# Info request--97 Camry

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/info-request-97-camry/126466>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 10, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/info-request-97-camry/126466 "2018-10-10T00:40:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/info-request-97-camry/126466/1 "2018-10-10T00:40:51Z")

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Have a 97 Toyota Camry. 4 cyl. (Not v6) It has a timing belt. Does the timing belt run the water pump? Also, is this an interference engine?

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/info-request-97-camry/126466/2 "2018-10-10T00:42:41Z")

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Usually the water pump destroys the timing belt.

No. It’s not an interference engine.

Tester

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**Author:** ![karl-sieger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@karl-sieger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/karl-sieger)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/info-request-97-camry/126466/3 "2018-10-10T01:03:30Z")

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Thank you Tester. That’s what I thought.