i recently made an appointment with my local acura dealer to have my timing belt changed. usually i dont really care what some dealers charge ppl but $1300! i dont know what this guy was thinking but their is no way in hell im spending 1300 for a timing belt change. maybe he thought i ment to have something else changed. anyways, i have descided to OG this dam timing belt problem. so if anyone knows what i actually need ( part numbers, ect )to change the timing belt and any warnings i need to know about please hit me up.

thanks..

 

on 4cyl, ya always do a water pump when you do a timing belt, the tension from a new belt on a old pump will cause the bearings to fail.
is there a honda/acura shop you could go to instead of the stealership?
$1300 is taxing, does it come with lube and a kiss?

 

lol, for 1300 thats the least they can do! im trying to look for a local shop that might be able to do it, but i live in orlando and mechanic shops here a filled wit scammers. hopefully i can find someone that can do the work and not charge me an arm and a leg.

 

Is there any data on how long before they have actually broken when they were ignored?

 

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I've seen them snap at 8 years and 100k. But then again, I live in Minnesota so the cold probably kills the belt quicker. A timing belt is something you don't want to mess with on an interference engine. If that belt snaps and you bend some valves, the cost of repair goes up dramatically.

 

make sure you find a reliable mechanic... i snapped a power steering belt and had the shop tell me they need to "check" every valve at $2000 each... out of there minds... this was when i was 16 and im sure that played a part in it but come on...

 

that makes no sense

 

The dealer that I work at would charge about 750.00. so maybe it's the location of that dealer. Some areas are more then others.
Also if you have not done this repair before, i dont think you need to do it yourself. leave it to the pro's.

 

I had a very good friend of mine do this for me at 100k (heeding all of the warnings regarding the recommended service). My friend is ASE Master Certified Tech and quite experienced with Honda vehicles. This job took him all of the better portion of a day to do because it is such a tight fit. Certainly it is not a thing you can take risks with as mentioned earlier.