daver1111

My car is now at 86k Miles and the timing belt job has never been done on it, Should I hurry to do it or do you guys think I can still wait to 95k or 100k ?


thanks

Steven Bell

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Dave, the manual calls for the timing belt change a 105,000 miles. That's when your big service is due.

daver1111

Thanks Steven I was asking because the delearship insisted that it should be done at 60K miles. But since they are all about money I was wondering if it could be dangerous to wait that long.

ggesq

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Do the TB service when the "4" shows up in your MID. There is no time interval. Inspections, are always a good idea to make sure tensioner is not leaking.

Welcome to AcuraZine daver.

Steven Bell

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^^^^Dave, ggesq is right.

Yea, skip the "advice" of the dealership.....

erdoc48

^^ I would always like to take the page from the owners manual and when the service advisor says you need service early, show them the page from the manual.

thisaznboi88

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I think its 7 years or 105k What ever comes first. The belt is just rubber and decay over time.

NBP04TL4ME

Exactly!

OP - I'm at 53K on my 08 TL-S and don't plan on changing my TB anytime soon.

MarcoNorthPolo

My manual says nothing about seven years. It may be prudent to do it earlier for peace of mind but I don't think that it's necessary.

Loid

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It's not. I did mine last year and it was then ~7 yrs old and there was no visible wear at all on the belt. I can tell you I won't be in any hurry to do it at the 210k mark.

GreenSpades

I just got my 04 TL and it has 130,000 miles on it. Is there a reliable way I can check to see if the timing belt/ water pp has been replaced already? Maybe an id number or something? ...sorry if this is thread hijacking, thought it was pretty relevant.

Also is there a way to check info from the computer with an OBD2 reader, like top speed hit, when the MID was cleared, etc?

MarcDavidoff

Don't know about the top speed thing but on the TB, the only way you might be able to tell is by the condition of the belt and/or accessory belts. You should be able to tell if they have 130k miles on them as opposed to say 25k. Or if you run a Carfax it may show service records or if you can determine if the car may have been serviced by a particular Acura dealer you can call them and give them the VIN to see if it is in their records

GreenSpades

The people who owned this car took it to a private garage, so no carfax. Which made me weary, but they had kids and used this car as a commuting car and it was obvious so I think they took good care of it. I can probably look at it and tell, just thought there might be a way to know for sure. Ive had enough old cars to know what and old belt looks like.

MikeekiM

Yea...there is definitely a time element...

My 2nd gen TL has 75K on it, but it's also 12 years old... My service guy (who is generally one to put off maintenance that is not required) felt like I was on borrowed time with a 12 year old timing belt... So I did end up changing it out (at the time, it was at 68K)...

6MTSSR

I did mine at 118k..along with plugs and trans service.Tech said Belt looked fine.

MikeekiM

I should hope so... The belt should look fine... If it's cracked and worn, it would probably have already snapped...

To be honest, I was inclined to wait till the mileage (105,000mi), but my service guy was nervous enough that I decided not to risk it... He has seen belts snap after 10 years with low mileage and highly recommended that I not take the risk... I trust his judgement...