Timing Belt ripped after 5K miles

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Old May 17, 2026 | 05:19 PM
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Timing Belt ripped after 5K miles

Hello Acura people, first time here 🙂
I replaces timing belt on my Acura TL 2013 about 6 months ago and 5k miles drove after that. Last week the car stalled while driving and I couldn’t start it up any more. Checked OBD: P0171 and P0174. At first I thought something about fueling but later discover timing belt ripped bad. Pryor to damage, did not hear any noise and no any lights on dashboard (check engine, etc)
planing to replace damaged parts but wanna see if you can help me what went wrong
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Old May 17, 2026 | 10:06 PM
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The tensioner and idler pulleys are in place, which means the belt simply disintegrated. A fake timing belt from eBay?
Серега купил подделку на иБэй?
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Old May 17, 2026 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by altair47
The tensioner and idler pulleys are in place, which means the belt simply disintegrated. A fake timing belt from eBay?
Серега купил подделку на иБэй?

timing belt Honda brand from Acura store and tensioner Aisin from amazon. Did not change anything else there but waterpump and pulleys intact and moving(not ceased)
не на ебэе, но что-то пошло не так
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Old May 17, 2026 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Sergey-TL-MDX
timing belt Honda brand from Acura store and tensioner Aisin from amazon. Did not change anything else there but waterpump and pulleys intact and moving(not ceased)
не на ебэе, но что-то пошло не так
Theoretically, it could have failed due to oil or antifreeze leaking onto it; however, judging by what is visible in the pictures, the leak wasn't severe enough to ruin the belt. Therefore, I stick to the theory that someone bought an original belt but returned a counterfeit in its place—which is ultimately what you ended up buying.
3.5 или 3.7?
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Old May 19, 2026 | 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by altair47
Theoretically, it could have failed due to oil or antifreeze leaking onto it; however, judging by what is visible in the pictures, the leak wasn't severe enough to ruin the belt. Therefore, I stick to the theory that someone bought an original belt but returned a counterfeit in its place—which is ultimately what you ended up buying.
3.5 или 3.7?
3.5L FWD with tech package
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Old May 19, 2026 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Sergey-TL-MDX
3.5L FWD with tech package
In this case, it is cheaper to replace the engine than to deal with replacing the valves.
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