How do you know if your timing belt is old?
07-17-2016, 10:03 PM
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How do you know if your timing belt is old?
I got an 07 type s recently and I'm wondering how I can find out if my timing belt needs to be changed? Its got 220,000 miles and has been dealer maintained. Carfax says nothing about the timing belt change.
07-17-2016, 10:59 PM
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Ok, that won't really do much good unless you know what a worn belt looks like...
Is there a "Timing Belt Replacement" sticker in the engine bay somewhere?
It should say "Timing Belt Replaced at XXX,XXX (Milage), and maybe the date"...
Look for that...
If you can't find that, sometimes you can contact Acura with the VIN and ask if it was ever in their database, but this will only work if the labor was completed at an Acura dealer, that's how it gets reported to the Acura service database...
If not, have an independent shop look it over for a small fee...
But at that milage, there's NO WAY its original...
Best of luck!!!
07-17-2016, 11:02 PM
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I would give the car the 105k miles treatment, most TL got sold on the market has mile around 100k or 200k because of the major service typical cost around $800-$1400. You can inspect all you wanted but how can you tell the if the belt was replaced at 90k-105k miles or 150k miles?
07-17-2016, 11:19 PM
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I would give the car the 105k miles treatment, most TL got sold on the market has mile around 100k or 200k because of the major service typical cost around $800-$1400. You can inspect all you wanted but how can you tell the if the belt was replaced at 90k-105k miles or 150k miles?
07-18-2016, 12:05 AM
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There's no way to tell for sure if there are no records. Might as well assume it wasn't. I doubt somebody would have changed it right before selling. Just go to an independent shop have have them do the timing belt, tensioner and water pump. Then you'll have peace of mind for another 100,000 miles. Good luck!
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07-18-2016, 12:46 AM
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Spend lots of time trying to expose the timing belt. Once the belt is exposed, take an exacto knife and run it perpendicular to the belt's direction of travel, while applying a firm, steady amount of pressure to the belt. Do this continuously for 8 minutes, without stopping. If the belt snaps at any point before the 8 minutes is up, you should replace it. If it doesnt't, you should also replace it . Remember: only do this when the vehicle mileage is at 105k, 210k, 315k, 420k, 525k miles.
But seriously, I HIGHKY doubt it was done. Just replace it every 105k, for the peace of mind. Or, go to the place it was maintained and ask for the records. It would have a paper trail of some sort.
But seriously, I HIGHKY doubt it was done. Just replace it every 105k, for the peace of mind. Or, go to the place it was maintained and ask for the records. It would have a paper trail of some sort.
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07-18-2016, 08:24 AM
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220,000 
on an 07 Type S ?!
okay, i feel less bad with my 08 having half that
If i were in shoes, I would just replace it. I hope you got that thing for a good price
on an 07 Type S ?!
okay, i feel less bad with my 08 having half that
If i were in shoes, I would just replace it. I hope you got that thing for a good price
07-18-2016, 09:06 AM
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07-18-2016, 10:07 PM
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If you know that the car was serviced at a dealer, do you know which dealer?
If you can't figure out if it's been replaced, I would replace it to be safe. I was planning on it when I bought my car but got lucky - the dealership near my house did all the work on the car since new and had all the records, including timing belt.
If you can't figure out if it's been replaced, I would replace it to be safe. I was planning on it when I bought my car but got lucky - the dealership near my house did all the work on the car since new and had all the records, including timing belt.
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