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Originally Posted by ctbale
Just purchased a 2001 Tundra with a 4.7 V8 119,000 miles. here is my dilemma: absolutely no record if the timing belt has been done or not. So if its original, I am seriously worried. I know its a interference engine so I am worried, don't really want to even drive it till I get a status on the belt condition. Any way to get a peek at it before I pull it in the warm hanger to do the job just so I can drive it? Can a guy pull back one of the cam covers just to look at the rubber to see if its eating itself up to buy a few days? Also does the crank pulley always need a puller, or will a few lite taps get it off the crankshaft? Thanks, love this forum!!
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I suggest you bite the bullet and change it. It's a lot of work even to get a peek at the belt. If yours was done on time, then it has about 29,000 miles on it, and it won't look new. There'll be belt dust and such about it, so you won't know if it was changed or not. Even if it was changed, you won't know when, and so you won't know when it'll be due again. Given the labor required to get a good look at it, you might as well just replace it while you're there, as the belt itself is cheap.