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Originally Posted by milt
I recently looked at a Toyota truck motor and at first thought the whole front of the engine had to come off to get to the belt(s?). Then I saw that the covers might come off at each head so that you could hang a belt in there from the side. Is that correct?
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For my 3VZE (and for the OP's engine) you remove 3 or 4 covers, which then exposes the entire belt-train. 2 or 3 idlers hold the belt tension. You would not be able to get the belt mounted without having full access to the crank pulley, so the covers gotta come off. They're plastic, about 20 small bolts total, actually pretty clean and easy.