Toyota Land Cruiser Prado LC120

**chriscortez** · September 29th, 2014 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by IMm29

Went to one of my trusted mechanics earlier -- supposedly just to have my timing belt checked. I'm at 75,000 kms, and usually the interval is 100,000 kms, so now might actually be a good time. He knew Toyotas more than me -- Sir, 150,000 kms pa po kayo sa timing belt, kung di ako nagkakamali. Check niyo po ang manual. True enough, 150,000 kms nga lalabas ang warning light.

So he adds: Sir, kung 10 years niyo napaabot ang 75,000, ibig sabihin, sa 2024 pa tayo magpapalit ng timing belt. Retired na ako nun!

Come to think of it, onga no. Hehehe! How about you guys, anyone have their timing belts replaced yet? And at what mileage?

Tama si mr. Mechanic. At 150k there will be a timing belt warning at ur console. Mine is already 230k mileage and its only 8 years old but it still drives like brand new IMHO

**chriscortez** · September 29th, 2014 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by Jie11

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Sir Jie11, I really like the black color

**IMm29** · September 29th, 2014 04:53 PM

Originally Posted by chriscortez

Tama si mr. Mechanic. At 150k there will be a timing belt warning at ur console. Mine is already 230k mileage and its only 8 years old but it still drives like brand new IMHO

So I assume you did wait for the warning before having it replaced? Or at least close to the 150k?

**chriscortez** · September 29th, 2014 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by IMm29

So I assume you did wait for the warning before having it replaced? Or at least close to the 150k?

actually i had a bad experience about this. I usually have my PMS when i get a little over my every 10k allotment. So when my PMS at 150k was nearing about 149,700++ i decided to have it serviced because in Pampanga there is only one service dealer there which is Toyota San Fernando and during that time you have to make a reservation a week before your target PMS so I decided to have it done na. Then boom... 150k, the timing belt warning came. I was in Manila that time so I bought it at Pasong Tamo and the peeps there told me that the belt is for replacement and they would be needing to change the oil also. Double whammy!

**Jie11** · September 29th, 2014 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by IMm29

Went to one of my trusted mechanics earlier -- supposedly just to have my timing belt checked. I'm at 75,000 kms, and usually the interval is 100,000 kms, so now might actually be a good time. He knew Toyotas more than me -- Sir, 150,000 kms pa po kayo sa timing belt, kung di ako nagkakamali. Check niyo po ang manual. True enough, 150,000 kms nga lalabas ang warning light.

So he adds: Sir, kung 10 years niyo napaabot ang 75,000, ibig sabihin, sa 2024 pa tayo magpapalit ng timing belt. Retired na ako nun!

Come to think of it, onga no. Hehehe! How about you guys, anyone have their timing belts replaced yet? And at what mileage?

Tama po mechanic nyu. I had mine replaced at a little past 150K kms. My odometer reads 170K now. Thats what is good at the casa where they put a sign on the engine on when the TB was replaced.

**Jie11** · September 29th, 2014 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by chriscortez

Sir Jie11, I really like the black color

sir it is just that it is prone to catch dust. talagang takaw dumi, mapapansin lng na guapo yung truck kung malinis at makintab hehehe

**IMm29** · September 30th, 2014 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jie11

sir it is just that it is prone to catch dust. talagang takaw dumi, mapapansin lng na guapo yung truck kung malinis at makintab hehehe

Hehehe! Totally agree with you on this one, Jie11. Our GS, which is medium silver, is much dirtier than the black Prado, pero yun hindi halata. Hehehe! Iba nga lang ang pagka-elegante ng black pag malinis. And that happens to ours in like once every 2-3 weeks. Yuck!

**IMm29** · September 30th, 2014 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by chriscortez

actually i had a bad experience about this. I usually have my PMS when i get a little over my every 10k allotment. So when my PMS at 150k was nearing about 149,700++ i decided to have it serviced because in Pampanga there is only one service dealer there which is Toyota San Fernando and during that time you have to make a reservation a week before your target PMS so I decided to have it done na. Then boom... 150k, the timing belt warning came. I was in Manila that time so I bought it at Pasong Tamo and the peeps there told me that the belt is for replacement and they would be needing to change the oil also. Double whammy!

Same thing my mechanic said. We could replace it ng 75K, or 120k but i'd still have to go back to casa at 150k for that warning to get replaced. Might as well wait till 150k. Hehehe!

So replacing the timing belt requires an oil change too? Or pauso lang nila?

**chriscortez** · September 30th, 2014 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by IMm29

Same thing my mechanic said. We could replace it ng 75K, or 120k but i'd still have to go back to casa at 150k for that warning to get replaced. Might as well wait till 150k. Hehehe!

So replacing the timing belt requires an oil change too? Or pauso lang nila?

Both TSf and TPt said na kailangan. Pero personally pwede naman idrain yung oil na nakalagay tpos yun ulit gamitin right.. but i guess SOP for quality assurance sa mga casa because they have to warranty the service and oil they are putting in your car.

Again tama si mr. Mechanic kasi yung warning light irereplace din or irereset..

**IMm29** · September 30th, 2014 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by chriscortez

Both TSf and TPt said na kailangan. Pero personally pwede naman idrain yung oil na nakalagay tpos yun ulit gamitin right.. but i guess SOP for quality assurance sa mga casa because they have to warranty the service and oil they are putting in your car.

Again tama si mr. Mechanic kasi yung warning light irereplace din or irereset..

What's TPt bro? TSf is transmission fluid, right?

Casa won't recycle oil for the very reason you mentioned. Plus, additional na kita na din nila yun.

What oil do you use pala?