Jacobpockros

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This is a poll to see how many people here have still not done the 105,000 mile/7 Year Timing belt service yet. I am posting the poll because all of our cars have passed the 7 year deadline.

Note: Please only vote if your car has not hit 105k yet.

StreetKA

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i am at 97k and im going to do it pretty soon b4 100k

SimonCL-S6

I just hit 85k, might not be doing it till around 100k but not sure yet

Rajca

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did mine around 70k. 105 or 7 years, which ever comes first

Type JDM

I cant vote becasue I purchased my car with 110k miles but performed the 105k a month after I got it.

RideCL

im at 127K and still have NOT done it....However it will be done in the next week...hope it doesnt go till then

CHISOX1

Black car was done at 75,000, Red car was done at 65,000 and I'm doing the gray car next Wednesday at 85,000......7 years came first!

dbramaged

just bought it - 75k on it and I'll be doing everything shortly - belt, tensioner, PS/serp belts with aluminum acc/underdrive pulleys & water pump. Should be fun. I'm so excited! *hint of sarcasm*

BlackBettyR1

Do it now! My '03 CLS had 95k on it back in november. Timing Idler pulley seized up, overheated, shot hot BBS all over, and locked up my timing belt, which wiped out both of my heads. Luckily I could rebuild my heads, but still had to replace all 24 valves, and 2 seats. I did the work myself and was still out a pretty penny with towing, renting a car while I worked on my car, etc.

Its not worth waiting at all...

StreetKA

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^ good info

Rapture

Paying $600-800 for being overly cautious > taking a risk and running the possibility of the belt snapping and doing serious mechanical damage.

Hell, I'd say it wouldn't be "overly cautious" since it is a factory recommended interval.

Flipster23

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I better get mine done then

Jacobpockros

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Wow. I think I'm going to get mine done very soon then, after I get my headers and pulley installed. I don't want to risk anything....

Rapture

Yeah I'd hate to pick on pits, but his experience with a snapped timing belt was enough to scare me out of waiting to do the service... Although his was a result of negligence from the mechanic, I think the damage done would have been the same regardless of how or why the timing belt would have snapped.

fuzzy02CLS

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100K & did it.

CobraSpdRH

Mine is still under AcuraCare warranty and gets all work done at a dealership and they told me I don't need to do anything yet (75k) so I have yet to do the service. Warranty is up in November so if I still have it I will make sure it is done by then.

civicdrivr

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103k and 7 years when mine was done.

gnuts

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dropping mine off tomorrow to get it done.

nbennettksu

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I got 118xxx and still havent done it

nbennettksu

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However, I've changed my belts already and tensioner is still going strong

pits200

I'd probably still have my car if I never changed my timing belt. I waited till 7 yrs 150k miles and had a local shop do the job. Less than a year later, one of the bolts sheared off and there goes my engine.

But on a sidenote, my timing belt was in great condition after 150k. But like the guy above, it's typically not the timing belt that goes. Its the water pump or one of the pulleys which will reek havoc.

If you're only going to have to change the timing belt once though, why stretch it. Just get the job done and know you'll never have to worry about it again on this car.

StreetKA

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is there any DIY ? for Timing Belt and valve adjustment ?

civicdrivr

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See what maintaining a car does?

Flipster23

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Yea I have 116xxx and havent done it either but I'm getting all the parts for it now.. Need to order my WP and all the tensioners/ my A/C tensioner is going bad so I ordered that already

I know we have one on the TL side

StreetKA

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Timing belt DIY

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...iming+belt+DIY

Valve Adjustment DIY

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...iming+belt+DIY

Flipster23

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SYLKIE

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I've done two of them so far, and doing the timing belt def is a pain in the nuts, but like has been said already, it's not worth it to put it off. i'm a big advocate of doing things yourself- that way you know it gets done and you know it gets done right. or you fuckup and go find help haha...

TheWeez

I did mine at 105k but if I wasn't past there now I'd still do it at the 7 year mark. Age is the biggest issue rather than wear.

dave586270

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bought mine with 45K, did the timing belt, pulleys, tensioner & water pump at a little over 120K. I've got 130K on her now. I'll do it again at 200K if she's still around, lol.