Wishing to know which one would be in my car, and when is the recommended mileage to do so; I have about 69000 miles on it now. Thank you.
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enerill, June 13, 2009
Wishing to know which one would be in my car, and when is the recommended mileage to do so; I have about 69000 miles on it now. Thank you.
It's a chain. So you don't have to do a thing to it. I had my tensioner changed at 120k since it needed it.
Assuming this is for a North American model Corolla - you have a timing chain in your model year car. There is no set replacement time - that will be addressed with audible checks from time to time. Should last the life of the car - but like they say, your mileage may vary. There are a couple of cases where the timing chain let go with less than 50K miles on the car, on the other extreme - there are quite a few Corollas that have over 300K miles on the original chain.
Assuming this is for a North American model Corolla - you have a timing chain in your model year car. There is no set replacement time - that will be addressed with audible checks from time to time. Should last the life of the car - but like they say, your mileage may vary. There are a couple of cases where the timing chain let go with less than 50K miles on the car, on the other extreme - there are quite a few Corollas that have over 300K miles on the original chain.
Thank you so much, fishexpo101! I have an American model, but just wanted to make sure it wasn't a timing belt as they don't seem to last as long as the chain. I truly appreciate your prompt reply to my query!
It's a chain. So you don't have to do a thing to it. I had my tensioner changed at 120k since it needed it.
Thank you, Skwyre7! I truly appreciate your prompt reply to my query! Another poster affirmed your answer, too!
New Question....sorry!
The driver's inside door handle broke and I am unable to open the door from the inside (the remaining stub is too short to get leverage to pull on it to open the door); is this going to be an expensive fix by a pro?
New Question....sorry!Nope. Mine did the same thing. I ordered replacements on ebay and installed them myself (all 4 doors) in 30 minutes. It would have been 15 if I didn't have to swat so many mosquitoes while I worked.The driver's inside door handle broke and I am unable to open the door from the inside (the remaining stub is too short to get leverage to pull on it to open the door); is this going to be an expensive fix by a pro?
Total cost (including shipping) was about $40 - not including the blood lost to the mosquitoes.
Nope. Mine did the same thing. I ordered replacements on ebay and installed them myself (all 4 doors) in 30 minutes. It would have been 15 if I didn't have to swat so many mosquitoes while I worked.New Question....sorry!The driver's inside door handle broke and I am unable to open the door from the inside (the remaining stub is too short to get leverage to pull on it to open the door); is this going to be an expensive fix by a pro?
Again, thanks, Skwyre7! I'm an older female and wondering if you think it would be difficult for me to do? I don't have anyone handy to me to assist, but I do know how to use a screwdriver...... Is there wiring for the electric lock to contend with?
Nope. There is no wiring involved in the actual handle part. One thing that did help me was a pair of vice grips. When you take off the handle, I put the vice grips on the rod so it wouldn't fall down in the door frame. It won't fall down far, but the vice grips saved me from a couple minutes of "fishing" on each door. It's not a difficult project, but it will be just "mechanical" enough to impress people.Nope. Mine did the same thing. I ordered replacements on ebay and installed them myself (all 4 doors) in 30 minutes. It would have been 15 if I didn't have to swat so many mosquitoes while I worked.New Question....sorry!The driver's inside door handle broke and I am unable to open the door from the inside (the remaining stub is too short to get leverage to pull on it to open the door); is this going to be an expensive fix by a pro?
Again, thanks, Skwyre7! I'm an older female and wondering if you think it would be difficult for me to do? I don't have anyone handy to me to assist, but I do know how to use a screwdriver...... Is there wiring for the electric lock to contend with?
Nope. There is no wiring involved in the actual handle part. One thing that did help me was a pair of vice grips. When you take off the handle, I put the vice grips on the rod so it wouldn't fall down in the door frame. It won't fall down far, but the vice grips saved me from a couple minutes of "fishing" on each door. It's not a difficult project, but it will be just "mechanical" enough to impress people.Nope. Mine did the same thing. I ordered replacements on ebay and installed them myself (all 4 doors) in 30 minutes. It would have been 15 if I didn't have to swat so many mosquitoes while I worked.New Question....sorry!The driver's inside door handle broke and I am unable to open the door from the inside (the remaining stub is too short to get leverage to pull on it to open the door); is this going to be an expensive fix by a pro?
Again, thanks, Skwyre7! I'm an older female and wondering if you think it would be difficult for me to do? I don't have anyone handy to me to assist, but I do know how to use a screwdriver...... Is there wiring for the electric lock to contend with?
Once again...thank you, Skwyre7~ As soon as the handle arrives, I'll endeavor the installation myself! Need to find a vise grip first, though!
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