This means that unless oil changes are carried out frequently, small parts of the belt break off and clock up the oil pickups, starving the engine and killing it.
Cons: parts break off
Regardless of servicing etc, that wet belt is still deteriorating as it is soaked in the hot engine oil.
Cons: belt deteriorates in oil
Vehicle:
Ford Focus
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Which timing belt to choose — OEM Toyota or OEM FORD?
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Which timing belt are better — OEM FORD or OEM Toyota?
In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt OEM Toyota were overall better than OEM FORD.
- OEM Toyota received a PR Score of 85 out of 100, and OEM FORD scored 41 point.
- OEM Toyota ranked 4 in the overall ranking, and OEM FORD ranked 13.
- The average rating is higher for OEM Toyota (4.2) than for OEM FORD (2.4).
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Timing belt OEM Toyota have better feature ratings than OEM FORD:
- Visible wear - owners believe, that this property for OEM Toyota is better than OEM FORD.
- Starting - drivers claim, that this property for OEM Toyota is outperforms OEM FORD.
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Which timing belt are more popular — OEM Toyota or OEM FORD?
In March 2026 on PartReview, timing belt OEM Toyota were overall more popular than OEM FORD.
By vote balance, timing belt OEM Toyota surpassed OEM FORD:
- For OEM Toyota, the ratio of positive (69) to negative (12) votes is 57 votes.
- For OEM FORD, the ratio of positive (22) to negative (31) votes is -9 votes.
By number of reviews, timing belt OEM Toyota surpassed OEM FORD:
- For timing belt OEM Toyota there are 26 reviews: 21 positive, 3 neutral, 2 negative.
- For timing belt OEM FORD there are 17 reviews: 6 positive, 2 neutral, 9 negative.
Which timing belt do car owners prefer — OEM Toyota or OEM FORD?
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