steve

Own a well maintained 2003 Type S which is 7 years old this month and 82K miles. Do I wait for the 100-105K miles to replace the timing belt or get it done now?

ChampionFiyah

Wait until 105k miles, its been proven that it could last longer but many of us here advise against it. The 105k interval is in your service manual. Make sure you also change the other belts, water pump, tensioner, and thermostat while your at it, everything will basically be in the same area, it will save you more money down the road to do everything

ChampionFiyah

oh and your looking at about $750>$1100 depending on where you go

russianDude

wrong, time is important too. If your car is 8-9 years old you should replace timing belt regardless of millage. It starts to crack up because of age, and also hydraulic adjuster is known to start leaking, and if that thing breaks -- say goodbye to your engine.

russianDude

steve, you probably be OK to wait another year, but I would not wait longer than that. I had my timing belt changed when my car had 65K miles and it was 8 years old, hydralic adjuster was badly leaking, it could fail any time, which would destroy the timing belt

ChampionFiyah

well thanks dude, i just learned something new

01tl4tl

if you drive in the Severe Service part of the maitenance list-
you could be due at 5 years or 60k miles!
So check it out and decide
Better to be early than blow an engine~
Heat and time are the enemies of rubber
Loss of Ozone layer is even worse for the rubber parts

ChampionFiyah

it sure would be nice if our cars used a silent maintenance free timing chain. its good to know the new acuras do though

01tl4tl

timing chains are not silent - at least from my eras of V8s
and they are also subject to stretch and metal fatigue failure too!

Rubber belts are a compromise of life and noise level

fsttyms1

(and ive personally seen more chains break or stretch causing skipping and damage than rubber belts breaking)

Id look into changing it. Age is far worse on the rubber than mileage.

Helo2064

My Acura had the timing belt changed at 105 K miles. Now I have 161K on the vehicle. It's a 2001 CL. I just moved it from Texas to Arizona. The Acura dealership here is saying that its ready for another timing belt. I thought it would go for another 40K miles. Has anyone heard of this?

victus1

When was it changed, 8 or more years ago? If not, then don't waste your money. But when you do change it, make sure you change the 4 other related items (water pump, idler pulley, tensioner pulley, and tensioner).