'97 ES300 Timing Belt questions...

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11-24-02, 10:05 PM

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'97 ES300 Timing Belt questions...

I believe with 93-thousand miles on my '97 ES, I"m due for a replacement timing belt. Anyone know when this is supposed to happen? And whether the engine can literally freeze up if it's not done within recommendations?

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11-24-02, 10:34 PM

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due at 90k

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11-25-02, 04:26 PM

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I spoke with a former Lexus master tech last week and he told me that, although the timing belt service interval for the GS300 is 90K, it does not need a belt until 120K. I don't know whether this also applies to the ES300 w/ the 3.0 V6. The former tech said that the Toyota OE belts are made with high-quality rubber than can easily handle 120K miles.