hooterthehatter

21 hours ago, dendonc said:

same buckets full of crap about 'rubbish' japanese cars 

yip jap cars who would ever buy one ;)

my 01 rx300 I had to replace handbrake cable, original one broke a few months back! my mechanic was shocked it only lasted 16yrs!

I could always go back to land rover again if I want to start having problems on a weekly basis! how I miss my rangie! NOT

just to update you all, I decided to buy from uk to save time, kit arrived in 48 hours cost £246 postage included, bought from ebay 

from rock auto kit with extra alternator belt and gaskets would have saved me around £30 after import tax and shipping but I just wanted it done as soon as, didn't want to wait weeks for shipping and delays in customs :(

KIT CONTAINS:

1) TIMING BELT
2) TIMING TENSIONER
3) TIMING HYDRAULIC TYPE TENSIONER
4) TIMING BELT IDLER

5) WATER PUMP
6) WATER PUMP GASKET
7) ALTERNATOR BELT

belt is GATES brand and rest of parts are Herth and Buss

my mechanic who fitted it said the parts where decent quality and fitted without any hassle, he only works on "larger engines" its his specialty and is well known in Ireland for his good work rebuilding engines of performance cars. time to complete was about 4 hours and cost £100

car does not feel any different as expected, but the peace of mind was worth every penny, will do the same again when it hits around 270k as I know belt was not changed since it turned 80k and it has 170k now, so will be a few years!

kit was from a2zmotorspares cheers dendonc for info :)

thanks for advice :) think I will order from rockauto seems best prices around

need info for timing kit, for a ls430 03 model, anyone with kit names/numbers/suppliers 

anyone used GATES TCKWP298 from rockauto? are the US engines any different from our spec? seems a good kit and cheap!

any info would be great :)