I recently bought a 96 Rav 4, 80k miles from the original owner. The timing belt has never been changed. I have changed a timing belt and water pump and seals on a Honda Civic, Mazda truck and a Ford Ranger. That's the extent of my experience. I certainly didn't do them in a couple hours, but after enough perseverance, I managed the repair. I am tempted to try this as the Toyota stealer out here in Hawaii wants $1100 to change the seals,water pump,timing belt,drive belts. And they are booked 1.5 months out! The other mechanic shops I know, I don't trust to truly change out the cam and crank seals etc. What kind of nightmare am I looking at? In the past, the worst part of the job was getting the crank bolt loose. But there are always other land mines along the way!
thanks in advance
Gary in Hawaii