Originally Posted by Safetybob

I would agree. I did the timing belt/water pump replacement with camshaft seal on my 94 base Accord and nothing there was out of anyone's capability. Very simple and somewhat straight forward. It just took a good amount of time getting everything off, changed, and put back together with my standards of attention to detail.


If there is a way to get the pump off without messing up a stud, then absolutely go for it. It is well worth the money savings to do it yourself. Time was my limitation so I had to have the dealership do the work. I would have LOVED to have saved the money and done the work myself. The Toyota V6 looks absolutely like a joy to change a belt on versus the 4 bangers.....


Bob

Originally Posted by speedkar9

I was able to remove the water-pump from my 3MZ-FE ES330 and my 1MZ-FE Solara without touching the studs. You just have to unbolt timing belt cover #3 and slide it out of the way.

Here's the timing belt procedure:

Timing Belt / Waterpump Replacement: Toyota & Lexus V6 - YouTube

As long as you're able to knock the crank pulley loose, the rest can be done very easily with hand tools. The 3MZ differs slightly with the tensioner bolting in from the side, making you have to unbolt and swing the little power steering bracket out of the way to remove.

Spark plugs on the other hand require the removal of the intake plenum, and don't have to be changed with the timing belt. Its not hard, the trickiest part is that 14mm bolt right in front of the firewall:

Toyota Camry V6 / Lexus ES330 Spark Plug Replacement - YouTube

Originally Posted by KLF

My torque question was for speedkar9, as I saw in his video how he just rattled the bolt on with his impact gun and called it good. I would not just do this, I have a good friend that did this on the 3.4L V6 in his T100, and a couple of days later the bolt fell out on the highway, the balancer fell off, took out a bunch of other parts (fan, shroud, all the engine belts) and damaged the end of the crank. It left him stranded on the highway in the middle of the night.

You really need a tool to hold the balancer after you reinstall it, then use a proper torque wrench to set it tight.

Originally Posted by MrBsfirst

Amazing DIY videos. Is that you masterminding these two videos?

Originally Posted by JetsonES

It is him, he is a real asset to the community.