To change the timing chain on a Toyota Echo, first disconnect the battery and remove any components obstructing access to the timing cover, such as the engine mount, alternator, and belts. Then, remove the timing cover to expose the timing chain. Align the timing marks on the crankshaft and camshaft gears, remove the old chain and tensioner, and install the new chain, ensuring proper alignment. Finally, reassemble all components, replace the timing cover, and reconnect the battery.
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
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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