I have a 2001 4x4 Tundra with the 4.7 V8. The truck only has a true 80,000 miles on the odometer. I don't abuse it and it is always garage kept (in KY). I recently peeked at the timing belt and it looks new and doesn't show any outward signs of wear. Should I do a timing belt and water pump job on it, or can I squeeze out some more miles before I have to without worry? Thanks
If you're the original owner of the truck and it's never been changed, I'd lean more towards changing it to be on the safe side. Wouldn't want to destroy a perfectly good engine with such low mileage. Age gets to those belts, and being 20-21 years old, it's an old piece of rubber.
I'm the second owner, but I bought it in 2008 with 15,000 miles on it. I have to do the job myself, and I've been having back problems and I wanted to work my way back to mechanic work slowly. That's the reason I inspected it a little while ago, to see if it looked OK. I guess I'll just have to take it slow and do what I can each day. Thanks