I have a 94 toyota PU with the 22re at 130000 miles and I am planning on doing the timing chain as a preventative maininace. I would rather do the chain now than the engin in the next year or whenever. I am cosidering doing the chian myself as I have experience rebuilding an engine but am not sure I even want to do this. I am sure that i dont want it to fail and so am looking on to which kit to choose. The kits on ebay are appealing b/c I an get a metal backed kit for around 50bucks but dont know whether these kits are high enough quality to ensure long life. There are more expensive kits form DOA and such and dont know whether this is worth the investment. Even if I have someone else install it I would rather provide the kit for them to instal rather than have na unknown source from them. I dont feel that a double row chain is neccesary because this chain has gone 130k and there is no reason that another single row chain cannot go the same distance and I will probably change the engine in that time period anyway. So my question is, are there and reputable chain kits on ebay or should I buck up the money to get the DOA kit. Any other kit suggestions would be welcome. I would also like input on how difficult the job is and whether I should consider doing it myself or have a professional do it. I have a large number of tools but do not have a pully puller, but am normally comfortable and enjoy such projects. I would prefer not to pull the head because I would then want to rebuild that as well. Thanks for any input and suggestions.
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