I am looking to help a friend change the timing chain in his truck because he cannot afford to take it to a shop to have it fixed.
Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciatedHow hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?Whoa! 22R are notorious for timing chain failure. They also have the tendency to break the chain guide on the right side of the engine(as ur facing it). However this is a time consuming task even for a experienced mechanic. Removal of the head is not required but if you ask toyota they'll tell you to remove it. If you or your buddy aren't real confident that u can do it, then don't! but if you decide to here are some pointers!!! Remove the valve cover there is a bolt hidden in that oil pocket on the front of the head don't forget to remove it. Also make sure the harmonic balancer doesn/t have a groove around the sealing surface, if it does a repair sleeve should be installed. Another thing once u have the timing cover off inspect very closely the inside of it. These motors are bad at chewing into the cover when the chain guide breaks make sure this hasn't happend to yours because there is a water jacket there. Well hope this helpsHow hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?it is not hard, but is time consuming, which motor, if memory serves me right, you have to take the head off first. my advice is to take to garage, or at least buy a good manual, and be precise in what you do.How hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?IT IS AS HARD TO PENERTRATE A VERGIN PUSSYHow hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?I agree with mekanic if you don't know what your doing at least buy a good manual and follow it as closely as possibleHow hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?its best to find someone who knows what they are doing because if you dint get the timing right and you for example snap the chain or it comes loose you will completely screw up your pistons and that usually means its time to buy a new engine so be careful. These are zero tolerance engines!How hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?IT IS VERY EASY FIRST LOCATE THE BIG BLACK ROUND KNOB ON THE MOTOR, THIS IS EASY IT HAS 7 1 0 ON IT. CAREFULLY UNSCREW THIS AND DROP IN YOUR NEW TIMING CHAIN ALL THE WAY.THEN VERY CAREFULLY PUT THE BLACK KNOB BACK ON. IF YOU DID THIS CORRECTLY THE BLACK KNOB WILL NOW READ O I L....How hard is it to change a timing chain on a 1993 toyota pickup truck with a four cylinder engine?Would that be a 22R Petrol, why would he need to change a timing chain, they are not prone for failure or ever requiring replacement.
A timing BELT on a %26quot;L%26quot; series diesel is different story, the critical part is lining up the timing marks and resetting the tensioner, but a relativly easy task for someone with mechanical experience.
