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From: les on 1 Aug 2007 22:18
Hi, I have a 93 Camry with 201K miles on it. As far as I know, the
timing belt has never been replaced.

The car died suddenly yesterday. Now it won't start. I did the fuel
pump test and I am pretty sure I have fuel pressure.

I think I am not getting spark. I removed a plug wire and saw no
spark jumping when turning the motor over.

My question is if the timing belt broke, should I still get spark? My
car is the 4 cylinder type and I believe it is the "breakerless"
ignition system with an internal coil.

The motor doesn't sound any different when I try to start it so I
doubt the timing belt broke. However, at 201K it is a certain
possibility.

Also, what is the best way to tell if the belt broke?

Thanks!

From: porshapower on 1 Aug 2007 23:25
Distributor...

From: qslim on 2 Aug 2007 11:18
You won't see any spark jumping in the boot itself, you need to put a spark
plug in there and hold it next to the block or head.
If the belt is broken, there would be a noticeable change in the sound
of the engine while cranking, so that's pretty easy to check.
Just start with the basics - air, fuel, spark, compression (aka timing).
Make sure you got them all.

From: johngdole on 4 Aug 2007 16:59
The distributor is driven off the cam I think on that model. So you
will get no spark and distributor won't turn if timing belt broke.

The easiest way is to take the inspection rubber cover off and see if
the pulley and part of the belt you can see moves while you crank
(take the usual precautions). You should have the inspection cap near
where the tensioner pulley bolt is. Might want to pull the fuel pump
relay so you don't flood the engine.

If needed I would change out the following:
(ealier www.rockauto.com prices for 3/5SFE)
GATES TCK199 (kit of timing belt with two pulleys and instruction)
$84.79
GATES Part # K030295 PS belt $4.32
GATES Part # K050435 Alt/AC $12.12
FEL-PRO TCS45641 Cam seal $4.11
FEL-PRO TCS45920 Crank seal $6.04
BCA Part # 221820 Oil pump seal $2.71
AISIN (Toyota #16110-79185) water pump $58.79
FEL-PRO VS50304R valve cover gasket set $13.94




On Aug 1, 7:18 pm, les <trazed...(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi, I have a 93 Camry with 201K miles on it. As far as I know, the
> timing belt has never been replaced.
>
> The car died suddenly yesterday. Now it won't start. I did the fuel
> pump test and I am pretty sure I have fuel pressure.
>
> I think I am not getting spark. I removed a plug wire and saw no
> spark jumping when turning the motor over.
>
> My question is if the timing belt broke, should I still get spark? My
> car is the 4 cylinder type and I believe it is the "breakerless"
> ignition system with an internal coil.
>
> The motor doesn't sound any different when I try to start it so I
> doubt the timing belt broke. However, at 201K it is a certain
> possibility.
>
> Also, what is the best way to tell if the belt broke?
>
> Thanks!


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