Toyota timing chain tensioner replacement

2005 Toyota Corolla with 1ZZ-FE Engine

[@isaiastapiabermudez]

I watched other videos about how this is done. You were the only one explaining in detail how to turn the crank manually. Great video, and great friendly person.

[@marcoalvarez852]

Thank you so much. My car had a rattling coming from the timing chain and had a massive oil leak in the tensioner. I followed this video step by step and it went perfectly. No noise and no leak. Thank youuuuuu!!!!!

[@ToyotaMaintenance]

Awesome !

[@jorgeguerra6749]

How much miles did your car have?

[@marcoalvarez852]

@@jorgeguerra6749 220k miles. Thank youu

[@diavolow9]

Im planning on doing this this weekend mine has 120 thousand miles and it only rattles when i started in the morning what it heats up it stops hope this is the problem.

[@bullisht1443]

@@diavolow9 did it stop the problem?

[@genetixx01]

Best tutorial I have seen about this replacement. I used it for my Pontiac Vibe. Thanks a lot.

[@ferdinandtorres3930]

This is a great video. Great demeanor in explaining points. I watched another video on this and they never mentioned turning the engine manually BEFORE you start it.

[@genericusername1365]

Thanks again for your positive and friendly disposition (along with the explanation of this procedure).

[@ToyotaMaintenance]

you are welcome

[@chloeleedow7250]

Thanks for all the corolla videos as an owner of a corolla I've learned a lot from your videos and saved some money. You seem like a lovely genuine guy would feel very happy and confident if you were my mechanic that I was getting honest work done 😊

[@butthymen7444]

First of your videos I've seen, I'm subscribing. You were thorough and well-paced... As a bonus, you avoided all of the unnecessary droning, tangential commentary, and self-promotive arrogance that too often exists and just bogs down, if it doesn't outright displace, the otherwise similarly informative content of far too many of your KZbin peers... Thanks for communicating in an accessible, linear way... I wish more of your KZbin-mechanic peers would adopt similar approaches, but either way many thanks, much appreciation

[@anthonymarvan3766]

Thank you sir for posting this. This successfully fixed an oil leak at the timing chain tensioner on my 2005 Toyota Matrix XR. Great video and information. Other videos showed the belt tensioner having to be loosend. That is not the case like you said except for the higher performance Yamaha engine. Took me less than 15 minutes to change out and saved me lots of money versus taking to a dealership or mechanic. Thanks for what you do!

[@x1warrior1x85]

i have a pontiac vibe 304,000 miles on the 2zz-ge, a massive oil leak just came about from the tensioner. thank you for the inciteful video

[@Starman-yt8lj]

Thanks so much for this! Changed the tensioner on my son’s 2006 Corolla yesterday.

[@drtime]

Very clear concise instructions. I was expecting to have to take this to a mechanic but now I’m sure I can do it myself. Thank you so much!

[@NoahBroome]

once again, thank you so much for posting these!

[@SANTHER001]

Awesome job explaining how to do this work. I found the answers to all my questions on this video. Thank you so much for your help. Great job!

[@emmanuelmeyermeyer1083]

Great video! Thanks for the detail and the tip about removing the tensioner to remove the timing chain tensioner.

[@blaisesmyke9627]

This was the best explained video of this process on KZbin. Thank you sir!

[@ToyotaMaintenance]

You are very welcome

[@dmitriych.704]

Thanks to people who do really helpful videos.I just get tensioner replaced.

[@desmondhines8412]

Awesome and thank you.. your detailed and easy to understand technical breakdown will help make mine much easier to replace

[@delanemarsh5637]

thank you so much for this video, the mechanic was going to charge me so much, but I understand exactly how to do it thanks to your clear instructions and can do it myself!

[@slybunda]

excellent video. thankyou for the tip on the 2zz-ge engine.

[@randalhill6283]

Just got finished doing this and it was as easy as you made it seem

[@ronkey4796]

Perfect explain and not idiot loud background music. Thanks!!!!!

[@hawaiioutdoors]

Toyota Gods do exist

[@lionelthomas609]

Absolutely brilliantly explained and shown. thank you so much.

[@escargotomy]

Thank you for information! Very useful and well explained.

[@Fu3R4]

Thank you. I have to do this to my 06 corolla so this helps immensely.

[@adanarceo4636]

Thanks a lot mr, I appreciate the you spent making this video to help others including my self, like and subscribe 👍

[@lincolnw66]

Your video was extremely helpful. Thank you!

[@marsinbako8491]

Thanks peter I did my car today just followed your video specifically the last one unclicking part your the man.👍

[@MS-fs5xu]

Thank you for the video! Super helpful!! Please make a 2zz vibe video version :)

[@classicclinic]

Great video and communication. Very thorough! Subscribed and shared. Thankyou !

[@vincenzovinci7838]

verrrry verry helpfull and realy like your personality and the way it was explained thank you so much

[@fransiennortje8821]

Thanks for a good explanation with your video, good stuff.

[@draxus1266]

Hellow Bro! I really need to watch this carefuly, our 2002 corolla 1.6 had the same issue. Thanks for sharing!

[@ToyotaMaintenance]

you are welcome

[@mohan99ful]

Thanks,that was a good step by step instructions.

[@fieldsofomagh]

Handy release system----no prodding with small drill bit !! Job well done.

[@ToyotaMaintenance]

thanks

[@user-ne3ze4zz7r]

Thanks Peter! I have a small timing chain tensioner leak on my 04 matrix and I wanna replace it. 1zz :)

[@crz666]

Thank you. Great video and showing last part👍👍

[@redbird4481]

Thanx muchissimo, Sir!! You're Toyota Maintenance vids are very helpful :-)

[@mohameddada2580]

Hie,thx for showing how to release the hook,my rav 4 has the same tentioner and releasing the hook was so easy,thx again.

[@deejayforward7336]

Thanks for your video! Working great! Next step: valve cover gasket!

[@NyukiMpole]

A wonderful demonstration!!

[@1985albertovasquez]

Gracias amigo por su excelente explicación, saludos desde Venezuela.

[@andykokes5690]

Nice, clear, and helpful video. Thanks.

[@chongdaongam235]

Your are provided the best detail. Thanks.

[@owensong5269]

Great video, and great friendly person.

[@litemup50]

Thank you sir! I really appreciate it!

[@picoliciousartistry]

Great video, thanks for your help!!!

[@CollegeRecruitsNW]

Bravo! Well done, thanks for that tip!

[@Wingman-yl3qq]

Excellent video bro. I do have to say though my favorite part hands down was “DEEZ NUTZ” !!

[@mikeyone76]

Thank you for this video. And great view!!!!

[@Filantropo7]

Excellent video!!! Thanks for your help..😁🙏

[@L35inColorado]

Thank you! This is a great video!

[@garyfoster7768]

Thank you sir, Gary from Maui!

[@juliosdiy3206]

Nice this is how to replace tentioner and positioning wow save alot of money and engine maintenance!

[@babalolababatunde6974]

Nice job..am really learning here

[@sassmafrass]

Hello, your instructions were very, very clear! However, I am not at all experienced in doing repairs or replacements myself, and would rather have an expert do it. What kind of price should I expect to pay to have the timing chain tensioner replaced...? The Toyota dealership I've been going to for services since my 2006 Corolla was purchased quoted me $1,600. Which seems exorbitant to me for something that appears to be a 2-3 hour job maximum, and a part that costs about $20-30.

[@user-gw6bz9nl2u]

Very useful video. I want to add that I replaced my Celica (2zz-ge) tensioner by unscrewing the two v-belt tensioner spring bolts instead of unscrewing the third large bolt that holds the v-belt tensioner itself because I failed to do so unscrew.

[@ToyotaMaintenance]

yes, large bolt is very tight

[@jaimedelrosario593]

How did you remove the timing chain tensioner with moving the bracket?

[@user-gw6bz9nl2u]

@@jaimedelrosario593 I unscrewed the V-belt tensioner bolt, then unscrewed the 2 small nuts that hold the chain tensioner. This is because the V-belt tensioner prevents the chain tensioner from coming out (at least on the 2ZZ-GE)

[@mwngw]

Odlično! Hvala vam.

[@MrAlaa747]

Thanks a lot Thats exactly what Im looking for

[@zombitroid84]

This really helped me out on my Corolla 2013 (trim = base), I just completed this entire operation. Going to make a YT video on where the engine crank is, because I couldn't find this information posted online. Other than that, everything worked fine (car runs, no leak!). Thanks Toyota Maintenance!

[@gonzosc1]

the part where you turn the crank to release/set the tensioner after install,,, do you know if that's the same for the 2az fe Toyota motor???

[@mysticblue3387]

Another good video by you sir thanks! Does a 2007 scion Tc have one of these tentioner?

[@tito10301]

great video do you need to replace the chain as well or just the tensioner is enough?

[@DR19X]

Greeting. For the 2zfe in Corolla 2015 do I need to follow the technical note mentioned about loosening the serpentine belt?

[@joebaker4195]

Do the latest versions of this tensioner not have the O-ring? The part # 13540-0T020 appears to be without an O-ring but still requires the gasket from what I can tell.

[@jesseserrano6520]

Great video So the pin stays in and automatically releases itself when turning the crank over 2-3 times over. No need to remove pin no more??

[@boydmerriman]

Very straight forward. Simple. So why are charges of over a thousand dollars to do a fifteen minute job? I looked up prices for a replacement.

[@rhodellabasan1441]

Hello, I am from the Philippines and I watched your video, it's clearly detailed I just want to know better where to locate the crank bolt 19mm to release the tensioner.

[@ireman72]

Thank you an awesome video.

[@Billymons]

did you have the serpentine belt off? seemed the engine turned over pretty easy. Thx great video!

[@Seasider702]

Have a question ; if corolla needs new pcm, is this a swappable part without needing dealership to flash or programming?

[@leonardwillett5221]

Does the #1 piston need to be a top dead center when replacing this tensioner? I am having difficulty getting the new tensioner to slide in far enough to get the retaining nuts to go back on. I have the tensioner piston compressed and retained by the small latch.

[@zombitroid84]

So I did this on my toyota corolla and sealed the tensioner using permatek gasket maker and it is still seaping oil! Did I not use enough gasket maker? I feel like I used a lot of permatek. Its not a crazy amount of oil, and to be fair this solution did prevent the leaking for probably 3-4 months. But the small leakage is back again!

[@poitevienphilip]

good video friend, one question, we do it as you say, it doesn't matter how the chain tensioner comes out if it goes in or out of the bushing

[@YotaCaveGarage]

Did you pull the spark plugs before you rotated the crank to engage the chain tensioner?

[@martinstevenson7462]

Hi there Would this method work on a Uk Toyota Auris it as a gasket not a O ring seal would this method work the same or do you have to take the rocker cover off I find your videos very helpful

[@poitevienphilip]

good video, a question friend, first you place the tensioner with the bushing closed and then when it is already placed you turn the shock absorber clockwise. until the bushing relaxes on the chain? I have seen videos that first give the opposite direction to the clock hands and then they give the right direction to the clock hands, can you clarify that doubt for me?

[@cwilczak8706]

It seemed that you crank over that engine easily. I would have thought that there would be some compression holdback. Did you remove the spark plugs to make it easier?

[@David-hs6je]

Great video. Thanks toyota tensioner. I did it successfully 6 month and everything worked perfect. But, apparently the new tensioner o-ring now have started leaking. I just remove the oring with a good one, i turn tha crank manually and I heard the click than i tried to turn the engine on after i cranked the starter 2 to 3 time the engine was blocked. I removed the tensioner again I saw it was armed correct. I put it back but now it is impossible to turn the crank manually it seems that engine is stuck somehow. if you know what might have cause this, please reply to this comment. I really will appreciate you help. Thank you.

[@thatguyjaay1684]

ive heard we are supposed to release tension on the pulleys and then do a clock wise and counter clock wise method on the pulleys after install

[@1ZZFE]

I may have missed out... 1 big question: do I have to set the (automatic transmission) gear box into Neutral-position through out the whole process?

[@swaritgagneja2803]

Hello! I have an issue with my 06 corolla 1zz where sometimes it doesn't start at the first crank. It takes a second crank or a third crank to start and at those times, it also sputters for a fraction of a second as soon as it starts but then quickly goes back to idling normal. This only happens sometimes, other times it starts fine. I'm not sure whether it's a chain tensioner issue, grounding issue or is it the fuel pump. A little help would be really appreciated.

[@carloswilliam5386]

Thanks for your help!

[@user-dp3bh2go7w]

좋은 정보 ^^ 주셔서 감사합니다!

[@zombitroid84]

Great video!

[@JustMe-ld2cu]

Need to change this on my 2013 Prius V. Do you have a video showing work on Prius engine?

[@Loganrodgers22]

Do you have a video for a 2006 Corolla transmission idle control solenoid for the torque converter . Car run’s terrible when at idle

[@champ8899]

Superb explaining!!!!

[@pleasebeinteresting]

I replaced the oil sensor on on my 2004 , 4 cylinder 2.4 , Camry, which reappeared along with the grinding noise on cold starts. Would replace the timing chain tensioner first eliminate the grinding noise ? .

[@Ugly_Scallywagg]

Fantastic video thank you

[@metrork1]

Is there a right way and or a wrong way of installing the tensioner backwards causing the tensioner not to engage properly?

[@antoniosilveira3660]

I heard it being mentioned by someone else on another video, u have to turn it clockwise manually, I think it’s when u turn it the chain stretches over the guide and the guide pushes against the tensioner and it backs out just enough for the hook to fall down

[@GihanTimantha]

Can we turn the alternator bolt instead of the crank bolt? It will some good turns as the alternator pulley is small?

[@KrazyKramer]

@@GihanTimantha little late I'm sure but turning the alternator won't turn the crank

[@ajcates1701]

Turning the alternator WILL turn the crank as long as the belt is installed

[@hoathbill]

Thank you for the help!

[@enrique2326]

What is the correct way to unlock the tensioner after replacing it?should rotate the pulley in the forward position as opposed to reverse

[@UnicornRyder04]

Hey can overturning the 19mm cause tight seprerine belt?, I turned it clockwise to many times I think & now the outer belt is tight cause had an issue were I didn't put a gasket on so had to take out the tensioner out & redo this but now the bolt is tight moving & belt is tighter, the bolt will still spin but has become very tight

[@deebee3901]

Does the engine need to be at TDC when you put the new timing chain tensioner in?

[@snutmeez]

I took the valve cover off, replaced the tensioner from the top. It was easy, took 45min on a 2az-fe

[@jvillanueva3105]

Can this be done with a 2008 4runner through the small window on the engine block? Also does the engine needs to be at TDC ?

[@dipu827]

Hello sir, which way is better access to the tensioner, top or bottom? Mine is 2002 Celica/Yamaha. Thanks in advance and thanks for the very detail video.

[@zmarssojourner7435]

Ty for the video. What is the OEM part number for this tensioner? Ty