is the J32 an interference engine?
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is the J32 an interference engine?
Is the J32 an interference engine? Meaning do the valves and the pistons take up the same space during opposing strokes.
I got that UR pulley, and since I fairly certain that this is an interference engine, I m going to have a mechanic do that work.
I got that UR pulley, and since I fairly certain that this is an interference engine, I m going to have a mechanic do that work.
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Sure is. The shop I've always gone to recommended I make sure I do the timing belt right on time. They had just had to replace all the valves on another CL-S who's timing belt had snapped. $4200 in damage.
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Sure is. The shop I've always gone to recommended I make sure I do the timing belt right on time. They had just had to replace all the valves on another CL-S who's timing belt had snapped. $4200 in damage.
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Originally Posted by TheWeez
S They had just had to replace all the valves on another CL-S who's timing belt had snapped. $4200 in damage.
The fully assembled heads only cost about $1,000 each brand new from Honda so $4,200 for a complete replacement is a hell of a lot in labor charges. If $4,200 was truly the price they ripped someone off.
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Originally Posted by SkillOBskilled
Is the J32 an interference engine? Meaning do the valves and the pistons take up the same space during opposing strokes.
I got that UR pulley, and since I fairly certain that this is an interference engine, I m going to have a mechanic do that work.![Why Me](https://acurazine.com/forums/images/smilies/whyme.gif)
I got that UR pulley, and since I fairly certain that this is an interference engine, I m going to have a mechanic do that work.
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
The fully assembled heads only cost about $1,000 each brand new from Honda so $4,200 for a complete replacement is a hell of a lot in labor charges. If $4,200 was truly the price they ripped someone off.
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The pulley doesn’t affect the timing of the valves. Also it will only go on one way because of the notch in the crank pulley and the inversly matching notch on the crank.
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Why would the fact that it's an interference engine make a difference in who does the pulley swap?
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Yeah, but you have to open the bottom end to get to it. Labor.
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Originally Posted by SkillOBskilled
Well the timing belts runs of the crank, so if you dont do the swap correctly, you could potentially mess up the timing. There is a way to align everything to be sure your putting the new belts on with all the pulleys in correct positions, but I m just not that confident that I wanna take on that liability.
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Originally Posted by Zippee
From H&A's web site: list price for a short block is $1897, the heads are $2741 for a pair.
That doesn't mean you can't find one for much cheaper. Also, with bent valves there would be no reason to replace the entire block. Arguing this point is pretty irrelevant.
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I don't know the total extent of the damage. All I know is they told me it was $4200. Could have been more then bent valves (likely was) and they could have had other work done at the time. I'm sure labor was included in that price too.
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Originally Posted by mrsteve
That doesn't mean you can't find one for much cheaper. Also, with bent valves there would be no reason to replace the entire block. Arguing this point is pretty irrelevant.
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Even with the discounted prices you quote, short block and heads is over 3700-add in 500 labor to do the change out and bingo, you have a 4200 bill.
My point is that 4200 may not be unreasonable depending on the damage.
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Exactly. It's not a horrid price. Most shops aren't going to shop around online and find the place with the lowest price on parts. They're going to go through their normal parts supplier and in many cases something like this would be gotten through Acura directly. Point of all of it is that it pays to have the piece of mind that a your maintenance is up to date. Even if it cost $1000 to repair, that's still a hell of a lot more then what it would cost to replace your timing belt.
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Originally Posted by Zippee
My point is that 4200 may not be unreasonable depending on the damage.
In any event there's no reason to go back and forth any more.
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