i'm planning to do my 90K service. has anyone replaced their timing belt, water pump, etc. on their own? any tips or things to watch out for?

 

pay someone to do it. unless your real sure what your doing. you could destroy your engine if the timing is wrong

 

have a pro do it... ditto sylthecru's comments

 

have a pro do it and have at least 900 to pay, it ran me 1100 just for belt and pump.

 

i payed 375 total

oh yea dont bother doing it yourself, i usually do everything on my car but its just too much of a pain in the ass, not alot of room to work with, and if you dont have the right tools it sucks.

 

its only $100 for all the belts at the dealership,,,, be sure to buy all replacable belts-- id say get a friend who knows what hes doing and save some $$$

 

its the labor that kills ya.....i just did my 105 K service (timing belt & waterpump) ran me $900 from the dealer....

 

what do you do for the 90k service? i broke my tranny so i havent been driving my car for 2 weeks but right now im at 89,000$

 

I didn't think it was all that tough... mechanical wise. It is just a pain in the ass labor wise.. After dooing it. I'm shure the 550 the local mechanic charges is woth it.

Couple things to watch out for

Don't over tighten belt or it makes a super charger type whyrrrrr noise

Be carfull with the plastic cover's they break (i know)

The crankshaft pully requires a tool or some improv to get the nut off.

Oh... and make shure if it's your only car that you don't have to go anywhere for a day or two.

and and.. the ballencers are kinda fun to line up. Why honda can't just put it on the crank I don't know. Freakin engineers.

 

thanks for the replies and tips. i used to rebuild engines (4-bangers) and pretty much have the tools. however, i'll consider your comments and rethink about doing it myself.

 

um...no, dont do it yourself. It does take a special tool to do it properly
I just got mine done yesterday.....$475 included:
Belt (Was In good shape)
Water Pump (Was Leaking)
Oil Change
Radiator Fluid Change
Tax
Labor
109,000 Miles

 

hey smalls did they change your belt out? i would of told them to change the belt out even if its still good.

 

damn thats cheap!!!! you lucky.

 

Yeah most people do anyways because the Labor for checking the belt and changing it is not much difference. In theory if u check it and it perfect then you don't have to change it.