joseph_99tl

is there a DIY on the timing belt?.
i searchie but no findie.

has anyone done the timing belt themselves?.

RickRoush03

if you do it yourself, i know they replace the water pump at the same time.

pzero23

Yeah, you should replace the water pump because the new belt will be tighter than the old belt. Then the bearing in the old pump will blow out and you'll be back down there again to replace the water pump, as far as a DIY you might want to e-mail austin519.

fsttyms1

There isnt a DIY persay, some have done it. Mind you this isnt a job for a novice. If your off just 1 tooth on the belt your engine will not run right. and worst case you screw up your engine. Also know that its very tight quarters to work in seeing its only a few inches off the frame rail.
If you do start it here is a little info for you.

theres a slot on the rear cam pulley. line it up with the mark on the rear pulley cover. the white mark on the crank pulley with align with the arrow, and the number 1 will be visible in the window of the front pulley cover
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pdprich

fsttyms1 is right this is not something you want to DIY unless you know what you doing. You will also need a special tool that will recompress the belt tenssioner, Honda/Acura V6 use a oil tenssioner (not spring that you find in other engines).

If you are interested here's are the basic steps if I remember correctly.

Set the engine th TDC (allign the crankpully with the special mark on the timming belt cover)
remove AC/Alternator belt
remove P/S belt
remove right engine mount
remove the crank pully
remove the timming belt cover

Here's the step to remove the timming belt.
-I will take the battery clamp bolt( the long skinny stick that hold the battery down) and screw it into the hold of the timming belt adjuster and then tighten by hand, not by tools
-remove the engine mount bracket
-loosen the idler pully bolt.
-take the timming belt out.

TO install you need to compress the timming auto-tensioner and use the special tool to hold it in place.
install the new timming belt and reverse the direction I gave you above (I might have miss some steps so please double check with someone else before you decide to DIY)



Good Luck.

joseph_99tl

ok.
maybe i won't try this...

thanks guys.

doobie_c

I'd like to find out all the parts needed to be replaced during a timing belt change, besides the timing belt itself and the waterpump. Would it be recommended to replace the tensioner as well. Also what gaskets would need to be replaced. Do they come in gasket kits?

pdprich

Timming Belt,
Water Pump
P/S Belt
AC/Alternator Belt.

Everything else can be reuse just check before you reinstall everything replace if is bad.
crank seal (check for engine oil leak)
cam seal (check for engine oil leak
Idler pully (check for worn or damage)
auto-tensioner (make sure is not leaking oil, if is leaking oil replace or refill with the correct amount of engine oil)

prjctTL

the tl only has a serpentine belt that drives all the accesory components

prjctTL

opps forgot that the p/s has its own seperate belt