GON7

I have a 2006 MDX with 52k miles. Went to the dealer today to make appointment for airbag recall, dealer stated I should change out the timing belt as it is over seven years old.

Looking for forum members thoughts on changing a timing belt at 52k miles because belt is over seven years old.

justnspace

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before my accident; I had a 2006 TL with 75k miles and I wasnt planning on changing the belt til the 105k mile service popped up on my dash.
which with my driving habits, as she's a garage queen would put me over the 7 year limit.


unfortunately, certain circumstances (a friend mis-shifting and bending valves) made me change the belt early.


if I were you; and you know the history of the vehicle (ie: not subjected to extreme temperatures including desert and sub-artic conditions) then, you should be fine changing it out when it actually hits 105k miles.

012TL-GLM

The real question is how long will it take you to hit 105K on the ODO? Regardless of miles I would get that belt changed at 10 years

tufa4311

I would go by the MDX maintenance schedule:

105K or 7 years - which ever come first

Not only does driving were down the belt but the simple aspect of time does as well. Think of it like this - if you were replacing your belt and the shop said if you use a brand new untouched belt that was 50% off BUT was 7 years old would you do it?

Get it changed, along with the water pump (it is usually suggested to get your entire timing belt system changed with it - with the high labor cost of accessing the belt it only makes sense to replace these as well). It's about $700 to replace the entire timing belt system - if the timing belt fails the worst scenario is complete failure of your engine. Cost benefit analysis.