👏...... 👏......👏..... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 bravo!!! Possibly THE BEST video on how to do this job! Tips and tricks. Torque specs and full close-up video! You, sir, deserve an award for your contribution here!

Tom, this video is awesome! I watched 5 different videos to do this timing belt, and yours is by far the most detailed. I appreciate you!

well..this is one mechanic that wont talk you death while he,s working.good job.

Thanks for your help. I followed you step by step and step and step... I managed to get it done and it runs! Thank you so much for the torque specs, I always look for that in a repair video, TOP NOTCH!

This video is gold! I wasn't looking forward to doing this job on my daughters Highlander, but turned out great. Thank you 🙏🏼

That's a lot of work!!! That takes a lot of skill and care to do. Great video- so clearly made. Thank you- I learned a lot.

Your highlander looks like it’s fairly clean rust wise. My brother has one. I’m about to do his timing belt and seal up the motor. They are amazing vehicles. His is 2003 3.0 AWD with 275k miles still has great power and transmission.

Super Job on Camera work. I am doing this on a 2006 V6. 330 km Today is put it together day. Remembering all the placement of bolts is Good 4 the Brain. Refrigeration Mech who has been around cars my whole life. Still like conventional setup the best. We live in Calgary Canada. Thanks Tom!

You do amazing work bravo!!!!

Thanks for making this video really helps every diy'er like me.... 👍

This looks like an ginormous job. You would think the Toyota engineers would have come up with a simpler way of doing all this. Now I can see why people like timing chain vehicles.

Great video

Good job

This has got to be one of the best produced/least annoying car repair videos I have ever seen! The camera is steady, there's no real background noise and there's nothing said that doesn't need to be said. The speed ups make this seem a lot less daunting. One question, though: Is there anything locking the cams in place after the sprockets have been removed?

thank you forthe video!

Great video ! I’d rather do a timing chain in an old 350 . That was a lot of work you did

So put the rear one on in the right timing marks Edition and put a pair of needle-nose channel locks on it gently don't plant down into it underneath the pulley on top with the mark get the one lined up on the top pull it down to the crankshaft pulley is a crescent wrench big enough to grab it where the keyway is and move it ever-so-slightly counterclockwise by 1 notches in the belt that way when you pull it down over it you actually pull it tight at the same time into the proper position otherwise you're going to have slack on that right side you're going to be one tooth off what you get that on the crankshaft pushing up over the tensioner pulley and you got it

Nice Black Highlander~Tough to find the FWD version. There 300-400 LBS lighter than the gas gussling AWD ones. I can see your rims look flawless too~no pitting or corrosion on the edge. They must not dump salt on the roads in your area. SOME DAY I WILL get a FWD 4CYL Timing chain version in Black SOME DAY ????

🙂😊 One time I used a spree.. Gate Throttle Body 😊😊

great video, how long did it take in real hours

You make look to easy!!😂😂😂 I changed my mind from buy this car!!😂😂😂

Curious as to how did you know the timing belt needed replacing? Also was this the first time replacing or 2nd time around? Great video by the way!

I would get a ratchet with more teeth for the tight areas. I have tekton 90t, pretty good and cheap, compared to other brands, ratchets and I believe theyre American made or at least taiwan. I have 2 long reach pittsburgh for hard to reach areas

I think I won't make it alone in the apartments' parking lot😅

Hello.. What is the problem with the belt, water pump or oil seal? Beautiful and precise work

How much would that work have cost if you took it to a mechanic? Amazing work!

What tool did you use to hold the cam pulleys steady?

How should I proceed if I took the timing belt off without marking anything?

At 27:11, where did you find the detail spec of bottom out the stud then back off a 1/4 turn? This is the first I’ve heard this, and I couldn’t find it in the Toyota Shop Service Manual. Thanks.

do u have to loosen the cams?what would happen if u don’t

How to set the engine before I remove the timming belt

Can you remove the upper cover without having to remove the lower cover to inspect the timing belt?

Everything was good, impressive, great work aptitude. Except, why did you finger paint and slather RTV on the Water Pump Gasket?! It's a gasket & thusly totally fine, unnecessary to add, any sealant onto. I prefer any gasket, even a nice dry gasket, to any amount of FIP gaskets. Imo. Curious on your take.

What is your rig to drill out the seals?

How many miles was on that belt

so there are 3 seals to replace? what are they called? crank shaft/cam shaft/?????

my advice, dont buy a car wit timing belt. timing chain is wat u want

Literally everything on these Highlanders is a nightmare job. Something as stupid as replacing the front control arm bushings requires the engine to be lifted off all engine mounts, for example (this is really fun to do on the 4WD models, where exhaust and steering rack need to be disconnected and lifted out of the way too). Changing the rear bank spark plugs or coils is also a royal PITA. Driveshaft u-joints are non-greasable and non-replaceable, grenading the whole driveshaft assembly when they inevitably go. Many other piss poorly engineered items too. The whole damn thing is engineered to be anti-DIY. The only thing that's ok are brake jobs, probably because Toyota couldn't figure out how to make them difficult and expensive also. The "legendary Toyota reliability and engineering" is a bedtime story for gullible fools.