I was at the dealership today and they quoted $780 for the timing belt and accessories. It looks on a high side to me. Has anyone bought or used after market kits? If so, which brand and what quality they had.

 

It is quite evident that you don't understand the difference between effects of chemical content of a fluid and purely mechanical parts. In other words, in your mind the effect of after market ATF and after market TB are the same
Do us all a favor and keep your advise for yourself. You're very unwelcome in this tread.

 

Nope...never stated or even implied that...you're projecting. Something you have a huge issue with.

Sorry...but you don't get to determine when and where I participate in this forum. Having said that...I would have more than happy not to contribute to this thread had you not dragged a quote of mine over from another thread and responded with a disparaging remark.

Regardless...good luck with the aftermarket TB kit.

 

What does this sentence mean: "I find it further ironic that someone so fanatical about OEM products has started another thread asking about aftermarket TB kits."

In other words, in your mind if I were fanatical about OEM fluid then I must automatically be fanatical about OEM TB as well. Or you simply do not comprehend what "ironic" implies.

Unlike you I consider it totally inappropriate to hijack others tread with weird opinions (not even facts). Instead I chose to post in in my own tread.

Wrong conclusion again. I was asking around to see whether others have used after market kits and if so what were the qualities. You jump and conclude that I'm in for after market kits. May be I am may be not. But what is important is the way you draw your conclusions without evidence and stick to them.

 

Words mean things...I wrote "OEM products" not "OEM Fluid." It's either projection or the inability to read / comprehend. Which is it?

Sure...like your not hijacking the other thread with 15 posts of misinformation, useless back and forth to even include responding to your own posts? Get a grip.

I offered advice for the choices on which you asked and actually offered a third...good luck with whichever you decide and do let us know. :wink:

 

Were we talking OEM fluid or OEM products!!! As much as you try to play or actually misplay with words to hide your mishaps you won't be able to fooll neither me nor anyone on this forum.
Written words speak for themselves. By reading other's responses to your posts (no one did respond to mine!) we can tell how forum sentiment is toward your misleading crap.

I have no doubts now that you are a troll. You go tread to tread and post all kinds of contradictory wrong info. But eventually you'll be caught by the moderators and banned.

Did I seek your advice? I don't recall that. As a matter of fact whatever you say as a troll I'll do the reverse because I know for the fact that it's wrong (unless you can present the facts with credible sources). Again, this is the proof that you're a tread hijacker by keep posting nonsense on a regular basis. Buy, hey, we've already figured you out

 

I wrote "OEM Products" and I meant just that. That you're unable to read and/or comprehend is on you. Yes...written words mean things and do speak for themselves...read what's written and don't project.

This coming from the guy who started this mess? This is how to get high MPG from your RDX For some reason...the word clueless comes to mind.

Let's see...you post factually wrong information in multiple threads, react poorly when you're called on it. more animus when you can't comprehend simple wording, responds to your own posts and now name calling! And you have the gall to call someone else a troll??? How more self-unaware could one possibly be???

You asked for help on a matter you apparently know little or nothing about...I've bought more than a few TB kits for Honda / Acura vehicles so I thought I'd help. If you want to turn that into something ugly...then that's on you.

Not the smartest strategy I've ever heard of...where I come from that's called "cutting off your nose to spite your face." Good luck finding your TB kit...and don't forget my earlier tip.

One other thing...it's "thread" not "tread." You're welcome :wink:

 

Girls, don't do this here too.

 

Your challenge is to show one single factually wrong info I ever posted. But if you can't prove it then you're full of it.

On the side note, weren't you the one who was saying flushing 3 times the tranny and fill it with MaxLife? This will lead to void the 8 years/80K miles Acura warranty if something happens to the transmission and the dealer find out there is anything other then the OEM fluid in there. So I demonstrated how misleading and potentially damaging your posts are in this forum. Now go and dig to find if I ever posted such troll-like posts.

Really? I've changed the TB on al my cars in the past 30 years and I know nothing about it? You are wrong. I did not ask for help!!! I asked for others' opinion on quality of kits. As I said you're just a troll who jumps to wrong conclusions.

It is "that's up to you". You're unwelcome!

 

This guy is a troll. Has no life. Just see his posts. No value whatsoever. He's just hijacking poeple's threads. No sure what his goals are but I can very well imagine he might be a MaxLife agent

 

He is right about the Aisin timing belt kits. Same quality as oem. Rock Auto has been a good source. Be wary of EBay & Amazon. I'm not saying they all are, but there are reports of fakes from
those places. Especially the spark plugs. If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

And seriously just drop it. The most mature person will. Be that person. It is not always that important to be right.

 

No Problem

FACTUALLY INCORRECT - H4, H4A, B7XA, MGHA, H5, H6 (tranny in your RDX), ZF9HP and the new 10 speed ATs are all used in both Honda and Acura models.

FACTUALLY INCORRECT and demonstrates exactly how little you understand the transmission (H6) in your RDX. Only the ZF9HP and Honda's new home grown 10 speed have planetary gearsets. You also give some really stupid advice...draining the fluid and then running the engine to try and extract additional fluid is really dumb and advising others to do so is in your own words...troll-like.

3x drain/fill...these Honda transmissions should never be flushed. The warranty is actually 6 years / 70,000 miles (oops). Regardless, Valvoline backs in writing (warrants) the use of MaxLife for its recommendations (my out of warranty RDX). Further...if you read my advice to the OP of the thread...you'll have read that I advised him if his RDX was still in warranty he should exercise all remedies with Acura first and then, if he was still experiencing issues, he could try MaxLife.

Help, advice or opinion...not sure I see a difference. Regardless...you asked for it and I offered. Your reaction is more than revealing.

Well at least now you know you're posting in a thread and not a tread.

 

He's just copying from other people's post. Others had mentioned that in my other post. But I agree with your point. Have been burnt a couple of times with cheap plugs and coils on eBay. The problem is that it getting increasingly more difficult to tell the OEM compatible parts from the fake ones.

You're right. Not worth of my time. Most probably he is a 16 years old teen wandering around these forums. He gets so happy to point to a typo.

 

If that's the case...then you've been schooled by a 16 year old