What was your recommended fix for Toyota (5S-FE)?

Good to know 5S-FE on road with 400K miles. @ziptie12 "1 failure that left the belt stripped(water pump blew apart-I had ignored it)NO engine damage as stated. " Did you get into replacing timing belt immediately or perform some diagnosis to make sure no piston/valve damage? Do you change oil for every 3-4K and Change the oil and filter every 10-15K? Owners manual is not recommending this. Where did you pick up this? I posted this question, because I am getting different suggestion from mechanics. Here you go. Mechanic A I have done number of timing belts on Camrys. As the timing disrupts (with timing belt slipping of spindle or timing belt breaks events) , it end up with valve damage on 5S-FE. I will show you by performing leak down test, where you will see air leak in one or more cylinder. It confirms valve damage. As the engine has 90K miles, if there is a valve damage, we need to go for re-built engine. We never know, what are the other damages inside the engine. Mechanic B I have done number of timing belts on Camrys. As the timing disrupts (with timing belt slipping of spindle or timing belt breaks events) , it end up with valve damage on 5S-FE (50/50 chance). I will replace timing belt and start the engine. If it runs OK, you are good to go. If it make noise etc, there will be valve damage, I will do valve job. Who is pointing to right solution? What will a well trained mechanic propose? Thanks for sharing.

Those guys are blowing smoke! Nearly impossible to do valve damage by simply a broken t-belt. If you don't know what to watch (inexperienced with engines) then , it would be easy to show you air leaking past(open) valves and tell you that it has valve damage! Are they doing this 'leak-down test' PRIOR to the t-belt replacement? IF they are , they are definitely QUACKS! Cannot do a leak-down test with incorrect valve timing(broken/stripped belt)! To answer your main (last) question , a WELL TRAINED 'mechanic' would KNOW that motors habits , and simply recommend what Pushrod said in his first answer , a full timing belt package .Read his reply again. Good luck.IF you feel you cannot trust either of those shops , wait and ask around for references.How many hours is Glen Burnie Md. From Bunker Hill W.V.? Or Dulles Airport? Whichever is closer....