Our 2005 TL has just crossed 302k. I normally wait until the maintenance reminder says to do something.
Based on the mileage I have, would anyone have an idea at what mileage will the change timing belt service indicator shows up?
I keep a log. The timing belt was first changed at 97k and then at 217k as recommended by the service indicator. The car up until now has been driven 80 miles daily.

My kid plans to drive the car to and from Seattle. I'm in San Jose. I'd like to take care of this before he goes this summer.

Sujit

 

Now is as good a time as ever then...

 

The best time is right before it pops. Second best time is now.

In all seriousness, 85k is a little early but even if you do it now or 20k from now, it most likely won't need to be done again so get it out the way.

 

every 100k-105k miles

 

Don't bother. I've made it over 200k in both my 2005 and 2008 TL without timing belt changes. ...and those miles were balls to the wall!

 

Survivorship bias....

In all seriousness, your belt is probably not going to be the single point of failure. The bearings in your water pump, the other belt pulleys, or the belt tensioner itself are what are more likely to fail first. It's just common practice to replace these all in one swoop, due to accessibility.

I recently did this job on a 2016 RDX and a 2008 Odyssey. Both of the belts themselves looked brand new, and I wouldn't have had a problem re-using them it came down to it. The state of the tensioner and pulleys in the Odyssey were abysmal, it was past the window for the service.

Just be sure you use either OEM parts or the Aisin kit off rockauto. Ebay is plagued with fake kits that are branded OEM, and will have your "Honda" timing belt snap within 20k miles. Ask me how I know about that one

 

I have a 2014 RDX with 344K now. Dealership did timing belt service at 115K. I'm trying to kill it, but to no avail.

I love the beating these Acura's can take. I do oil changes erratically and no service. I've probably saved most of the purchase price of this vehicle with lack of service. If it dies tomorrow, I can walk away (literally) and purchase another Acura for the next go around.

 

You are an outlier and take pride in being averse to the expense and act of performing regular vehicle maintenance, so what?
Other people are proactive & take pride in performing regular vehicle maintenance in protecting their investment, so what?

 

People have unique circumstances and financial situations. Some might want to know they can spread their maintenance out a little or maybe a lot.