my question regarding the timing belt is there anyway i can tell if my timing belt is bad with out having to bring in it. are there any signs or symptons that can give me an idea if it needs replacement. i know at about 80,000 miles or so it needs to be replaced. im not sure if my previous owner did or not. when i bought the car the CARFAX report said it had been serviced frequently, hopefully it was replaced. the car was bought in almost perfect condition expect for the 103,000 miles. ive heard many stories of timing belts breaking out of no where and it honeslty scares me.

 

97 2.2 doesnt need to be changed until 105,000. Its in the manual. Im not sure of the symptoms. Make sure it was changed first. Im sure a mechanic can tell if its the old one or a new one in there, especially if it was a non-factory part.

 

arite thats really good to know thanks.

 

Well if it was getting bad you may see cracks or a general worn-out look to the belt. This is not 100% foolproof and you should stick to what acura recommends (100,000 miles or so).

Oh, and get the water pump replaced when you do the timing belt too.

 

Also look on the top cover....sometimes mechanics will write when it was serviced

 

Looks like it is pretty well covered, On the Mistress, they put a sticker on the shroud. It tells the date and Milage of when it was changed. That is if you have a thorough mechanic do it.

 

if it goes youll know.. it will break.. it hardly ever gives any warning..if it does it will whine (hitting the timing cover) or it will be slapping the cover cause it broke in half (least likley.) or it will just break.. at 80k dont worry bout it.. if your that worried about it change it..it cant hurt to change it early and have the peice of mind.

 

how about 200,365 should i be worried about it???? i have out 92k on it since i owned it so i think i need to change it.... duh i bet if i keep on sprayin, i wont have to worry about takin off my timing belt, it will probably shredd off.

 

I'm changing mine tomorrow because it stinks ..

 

i just looked at the cover and there is a sticker there. it has like a bar code with my engine name on it. w/e this means could that be it.

VP6W-A3-01
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F22B1-3830026

 

i think thats the part number for the cover

 

yea lol thats a possibility. didnt think of that.

 

It's actually 90k miles for a 97 2.2 CL... It's 105k for the 3.0 V6 engine

 

lol thats just great. im at 103K, hopefully it was changed 13K ago. if it wasnt changed then im sure it would have snapped now.

 

Naw to be honest, it probally wasn't changed. Think about it why would someone change it right before they were selling it?

 

i dunno maybe it was done, before they were thinking about selling it. im still gonna get it looked at though. but if your right about the 90K it probaly would have snapped 13K later.

 

im at 115K and i havnt changed it yet..

 

Here is the sticker as it appears on the Mistress...

 

i dont have that. lol wtf is the mistress???

 

1998 Acura 3.0 CL Premium... She is the only other woman in my life...

 

See...

 

I wrote Slee, but is there anyone else out there that changed the timing belt? I have 15,000 km before I must perform on my '98 Acura 2.3CL.

I have a printout of the procedure from PartSource where I bought a water pump.

I understand that the water pump should be replaced at the same time. I bought a Signature water pump. It's an American pump and states it meets and exceeds OEM standards. Is this true or should I return it and buy a Honda OEM pump?

If possible I would like to get a detailed procedure with hints. It could be sent as an attachment.

The reason is that I tried to change the outer CV boot on the driver's side a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, I found out after the fact that I didn't need to take off the inner CV boot. I put new boots on, but screwed up on the inner alignment and screwed the entire axle. I saved the boots, but had to buy a new axle. I'd prefer to not learn the hard way on this job. If I screw up, it could cost me the motor. The other option is $700 CAD at the shop. I'd prefer to try myself before shelling out this kind of coin.

 

Your still sprayin at over 200k? Wow.. Acura should be "Like a Rock"

 

I am changing mine tomarrow Ill take pictures and make instructions for you

 

Cali3.0, how is the job progressing?

What year is your 3.0? Is the timing belt the same for '97-98 2.3CLs? Did you buy an Honda water pump or try an OEM equivalent?

Please post your results here as well. I think everyone will benefit from your story!

 

any one have any DYI's on how to do it yourself on a 3.0??

 

unfortunatley i just did it on mine last month. and i didnt take any pics...sorry.

 

i can copy the pages out of my service manual, its only bout 6 pages long.

 

would you could you?!?

was it VERY difficult?

 

not really.. the limited space is the hardest part to get around.

 

yeah when you grab a minute, those service scans would be awsome, i'll probably give this a shot my self.