hey guys i dirve a lexus is200, as i was driving my car today, i slowed down.. and sddenly my car turned off out of no wer.. i tried to turn the car on but no use, the mechanic came and had a look at it, and he said your timing belt has been cut.. and it has damaged the engine.. hes a mobile mechanic.. so i am not sure what to do..

i need some help people i am spewing now.. i am located in liverpool, sydney and how much would it cost to fix it roughlyy!

help a brother out people thanx! :(

Ok so you were driving along it shuddered made a clunk and stopped?

Then did you try to restart it?

Did you get it towed home?

If your timing belt has broken, perhaps all you can do is think positive and use it as an excuse to put in a 1/2JZ transplant!!

How many Kms have you done and how old is the car?

hey as i was driving i slowed down to turn then the car turned off by itself.. and i tried to restart it but no use.. and ya it got towed home.. so what options do i have now? :(

its 2000 model and its done about 80000 ks

from what i know, if the timing belt is cracked, it will lead to some internal engine problem, i think the only way is to let a mechanic to have r look and get it fix

Damn not another one!

Firstly sorry to hear!

Ditto, if the belt has snapped you will need to get the valves etc checked to make sure they haven't been damaged like what happened to Noel's 3SGE in Ireland.

If nothing has been damaged you can get away with just the cambelt, 2 tensioners and the waterpump.

If its worse, you gotta consider:
Engine gasket kit (head will come off to replace the valves etc)
cambelt
tensioners x 2 (hydraulic and manual tensioner)
waterpump
valves (12 x inlet and 12 x exhaust)
thermostat
fluids
labour
Could lead up to be a good $2000+ job!

Fear not, if you need parts don't be afraid to let me know and I'll do my best to look after you :)

Are these interferance engines ? I used to work on the odd MR2 and they are non interferance 3SGE/3SGTE engines so always thought they were the same :blink:

The Toyota G family were non-interference engines except the VVT-i version in the IS200 (1G-FE) which is an interference engine :(

Get a reputable mechanic too look at it, and get a quote, otherwise ring around for a 1JZ front cut B)

Sorry to hear mate!

thanx for the comments boys..

any mechanics you guys recommend i should go to..

i live around liverpool - sydney..

and how much rougly to get a new motor?

and what you guys think fix the engine or get a new motor? :(

PM Charlie (black200) he should have a spare 1GFE.

I think Brian J still has his old 1g-fe as well. You'd have to PM him through JDMST thou and you might have a chance to get to him.

hopefully it's ignition barrel. i've had that in my other car where it simply stops and dosen't turn back on!

did the rpm's go crazy just as it was about to turn off?

It's already been identified as a broken cambelt.

Gees only 80,000 Kms - wonder what made that happen.

I'd try my luck with Lexus even though its out of warranty.

Try Indy at ISMR - Ph: 9599 9918 or even Brett from ASA but he might have too much on his plate (worth a try).

Get a belt fitted, just a belt and nothing else. Any mechanic should be abe to manage it- did the mobile guy quote you for that? Have him report on the state of the tensioners, their bearings will rumble or growl if they are worn.

Then get the compression checked on each cylinder and those figures will tell you if the valves are bent.

If the valves are bent then its time to lift the head & replace whichever valves are bent. A quote for that can be measured up against a replacement motor.

If the compression figures are fine then thats the job over!

You can replace the tensioners if they sounded bad when the mechanic put the new belt on at this stage, its no good putting new tensioners on a motor that you might throw out.

..and WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS!!! :P

Green eyes: i got a new timing belt for it and we did change it.. but the car still didnt turn on.. and mechanic said most likely it has damaged the engine :(

Sydney Is200: thanx man, i will give them a call tomrw

guys how much roughly for a motor?

I wouldnt pay anymore then $2K

i found sum1 he would supply me with a new motor and labour for 2ks.. i still think that alot.. :(

Whats the definition of a new motor?

Sounds reasonably priced to me!

Well, I'd get someone to check the compressions and see how many cylinders are suffering.

...or you could pull the head off and have a look.

But you can't really decide between fixing this one or replacing it without some comparison prices, and you might only have two cylinders with bent valves.

$2k for a dropin motor is OK, it will be straight out of a wreck or from someone who has replaced their motor with a 2J.

hey guys ma valves were bent and the pistons were also broken

had to get a new motor

got a new motor

and the car is back on the road running

thanx to black200

thanx heaps buddy!

^_^

Good news that the turn around time was pretty quick to get an engine in.

In saying that have you got a blue slip for the new engine?

I bet Charlie was happy also, he gets some extra $ for his 1JZ setup ;)

WIN/WIN for both parties!

Who did the work for you mate?

ya i knwo man didnt take long

blue slip?

i thought i only have to inform RTA about me changing my engine.. and a letter from charlie saying he has sold me the engine? :blink:

hey mate, ya pretty happy that the car is back on the road now, just a local mechanic that ma brother told me about from chipping norton! good block, took him 2 days to install the new motor!