Cray cray - Dead mouse causes timing to jump in a Toyota 4.7

[LXKevin]

 

[trdcorolla]

That's happened to someone here, they or the mechanic forgot to put back a small cover during a timing belt service.

 

[flintknapper]

Ryan (OTRAMM) warns of this very thing in his excellent timing belt videos. I always had a hard time accepting that a small rodent would/could throw a timing belt off....but evidence is evidence.

 

[hankinid]

Two were-feral-now-domesticated cats are in the garage at night. No issues so far.

 

[MJK]

^^ be careful with that. If a mouse can cause the engine to skip time, I can't imagine what a cat would do.

 

[LXKevin]

Especially if you're leaking coolant.

 

[ramangain]

That mouse went on the (last) ride of his life!

 

[LXKevin]

Mustie the Youtuber is a genius with small engines. I learn a lot watching his videos but i really thought the Toyota would stump him.

 

[AtoyotA]

does anybody know the part number for that plastic triangle?

 

[nissanh]

does anybody know the part number for that plastic triangle?

checkout the part number at partsouq.com.

 

[AtoyotA]

i checked the timing gear diagram and the radiator & water outlet diagram and couldn't find it - those were the only two diagrams that i figured would have the part in it. can you teach me your ways?

 

[FrankieJoe14]

Its part 11348-50011.

Go to www.partsouq.com and put in your vin#.

Its under "engine/fuel/tool" and its in the timing gear cover and rear end plate section.

 

[AtoyotA]

thank you so much! i still don't see how you found that from this diagram... am I looking at the wrong one?

 

[FrankieJoe14]

nope - go to section 1106: Timing Gear Cover & Rear End Plate