# Camry 2001 timing belt **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [June 13, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548 "2007-06-13T19:36:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jrd12345](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@jrd12345](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jrd12345)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/1 "2007-06-13T19:36:51Z")
2001 camry 90 K miles (wife’s and she won’t take it in) 1) is this an interference engine? 2) if I get her to take it in should the water pump be done at the same time? Thanks, ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/2 "2007-06-13T20:12:48Z")
First I don’t think it’s a interference engine. Second…Are you sure it has a belt and not a chain. Third…Every timing belt interval change I heard of since the mid 90’s has been over 100k miles…not 90k. Forth…What does the manual say??? ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/3 "2007-06-13T20:15:58Z")
1. is this an interference engine? 2. if I get her to take it in should the water pump be done at the same time? ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/4 "2007-06-13T20:35:01Z")
Right from the Gates Timing Belt guide 1998-01 2.2L 4-Cyl. T199 3 90,000 1988-91 2.5L V6 T157 60,000, Severe 1992-93 3.0L V6 T200 60,000, Severe 1995-97 3.0L V6 T257 60,000, Severe 1998-01 3.0L V6 T257 90,000 ---
**Author:** ![edb1961](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/edb1961/32/122_2.png) [@edb1961](https://community.cartalk.com/u/edb1961)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/5 "2007-06-13T20:36:16Z")
Oop, message posted before I was done. According to Gates neither the 4 or V6 is an interference engine, but both intervals are 90k. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/1/d/1d47c66a543aa6c5a7873bb2320858f978ff52ed.png) [@system](https://community.cartalk.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/6 "2007-06-13T20:52:20Z")
Sounds like not a problem for her taking it in then. She can wait on the side of the road for the tow truck to take it in for her when it breaks. ---
**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/camry-2001-timing-belt/548/7 "2007-06-13T21:11:45Z")
Don’t go by what gates says as far as interval goes. They’re intervals are ALWAYS less then what the OEM says…If they can get you to buy a timing belt at 90k instead of 110k…they’re making money.