2010 2.0D-4D Timing Chain or Belt?

[AvensisJoe]

I'm looking to buy a 2.0 diesel D-4D engined Avensis registered September 2010. Calls to three different main dealers have resulted in 2 for chain and 1 for belt to be replaced at 60,000 miles or 5 years. So which is it? Thanks for your help.

[Heidfirst]

Hi Joe, welcome to the forum  it should be a 1AD-FTV & that is chain

[AvensisJoe]

Thanks for the reply. Maybe you know the answer to my latest post?

[Konrad C]

On 12/30/2016 at 7:03 PM, AvensisJoe said:

I'm looking to buy a 2.0 diesel D-4D engined Avensis registered September 2010. Calls to three different main dealers have resulted in 2 for chain and 1 for belt to be replaced at 60,000 miles or 5 years. So which is it? Thanks for your help.

Who ever answered belt at the dealer should know better and not answer at all. The moment you said you had a 2010 diesel, I knew it would be chain. So long it was not one of the mechanics that answered, then I would not be as worried. Just regular oil changes to keep the internal protected.

I cannot answer your DPF question, but a search of the forum may help. 

[Perfection]

if your car reg starts with 60, it will have dpf. If it starts with 10 then no DPF.

[AvensisJoe]

It's September 2010 and starts 60. So that's definitely with a DPF then is it?

[Perfection]

Yes you have DPF. 

[AvensisJoe]

Bu**er! Many thanks for responding.

[Heidfirst]

On 31/12/2016 at 9:20 PM, Perfection said:

Yes you have DPF. 

it will depend upon when the car/engine was produced - it is possible that it could have been a car that was in stock for some time before being registered.

Standard DPF was introduced to the Avensis 2.0 1AD-FTV for UK in June 2010.

[AvensisJoe]

So, if it was manufactured before June 2010 it is unlikely to have a DPF. Yes?

Unfortunately the owner doesn't know whether it has one or not (he bought it new & took delivery in September 2010) so he's going to take it into the dealership and ask them. I think this is the only way to know for sure.

Thanks for your help on this.

[Heidfirst]

19 hours ago, AvensisJoe said:

So, if it was manufactured before June 2010 it is unlikely to have a DPF. Yes?

That's my understanding. If you get the VIN number perhaps Devon Aygo or PartsKing could check Toyota's database for you.

Possibly there is a really easy way to tell just by looking at the exhaust but I don't know it - again, they might.

[revband]

If it has a DPF you can see it by removing the engine cover and looking down the back of the engine. A bulbous tin affair.

[AvensisJoe]

Thank you.