Toyota 2JZ timing belt & water pump COMPLETE VIDEO! Supra/is300/gs300 

For anyone who wants the specs.. Water pump -15ftlb No.2 bypass pipe -15ft/lb Water inlet w/thermostat -80in/lb bypass outlet w/no.1 bypass pipe -80in/lb Alternator -30ft/lb Water pump pulley -10tf/lb Timing belt plate -71in/lb Idler pulley -26ft/lb w/loctite 242 Lower timing cover(No.1) -71in/lb VVT-i pulley -60ft/lb VVT-i pulley cover -11ft/lb Exhaust cam timing pulley -60ft/lb Timing belt tensioner -20ft/lb Tighten crankshaft pulley bolt -243ft/lb Drive belt tensioner -15ft/lb Mid timing cover(No.2) -71in/lb VVT-i timing cover(No.3) -71in/lb PS bracket -43ft/lb behind PS pulley -38ft/lb other bolt Valve covers -75in/lb Spark plugs -13ft/lb Air intake plenum -21 ft/lb Throttle body Bracket to head- -15ft/lb Radiator Supports- -10ft/lb

I have read my SC300 manual for these procedures, read several articles describing how to do them, and watched whatever videos I could find from various sources as well, but this is by far and away the most comprehensive, complete and best descripion/video I have found. Really, really helpful and well put together. The mechanic is well spoken and highly knowledgeable on these procedures. Congratulations for a job well done, and thank you so much.

Thank you so much for doing this video, followed it step by step and worked perfect for me. I just finished my 2001 IS300 yesterday with 230k, started up, no engine codes, no leaks and runs like it did 17 years ago when i got it! I had only one issue with how to align the VVTi gear because I moved it from TDC when removing the bolt. I zoomed in on the part where you were releasing the oil and it looked like the hash mark stopped on the timing mark clockwise and as you turned it all the free play of the gear was to the left. So I moved the VVTI cam back so that the gear locked all the way to the right and the hash mark lined up with the timing mark, all 30 degrees of free play was to the left (counter clockwise) on the VVTi gear after changing the cam seal. I also confirmed this was correct in the service manual for installing the VVTi gear. This is by far the best video start to finish that I could find for this job, so thanks man!!!

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It's very clear, and you are thoughtful and careful in your explanations. It's the best tutorial I have followed. I don't earn much at all, but it's tutorial's like this that allow me to keep my family car running and our small budget balanced. Much appreciated!!

Thanks brother i really appreciate you taking the time to teach

Thank you sir..... Finally someone took the time to mention the foot pounds for the camshaft gears pulley inner bolt and outer bolt. 60 foot-pounds and 15 thank you

Easily the in the top 5 best repair videos I've seen. Major kudos!

Best timing belt, water pump, etc... step by step 2jzge video on RU-vid. Thanks!

I just did the timing belt and valve cover job myself for the first time, saved $1400, and learned a lot from you. Very thorough and detailed tutorial. Keep up the awesome work!

Absolutely amazing video. I wouldn't have been able to fix my gs300 without your help. Very informative, proper terminology. Overall extremely professional video. Thank you very much friend.

Good stuff!! Years later, these videos will continue to be helpful!! It definitely helped me!!

this is probably the most complete start to finish video of this job on youtube good work! I would recommend people also look up videos on putting a new oring inside the vvti gear itself as that's important while doing this job already. very carefully drilling a small hole in the crank seal and then a screw into the hole to use a hammer and pull it out worked great. just make sure to use a magnet to get the metal pieces before wiping the area

This is how to make a repair video!!. NO excessive talking, joking. Editing is right on point!! He keeps jokes at beginning and end -perfect!

Thank you for this tutorial. I’m getting ready to tackle this job and I’ve never timed a car a with floating vvti gear like our JZ has, so I wasn’t 100% sure how it went back together. Definitely easier than I thought. Confidence is key in these jobs. Props.

Such a great video and explaining everything in details step by step,awesome job.

That was an incredibly detailed video! Thank you for being clear and thorough!

Thanks for this amazing step by step video - followed this yesterday to replace the water pump in my Supra :)

This is the best video to reference to tackle this job. Step by step, clear concise. A+

Wow. Amazingly detailed and comprehensive video on this complex repair. By far the best video on this. My second time doing it, so I wanted to refresh my memory on the process. This time I won't need an 8 foot pipe extension on the breaker bar for the harmonic balancer bolt.

Awesome video! I did the whole job start to finish (watching the video as I went) with no problems except for breaking some of the brittle clips and hoses you warned about. Loved the detail right down to the torque specs for reassembly! Thank you!!

This was actually very helpful, thank you!

This is one of the most in depth, helpfull videos i have seen on this! Subscribed

this on the big screen in the shop was very helpful and thorough

Very good video, informative, educational and detail oriented! Excellent job!

Fantastic video. Thank you for your time and knowledge. My daughter and I are working on her GS300 and this is exactly what we needed to feel assured that we could do the job.

Best step by step video. Extremely helpful great job. Everything was clear as day allowed me to do all the work myself and saved a bunch of money. Thank u very much.

Been a month. Lexus IS running cherry. Thanks again for the complete video !

THANK YOU! you video was very helpful in doing my timing job! Just did it with my dad on my gs300. 😀

nice clean work good job buddy

Fantastic! Thank you for taking the time to post this. Subscribed!!!

Follow this tutorial step by step with some minor tweaks to make sure I don’t mess up timing. Well detailed, easy to follow. 100% would recommend to others. My car is running without leaks now.

Great video, love the interesting sound effects in the background.

Great video! Thank you!!!

Really good video

real helpfully video thank you so much for time and god bless you ..

Just picked up a 01 GS430 and all I needed help with was those timing marks. THANK YOU for showing clear instructions on that part. I didnt know its 2 notches on the crank shaft part so that helped clarify my confusion.

Just picked up a 05 GS300 in great shape with 56K mi. Lexus recommends timing belt change between 60K-90K mi. Car was not used much by elderly woman, and the belt's age concerns me. Thank you for easing my apprehension of starting this job and getting in the weeds. Also, I appreciate advisement of purchasing a couple of specialty tools that "I Must Have" for my tool collection.

very informative, thank you!

Great walk through 🫡🫡🫡

You are at your ZEN place when you're working on cars....breath in....ahhh... :D. love your work

Are you a shop class teacher? If not you should be! Great video man

Excellent job. One thing left was to clean a little the engine and plastic covers at least, lol

Such a good video! Thank you very much. As others have said, this is one of the best DIY videos I've seen/used. This made the job sooo much easier. Even with ALLDATA, this would have been so much harder.

Excellent resource for this job appreciate your inclusion of the tips that you have obviously gained through a lot of experience.

Awesome video. Thank you.

Man you are awesome I have and 01 needs the same thing.

I don't even own this car and I find this video very helpful and informative. This is how you do a DIY video!!!!

Fun diy tip for those transmission lines, if you lose fluid, it's should at most 1/4 of a quart. In case you were wondering ahead of time.

Thank you so much 🙏

Nice job broo very good 👌👍🌹

Best maintenance video I’ve seen so far for a 2jz

Just got me a 03 with an oil leak but it was in superb condition and I knew about the seals issues with this car but that legendary 2JZ has been a thorn in my mind for some time! I knew I would probably have to do this some day and I’m glad your video is so detailed bcuz going to a shop I would probably have to burn my whole nest egg, thanks to you I can see myself doing this no problem! , gonna take some days off and get it done using your excellent video, you are awesome dude! Truly appreciate what you’ve done here!

Pulled the o-ring out of the front of the engine block where the water pump attaches. Both the new and the old o-ring seem to be a little larger in diameter than the groove in the engine block where they seat. Any suggestion as to how to reinstall that o-ring? It doesn't want to re-seat in the groove. Thanks, everything else has been going smoothly so far.

Great video

Detail mechanical. Very good

What are the list parts again that i should consider replacing while i'm doing this job? Just got an 01 is300 with the original belt with 180k on it.

Great work bud!

This is an absolute excellent video on this job. Great work! I did this on my 2001 IS300 about 3 years ago, and I really wish I'd seen your video before starting that job. It all turned out well, but not without some serious consternation. A couple of things I'd like you to comment on. First off, the VVTI/intake pulley on the 2JZGE engine tends to leak due to o-ring failure. The service manual says to not take off the 10 mm bolts to replace the o-ring, but there are quite a few videos that address this, but I think you'd do a much better job of explaining this service, particularly with the engine in the car. Second and related to that VVTI pulley, the FSM says to put the timing to TDC and then to move it back to 30 degrees before TDC (counter-clockwise on the crank pulley despite warnings to the contrary) so that there won't be valve to piston contact in case the camshafts rotate during cam pulley removal. I think this is also to ensure that the VVTI pulley is at 15 degrees before TDC and as described in the FSM, to provide a little cushion in case the camshaft rotates 180 degrees during pulley removal. Indeed, when I did this job, we used an impact to loosen the two camshaft pulleys and one ended up rotating 180 degrees plus due to the Crescent wrench loosening allowing rotation due to the impact. It turns out that no harm was done, but I'm thankful that the timing was set to 30 degrees BTDC. I'm guessing that an impact on these bolts is not a good idea. Also, after torquing back to 60 ft lbs on the two camshaft pulleys and an additional 15 ft lbs on the VVTI cam pulley cap, it's best to ensure that the VVTI pulley is still engaged with the camshaft and pulling clockwise at TDC. Just curious about this all because I have a bit of an oil leak from the VVTI pulley. Also, wondering if I need to do a full TB replacement because of that leak. Much respect!

Amazing guide, appreciate it so much. I do have a question if anyone here could help. Ive put in my cam seals and made them both flush before screwing down the tops but they end up being pushed out just a bit after being compressed. Would this cause issues? Should I push them in more before tightening down to avoid this?

For everyone afraid of ruining that U-shaped vacuum hose (that is not readily available for sale in most places) don't remove it. You can remove the other vacuum hose attached to the VSV valve. Leave the valve bolted to the Y-piece and it can be removed as one unit together with the Y-piece. Just remove the fuel vapor hose from the VSV valve (it will be the upper one) and the small vacuum line that OP said was easy to remove and then tilt the Y-piece towards the back of the car, remove the tiny vacuum hose that goes to ACIS valve and the Y-piece can be removed as one piece. I learnt this from the service manual.

Thx bro 🔥

I really do not understand why it is that the asian video's that have no sound nor explanation about anything in the video at all is always at the top of the list when this video is hands down the best video that i have ever seen this guy is extremely thorough he covered every aspect of everything that i needed help with on my 2000 lexus gs300 that initially simply needed a upper radiator hose replacement but evolved into a complete mess involving my timing my water pump and a couple of other things being that i didnt see this video until i did some extensive research in you tube and i let the wrong friend touch my car but its ok he had good intentions and this video should guide me through how to exactly fix my car..i hope but anyways what ever your name is dude i highly appreciate your video and how thorough you are when it comes to this type of car..oh and is there any chance that you are in the bay area i would gladly rather pay you to fix my car for me if you have the time..thank you

Thank you for taking time to show us all the steps. I watched the video and did all that myself. However, the water pump pulley is wobble . What is the torque specs for it? Thanks you again

thank you

Great video and very helpful , thanks .

Great 👍

What is front engine belt number. i'm 1jz ge vvti use "6pk1955" Invalid location arrow mark not center. is left. If I change the 6pk1940 will it solve this problem?

champion..thank you

Hey man, I remember following your valve cover guide on my is350; I anticipate tackling this is300 job in the future, and wanted to know if it's possible to loosen the camshaft gears with an impact while the belt is holding it in place. Is that not easier than counter holding the camshaft with a crescent wrench?

Looking at doing this on a 1JZ-GE. Would the process be similar?

Thank you!!!!!!!!

OVER THE TOP INF .FROM PUERTO RICO!!!!!!!!

I used an impact on the bolt for the left cam gears while using holding the cam shaft with a wrench. It moved 2 tooth to the right of TDC but I can’t move the cam gear back to TDC using the wrench on the cam shaft. I’ve taken the spark plugs out thinking it’s because the compression. Still not budging. What do u thinking I should do?

What is the part number of the two hoses that he says will likely break?

Is there a special tool that holds the gears for you so you cant get bolts off. Without taking off wntire valve cover assembly for cranks?

Hey man nice !!detailed video is it the same with 98 lexus gs 400? Thanks in advanced

Can I ask, I bought most parts from Rock Auto but I didn't buy the back part of the Water Pump. Hadn't realised it is a two part thing until your excellent video. Why do you recommend replacing both parts and is the Thermostat possible to be got at without all the front work you need do for Cam belt Replacement?

Great video with good detail and plenty of cautionary comments. I have a 1998 SC300 with 86K miles. Second owner since 2013 when I got it with 20K miles. No CEL and no misfires. The valve covers are leaking badly, all ignition items and the timing belt are original. Changed serpentine belt once. Took the timing belt cover off and the 26-yr old belt looks great. Passed a couple kleenex over the ribbed belt surface area to pick up oil traces but found none. QUESTION: Would you stop after changing just the valve cover gaskets and spark plugs? Or, would you change the timing belt too? Also, would you change the (3)factory coils now? The NGK ones are kind of pricey at $80/each on RockAuto. Thanks in advance for your kind reply.

I have just completed this on my 2000 gs300, my timing Mark's are still perfect but it wont start engine and oil light is on when prime ignition, it sounds like it wants to start but wont fire. Any tips?

The intake manifold hose that split do you have a link to purchase those? Or a part number? Mine split pretty bad and I just want to buy new ones

Isn’t there an o ring that needs replaced just below the right side of that water pump next to the block water outlet ? under that brass nut ?

At 31:10 what is that hose tube on the left next to the wire? Looks like it’s missing a hose? There is also another one on the right opposite side of engine

How many quart any-freezer does it take

The 2 marks up top has to be on indentation. What about the bottom? Does the first mark on crank pulley have to be at 0?

Can you tell me, is this vvti gear when you install the timing belt turned all the way clockwise, or anti clockwise till is stops? (seen from the front of the car)

You are so good at these instructional videos, all the positive comments are well deserved. Still, I am hesitant to tackle the job. Sounds like I may live near enough to you to bring my car to you for this timing belt service (2000 Lexus GS300 with 95K miles, always garaged). In need of a good mechanic! How can I contact you?

At 49:21, you explain that the Coolant Bypass is press fit with an oring holding it in place. Does that mean it doesn’t sit flush when attached to the water pump? I’ve changed my timing belt and water pump with the help of your video (very thorough and the most helpful video I found, thank you!) but attaching the coolant bypass the last piece of the puzzle for me because I’m not sure if it should fit flush or not. Do I need to use a thicker oring to get a tighter fit, because it’s sitting kind of lose right now. Any tips and advice would be greatly appreciated! Thank you again for the video!

Do I need to remove the injection bar to take off the camshaft sensor i broke the old one trying to remove it the new camshaft sensor i can't get it in

I’m doing this job right now, do you know what’s going on when the tensioner pin is not down? I am not able to put the belt on :(

Just bought a gs300 I need help finding the crank and cam seals

Hey Helping Hand Auto Repair. I was hoping you could help me out. So I was trying to remove the 10mm hex bolt on the VVTI cam gear and was holding the camshaft with a wrench and the VVTI cam gear moved to the left and I think the cam shaft also moved. Now I’m super scared I messed the timing up. Could you possibly help me?

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Hi could you list the all the tools required for the job

Just bought a gs300 that already had the water pump replaced (Nov 2021). The car drips oil I’m sure it’s the bottom seal. Also the valve covers leak like crazy. Am I able to do this job without removing the radiator and skipping the water pump?

Guess you didn’t wanna mess with replacing the seal in the vvt gear. I don’t blame you at all great video regardless

I just did a tbelt on my is300 and now it has a p0011 code.All the Mark's are good..checked my timi g like 3 times...car starts but its idling rough..Oil level is good...????

If the timing was already done on my 2jz engine but the crankshaft seal is leaking can I get away with just going back in and replacing the seal and not redoing the entire timing job?

Do you need an hydraulic tensioner for this?

the wheel your turning at 114:00 is it supposed to lock when turning i can turn it left but not right i have it on the mark like you do but it won’t let me turn more than 180 degree my brother said it should spin easier but you look like your putting pressure

Have you ever change your power steering ?