greeeneyes1200

i have a '99 tl-p with 104000 miles on it. i dropped by the dealership today cus the matn reqred light came on. the mechanic told me it that it comes on at certain mileages and it would cost $500-600 for the regular maintenence. he also told me that at 105000 the timing belt would need to be replaced. is this really necesary? and ive recently changed oil/air filters so should i take my car elsewhere and get the maintenence things done cheaper? any advice or help is appreciated

MurkyRiversTL

dude as far as i know, that maitenance light comes on like every 7000 miles to let you know about periodical maintenance. Like oil changes and shit like that. If you have the owners manual it will tell you what needs to be done at certain milage. I'm sure there are some things that you could do yourself, and some that you will have to go to a shop for. I really dont think that it would be 500-600 for some regular maintenance. Just my opinion though.

TRIGGA

It is very very important and necessary. I would rather be early for a timing belt change rather than late.
if your belt snaps, then its time to get a new car, cause your engine would die

MurkyRiversTL

hmmm I wonder how many of us have had their timing belt snap. I have 142000 miles on my car and haven't had a problem. Maybe I'm just lucky.

greeeneyes1200

^^^ thats kinda what im thinking, ive never heard of a timing belt snapping, but i guess its possible. i can do almost all the things that the manual says but the light will still be on. i guess i can live with it if ti will save me a couple hundred dollars

greeeneyes1200

also any ideas on the cost of replacing the timing belt. i know it might take 5 hours to do it so im gunna get raped on shop time

MurkyRiversTL

In the owners manual it tells you how to turn off the light. I think it goes something like this:
Put keys in ignition
Hold down the mode and reset trip buttons for the odometer
Turn your car on and hold the buttons down for like 10-15 seconds and it will shut off. I do it every time the light comes on. After I do the maintenance of course.

Acura XXI

If you are getting your timing belt replaced then change the water pump at the same time, those two go hand in hand.

fastcarz3

look at it like this..how long u plan on keeping the car? if u arent gonna have it for that much longer then let it go. ive seen a broken timing belt on a toyota once but it had over 238k. to change or not to change

AznWay

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99 00 01 02 03 ACURA TL

THIS OEM TIMING BELT PACKAGE KIT INCLUDES OEM WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, 2 VALVE COVER GASKETS + 6 SPARK PLUG TUBE SEALS, 2 CAM SEALS, AND FRONT CRANK (MAIN) SEAL.

PARTS LIST IN THIS GENUINE HONDA/ACURA KIT

TIMING BELT / OEM PART # 14400-P8A-A02
CAM SEALS / OEM PART # 91213-P8A-A01 X 2
FRONT CRANK (MAIN) SEAL OEM PART # 91212-P8A-A01
WATER PUMP / OEM PART # 19200-P8A-A02
VALVE COVER GASKET / OEM PART # 12341-P8A-A00 X 2
SPARK PLUG TUBE SEALS / OEM PART # 12342-P2F-A01 X 6

Here the list i got list form Acura for maintenence tune up.
Also i'm on same timing belt with 190K an still feel great

greeeneyes1200

^^^ thanks for the list, i guess i will just start saving... again and get this done when i can.

MurkyRiversTL

were you able to turn off the maint reqd light

dro_15

YES u should change ur timing belt at 100k miles regardless of how much longer you are keeping the car...yes timing belts do break....if it does, your crank will keep spining but the head won't be on the correct timing and you pistons will bend ur valves.... as mentioned do u water pump at the same time u do ur timing belt too.... better to be safe than sorry....

99TLhot

[SIZE=4]Man i havent change my timming belt yet! and my ride is 155250 mile! so dotn worry about went ya TL is over 100,000 miles, just change oil every 2500 or 3000 miles mang dat good enough, and make sure ya got dem good oil like castro hight miles or moblie 1 syntec hight mile and it like 5.50 a quad not bad right? [/SIZE]

LukeaTron

Your running on borrowed time. With your mastery of the English language it doesn't surprise me that you're taking the risk.

99TLhot

and yeah change timming belt at 100,000 K is good but it not like the timming belt it gonna break on you went you got 100,020 k miles on ya car! you can go and nother 50K mile and it be fine. Let me tell you, My bro have a 94 accord and he change hit at 190,554 miles and my dad have 93 accord the timming belt snap at 200.000k mile! on da way back from work, but he have a load of people in da car that why.

99TLhot

sorry about that spelling man.

99TLhot

hey MurkyRiversTL is that a liltle fog light in the conner of your TL?

01tl4tl

the old Integra went 175k on the oe timing belt
Then it grenaded the engine

Time is one factor,miles is another, so is ambient temperature

Anyone still changing the oil every 3000 miles needs more than an English lesson

Bones45

wow.. some interesting posts.

Does anyone know for a fact if our 3.2 is an interference engine? That would determine (at least for me) whether or not the timing belt SHOULD be changed at 100k or NEEDS to be changed.....

Gfaze

The engine is an interference engine. So I vote yes on the belt change. I need to do it too since I have a 2K TL although it only has 78500 miles.

01tl4tl

BIG TIME Interferance would be a better description- valves that are open and piston comes up in contact equals bent valves at the very least!!


Shred a belt on a TL and its cheaper to get a junkyard motor than try to fix all the internal damage
Too many small things can be hurt and not replaced, then 10k down the road......

Gfaze

Good thing I have a buddy with a CL-S motor lying around in his garage. If I should be "unfortunate" enough to break a timing belt, I've already got a replacement engine.

01tl4tl

I will bring the sawzall, the cutting torch and the BIG hammer~
remember- I get your old manifold for a porting experiment

Razzi

man, approaching 90k soon and every penny i saved for mod is gonna go to this.
good thing my family is practically made up of mechanics. should get all this done for about 60 bucks labor or so

NighthawkBlack

Does anyone know if you can reuse the gasket on the heads? I am doing my valve adjustment and timing belt tomorrow and didn't order that since I didnt see it in my helm book nor online on parts site, only when I type in the number someone posted in this thread. Usually my helm says replace or something but I didnt even find where it shows there is one.

What kind of a gasket is it?

Gfaze

You're talking about the valve cover gaskets. (head gasket is different) Anyways, they're made of rubber and re-using them is a toss-up. If the gasket is soft and undamaged you might be ok with re-using them. I say might because they can still possibly leak. If the gaskets are hard/brittle, replace them because they will not seal properly. Personally, I would just buy a new set so you don't have to worry about leaks a few thousand miles (maybe sooner) down the road. You don't have to go to the dealer to get them. As long as you get a good, well-known brand such as Fel-Pro or Beck/Arnley, they should be just as good or better than the OEM gaskets.