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Originally Posted by willy

I had my timing belt replaced at the dealer a week ago, and had them put in a new serpintine belt also. Came to $460 for the two belts and labor. There's no reason that your water pump won't last 300,000+ miles, and I would recommend not listening to those paraniod folks out there telling you to replace it. It's nonsense.

Replaced my exhaust manifold gaskets today myself. Always thought I had a cracked manifold, but turns out it was just one of the gaskets. No more diesel sounding Tundra!

I replaced the plugs today also. They're the easiest plugs I've ever replaced, mainly because there's no distributor and the plugs have individual wires that you DON'T NEED TO KEEP TRACK OF, so you just pull them off, R & R all the plugs, and reinstall the wires. Cost me $11. Just make sure you have a magnet extension to remove the plugs from their holes once you unscrew them. That, or a plug socket that actually has the rubber ring at the base which holds the plugs.

It is also a good idea to tape the extension to the socket or you will loose it in the hole when you try to remove it after you have installed the new plug