Lost Serpentine Belt

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Brian

That's what I figured. Do you know what resistor to use?

A value between 270 to 350 ohms is perfect. That will fool the ECM into thinking that the water temp is between 172 and 186 F.

[NickNickNick]

Engine is out. Upon looking at other parts of the car, the clutch is also going to need to be replaced, which I am doing while the engine is done. I beginning to think more and more than there was something seriously wrong with my car that no one caught about 7000km ago when I had it in.

I have started a case file at Toyota to see what they have to say.

On the other hand, I am extremely pleased with the service I have gotten from this particular Toyota dealership. They have really done an excellent job of explaining to me what they are doing and why it needs to be done. I have very little other than basic knowledge about cars, and the service provided at Moose Jaw Toyota has been excellent.

[Jason@SportsCar]

The drive belt is a wear item, and if you were still on the original you were likely well past its useful life.

[NickNickNick]

Originally Posted by Jason@SportsCar

The drive belt is a wear item, and if you were still on the original you were likely well past its useful life.

I have two reports. One from June 21, 2010 where the drive belt was loosened and lubricated.

The second from May 5, 2011 where the drive belt was checked and reported as being in excellent shape.

The issue isn't really the drive belt anyway - it's the fact that I paid good money for a brand new car that I thought would last at least 10 years without any engine trouble.

We bought a 1998 used Cavalier shortly after the Yaris for my wife, and it has 200,000km on it with no issues at all.

Had I know I was going to have to pay $3000 to have the engine and clutch replaced on this vehicle, I would have bought a used car of a whatever brand I could get the best deal on. I bought a new Toyota because I believed in the reliability claims they make all of the time. I find it VERY difficult to believe that when I had all the parts of my car fully checked 7000km ago, they would miss a belt problem, engine problem, and a problem with the clutch (which is almost completely snapped off). Sounds defective to me.

[Vioz]

This had just happened to me, my belt came off because the water pump gave out on me, and the pully was lose (I'm able to wiggle it back and forth with just one finger). Belt came off and right away my check engine, battery light came on then the overheating symbol came on when I got to a red light ( I didn't know the belt came off at this time) and i shut the car off till it turned green, driving a couple feet the engine cold light came on just like you said, thankfully i was around the corner to my gf's house I got there and opened the hood heard the boiling liquid and noticed right away my belt was gone.

But you have far more damage than me, i just have to replace my WP and belt, good luck to you.




Also I think thats normal it starts up cold at 1500rpm and goes down to around 600rpm i think its suppose to be, thats how my yaris starts up cold everytime. My engine actually went low as 400 rpm which was odd because the whole engine started to shake, hasn't happened in a long time though.

[fj40dave]

Take it back and have the dealership run the codes....see if there's a sensor that's not reading right/not working correctly. Sounds like something with the speed sensor or idle sensor.