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Toyota Echos have a timing chain rather than a timing belt so there is no need to change it.
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The Echo has a chain. I tried to get a mechanic to change the belt once, he informed me that it had a chain.
I checked the Gates website ( they make timing belts etc. ) and they don't list a timing belt for a 2005 Toyota Echo so it must be a timing chain . I did a Google search and the Toyota website shows the 2000 to 2005 Echo as having a timing CHAIN
when it breaks
It must have a timing CHAIN ( the Gates website does not have a listing for a timing belt )
Its a chain drive so no need to worry about anything related to timing belt ;) Cheers
The Echo doesn't have a timing belt. It has a timing chain, and this chain will last a very long time. Toyota doesn't recommend replacing it (as a preventative or maintenance measure) unless or until you have problems.
There is no timing belt in a 2002 Echo. It has a chain, and there is no service interval for it. If it starts making noises, have it checked out. It could last for hundreds of thousands of miles.
I am 99.9 percent sure it is a timing chain. To be absolutely certain you can get your Vin No. off the rego papers and phone Toyota. Give them the Vin No. and they will tell you there and then. BillChain Chain Chain , all Vits , Yaris , echo's use chains