# 95 4wd 4runner timing belt **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [February 9, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-4wd-4runner-timing-belt/26265 "2009-02-09T18:42:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![x380748](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@x380748](https://community.cartalk.com/u/x380748)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-4wd-4runner-timing-belt/26265/1 "2009-02-09T18:42:40Z")
1300 miles ago and less than 2 months my suv broke - have it fixed by mechanic with close to $900 bill for timing belt, tensioner, rad refill and spark plugs. it died on my wife again while driving - i was told my same mechanic that it needs to open the left cylinder head valve cover to explore charging me for another $150 for it. to replace with a used cylinder head valve cover if ever would cost me $1100 part and labor. by the way mileage of the suv is around 170K and in three years of ownership had put in around $7500. is the mechanic bleeding me for more money where he is supposed to fix the car the first time - he claims that when he cranks the car manually it will not rotate and this is the reason why the belt is jumping off the track. ---
**Author:** ![x380748](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@x380748](https://community.cartalk.com/u/x380748)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 6:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-4wd-4runner-timing-belt/26265/2 "2009-02-09T18:57:07Z")
YEAR 1995 MAKE TOYOTA MODEL 4 RUNNER 4WD ENGINE SIZE 3.0L LICENSE # VIN # ODOMETER 173,226 APPROVAL: DATE: This is a preliminary estimate - good for 30 days. Parts prices are subject to change. Additional changes to the estimate may be required for the actual repairs after tear down. Not responsible for any personal items left in vehicle. Total ITEM TECH/CLASS DESCRIPTION QTY RATE AMOUNT TOW 20 TOW (TO) 1 40.00 40.00 FUEL SURC… FUEL SURCHARGE 1 10.00 10.00 LABOR CHECK NO START—FUEL PROBLEM?? – CAMSHAFT IS OUT OF TIME - VEHICLE HAS BEEN TORN APART WAITING FOR APPROVAL. IF WORK IS NOT PERFORMED IT WILL BE ADDITIONAL LABOR TO PUT BACK TOGETHER GH 2 75.00 150.00 \*\*NOTE: TO PUT BACK TOGETHER WOULD BE $75.00. IF NOT REPAIRING WOULD NOT SUGGEST PUTTING BACK TOGETHER, WE COULD PUT THE PARTS IN A BOX \*\* LABOR REPLACE CAM PINS, TIMING BELT AND CRANKSHAFT SEAL 5.5 75.00 412.50 SUBTOTAL 612.50 SHOP SUPP… SHOP SUPPLIES 3.00% 18.38 PARTS 2087 NGK SPARK PLUGS 6 4.60 27.60T PARTS TIMING BELT 1 42.95 42.95T PARTS TENSIONER - POSSIBLITY OF TWO TENSIONERS PRICED THE HIGHEST 1 107.95 107.95T PARTS CRANK SHAFT SEAL 1 12.95 12.95T PARTS CAM PINS 2 1.75 3.50T ---
**Author:** ![jcompto14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@jcompto14](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jcompto14)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-4wd-4runner-timing-belt/26265/3 "2009-02-09T19:11:55Z")
my advice to u is to get a haynes manual and start doing the work yourself everyone worrys that they are getting ripped off by doing the work themselves they’ll know it’s done right and 7500 would have paid for a whole new set of tools and all the parts damm near a small garage for u to work them ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-4wd-4runner-timing-belt/26265/4 "2009-02-09T19:37:29Z")
If the camshaft timing is off, it is either because your mechanic did not line everything up correctly when he installed the timing belt 1,300 miles ago, OR the belt jumped/slipped. If it is the latter, then I would suspect that your mechanic did not install the tensioner that he charged you for when he installed the timing belt. Either way, I suggest that you find a new mechanic. ---
**Author:** ![x380748](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c2a13f/32.png) [@x380748](https://community.cartalk.com/u/x380748)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/95-4wd-4runner-timing-belt/26265/5 "2009-02-09T20:09:05Z")
Thank you.