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4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sat, 19 February 2005 10:42
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I notice that in most magazine articles and photos that people how are running the 4a-ge engine usually don't have the timing cover on. Is this dangerious on the engine in any way?
Cheers
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sat, 19 February 2005 11:07
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It's dangerous to your typing ability when you shove your finger in there...
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Somewhere on a dirt bowl ...
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August 2004
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 01:51
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Useto run without the upper cover
Never again..........
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December 2004
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 02:10
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| towe_001 wrote on Sun, 20 February 2005 12:51 |
Useto run without the upper cover
Never again..........
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Why?
I read somewhere its much better for it, keeps it cooler etc, i was thinking about taking it off my 3sge
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2003
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 02:20
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More prone to snapping/breaking the timing belt? The 4age is non-interference so it's not going to destroy your engine, but it's still a PITA if you are out in the middle of nowhere.
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Queensland
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February 2005
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 02:26
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| towe_001 wrote on Sun, 20 February 2005 11:51 |
Useto run without the upper cover
Never again..........
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What about the mid cover?
Cheers
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Somewhere on a dirt bowl ...
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August 2004
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 02:54
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| muzzi wrote on Sun, 20 February 2005 13:10 |
| towe_001 wrote on Sun, 20 February 2005 12:51 |
Useto run without the upper cover
Never again..........
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Why?
I read somewhere its much better for it, keeps it cooler etc, i was thinking about taking it off my 3sge
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I almost lost a finger......
It does keep it cooler but it is more prone to collect crap like stones, twigs etc
Oh and 10mm nuts
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Brisbane / Gold Coast
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May 2002
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 03:26
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I've never ever run one on mine.
Never had a problem with doing so, and in fact it saved the engine once as the timing belt wore prematurely (not even 10,000km's) and I could see it was not too far away from breaking.
I only run the bottom cover and that's to gt the timing marks alone, and I cut the bottom half of that away to let any gunk that gets into it fall out.
Been like that for fifteen years.
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I supported Toymods
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sydney.au
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August 2002
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 07:35
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i think its ok if you have the under car stone protector on
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Sun, 20 February 2005 07:42
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mine is off but the only problem i can think of is that on the mr2's the distributer wire runs close to the timing cover so as long as you keep it away from the belt i.e. clip it to something else then it should be fine
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Location:
Queensland
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February 2005
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Mon, 21 February 2005 09:16
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I phoned Super Cheap, Repco and even Toyota themselves and no-one can sell me a timing cover gasket for it. Any ideas who else I could go to?
Cheers
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: 4A-GE Timing Cover
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Mon, 21 February 2005 09:30
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Do what I did, I was inspired by the way Toyota changed the cam cover seals on my 1GGTE. I got myself some squishy rubber vacuum hosing, I then squeezed it in half and sat it in the channel where the old seal used to sit. When you put the bolts in is deforms and makes a nice tight seal  Oh, and then I found the original seal 
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