2002 D4D Timming Belt

[baz1631]

regarding the timming belt/chain on a 2002 rav D4D gx,I read somewhere that the 2002 d4d had a timming chain,not a belt, but after reading Anchormans post on technical issue. (pinned)I notice that he was working on a timming BELT!.Ihave the CLA21(W) variant, and now im confused as to whether its a belt or chain.Can anybody enlighten me on this matter?(I,m gettin, older and get confused quicker. lol Thanks. P.S. the combined knowledge of rav4 on this site must be worth millions!

[Big Kev]

regarding the timming belt/chain on a 2002 rav D4D gx,I read somewhere that the 2002 d4d had a timming chain,not a belt, but after reading Anchormans post on technical issue. (pinned)I notice that he was working on a timming BELT!.Ihave the CLA21(W) variant, and now im confused as to whether its a belt or chain.Can anybody enlighten me on this matter?(I,m gettin, older and get confused quicker. lol Thanks. P.S. the combined knowledge of rav4 on this site must be worth millions!

Aha...."combined knowledge must be worth millions", eh? Now maybe you can all see why I like to throw in my tuppenceworth.

What's that as a percentage?

Big Kev

[anchorman]

regarding the timming belt/chain on a 2002 rav D4D gx,I read somewhere that the 2002 d4d had a timming chain,not a belt, but after reading Anchormans post on technical issue. (pinned)I notice that he was working on a timming BELT!.Ihave the CLA21(W) variant, and now im confused as to whether its a belt or chain.Can anybody enlighten me on this matter?(I,m gettin, older and get confused quicker. lol Thanks. P.S. the combined knowledge of rav4 on this site must be worth millions!

Diesels have belts, petrols have chains.

[baz1631]

regarding the timming belt/chain on a 2002 rav D4D gx,I read somewhere that the 2002 d4d had a timming chain,not a belt, but after reading Anchormans post on technical issue. (pinned)I notice that he was working on a timming BELT!.Ihave the CLA21(W) variant, and now im confused as to whether its a belt or chain.Can anybody enlighten me on this matter?(I,m gettin, older and get confused quicker. lol Thanks. P.S. the combined knowledge of rav4 on this site must be worth millions!

Diesels have belts, petrols have chains.

Thanks Anch., knew I'd get the answer in here! quick question: last change of belt not known, done 85k. now engine sounds and runs fine, when would u recomend renewing t/belt?

[anchorman]

If you can't be sure it has ever had one - now, as a matter of urgency.

[bothwell_buyer]

Dear baz in Oban - its well clear that yer no living in Glasgow. The word is TIMING belt. Timming has relijus conotations at this time of year

[baz1631]

Dear baz in Oban - its well clear that yer no living in Glasgow. The word is TIMING belt. Timming has relijus conotations at this time of year

dear "bothy", you wouldn't happen tae be a weegie fae brigton widye?