ravjeff
Club Regular
Posts: 754
Location: New Zealand
Primary Vehicle: RAV4
Model Spec/Trim: GLX
Engine Capacity: 2.5L
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by ravjeff on Apr 13, 2024 21:49:34 GMT
Hi knowledgeable people, I would like some advice re my 2014 Rav please.
In a couple of weeks it's due its 10 year service by which time Toyota thinks it should have done about 93,000 miles ( 150,000 Kms in NZ ). However as it has only done 41,000 miles ( 66,700 Kms in NZ ) and the pink coolant and timing belt are both due to be changed according to the service schedule is it prudent to ask for the water pump to be changed at the same time? Thanks
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Post by charliefarlie on Apr 14, 2024 8:03:58 GMT
Hi knowledgeable people, I would like some advice re my 2014 Rav please.
In a couple of weeks it's due its 10 year service by which time Toyota thinks it should have done about 93,000 miles ( 150,000 Kms in NZ ). However as it has only done 41,000 miles ( 66,700 Kms in NZ ) and the pink coolant and timing belt are both due to be changed according to the service schedule is it prudent to ask for the water pump to be changed at the same time? Thanks
There isn’t a timing belt on a RAV4 …. Unless you have the 2.0 diesel of which I’m unsure. There is a serpentine belt but I’ve never heard of one breaking …. Coolant well it can’t do any harm. |
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Post by philip42h on Apr 14, 2024 8:21:01 GMT
I would deny being knowledgeable! Jeff has a funny foreign 2.5L (V6?) so our experience may not match. But, in general, I would suggest that if the service schedule says "change it", change it; otherwise let it be. The coolant and timing belt will age just as much with time as they will with mileage so probably need changing as a precaution at least. But Google (and Charlie) suggest that you have a timing chain rather than a timing belt anyway ... The water pump will be more liable to wear with mileage and you've done only 41,000 miles so it's probably OK. Edit: Am I safe to assume that the service schedule is actually talking about replacing the serpentine belt? Told you that I didn't know anything!  |
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ravjeff
Club Regular
Posts: 754
Location: New Zealand
Primary Vehicle: RAV4
Model Spec/Trim: GLX
Engine Capacity: 2.5L
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by ravjeff on Apr 14, 2024 8:47:27 GMT
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Post by philip42h on Apr 14, 2024 9:41:08 GMT
I can't / won't argue with that ... Google suggests that your car should have the 2AR-FE (2.5L 4 cylinder) engine which has a timing chain (rather than belt specifically). You dealer should know what they normally replace at 10 years / 150k km and change that within the price of the service. There is no suggestion that the water pump should be changed as a routine precaution, it won't be driven by a timing chain and it appears to be a 5 minute job to change the drive belt, so there seems no real advantage to changing the water pump "at the same time" as a timing 'thing' (whatever it is). Your dealer / service agent can probably give better advice than I ... |
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Post by charliefarlie on Apr 14, 2024 16:58:41 GMT
It could be that service requirements schedule is a wee bit generic so mentions timing belt to cover cars that have it….
My answer above was me forgetting Jeff’s location and assuming his car was the usual diesel we have here…. My bad…
As Phillip points out belts are on time as well as mileage. I think it’s crucial to replace timing belts pulleys and tensioners on time and whichever comes first. Same with coolant. I guess it must degrade in some way ..
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Post by davrav on Apr 14, 2024 17:31:48 GMT
From memory, I had the serpentine belt on my RAV changed at about 109K. The Toyota guide was something like 'Inspect and replace as required' i.e. if it looks OK, leave it be. Only reason I had mine changed was that the tensioner was developing an intermittent but increasingly more frequent 'chirp' on start up. Seemed sensible to do the belt at the same time.
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Post by firemac on Apr 14, 2024 18:31:37 GMT
From memory, I had the serpentine belt on my RAV changed at about 109K. The Toyota guide was something like 'Inspect and replace as required' i.e. if it looks OK, leave it be. Only reason I had mine changed was that the tensioner was developing an intermittent but increasingly more frequent 'chirp' on start up. Seemed sensible to do the belt at the same time. The serpentine belt on our first 4.2 snapped at about 80K miles; the dealer we used in those days didn't change it at 60K miles (or six years) as required by the service schedule. Mind you, they'd f**ked up a few other things so we'd stopped using them by the time the belt went but fortunately we had Club Toyota and the extended warranty so recovery, hire car and repair were relatively painless.  |
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ravjeff
Club Regular
Posts: 754
Location: New Zealand
Primary Vehicle: RAV4
Model Spec/Trim: GLX
Engine Capacity: 2.5L
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by ravjeff on Apr 14, 2024 21:27:51 GMT
Hi everyone, thanks for your help and advice most welcome. I did think it had a timing chain but I had forgotten about
the serpentine belt. As for the water pump I will mention it to the service dept. They have been very good to us the last
10 years so I trust what they say. Thanks again.
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