Cray cray - Dead mouse causes timing to jump in a Toyota 4.7 (1 Viewer)

[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.