Considering doing my timing belt myself. I've done V-6 timing belts before, but there was more room to see & get to stuff.
I've done searches and read through them, but couldn't find this.

How much of the stuff on the front of engine has to come off, like the alternator, power steering pump, AC compressor, etc?? (I know the belts have to come off, and the crank pulley & motor mount)

And there are some hoses that run right across the top of where you need to get to, how much of a problem are those?
Thanks!

 

power steering pump needs to be removed, serpentine belt, dipstick(has a 10mm bolt holding it on place), right side motor mount/bracket, timing belt covers front and rear, there are also some little brackets that hold misc. lines and such in place that might need to be removed for more room, those are the things I can think of right now, you do not have to remove the alternator or ac compressor, good luck!

 

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.

-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).

 

If possible, Please write a DIY!

 

I thought about doing this myself, but it's extremely time consuming. I'll let a mechanic handle this.

 

you are looking at a good 6 hours to do the timing belt-water pump and related repairs
I would pull the intake manifold and clean the EGR ports, and install a thermospacer for the intake to engine gasket- stopping that heat rise into the manifold really helps on hot summer days- 100 bucks well spent on part, and cleaning the EGR will help running overall.

Its a good idea to spend the few hours adjusting the valves at timing belt time.
Make the engine breathe properly and gas mileage improves in most cases
Dont forget to Seafoam!

 

I used nothing more than a bench vise and a hardened trim nail to hold it in place.