Timing belt Change

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Originally Posted by Raztaz

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hmm my car has a empty log book, about to hit 120K kms, should change timing belt to be on safe side i guess?

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Yes yes yes!!! and water pump

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Originally Posted by redefine

if everything works right, never

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I wouldn't say never.
Moving parts eventually wear.
Everything can be working perfectly and your belt will still wear out.

Belts eventually get hard and weak...

My engine was running fine and my belt snapped at 225,000kms. My fault for not having it done at the proper time. Luckily the engine was free-spinning and didn't bend any valves. On some engines if your belt gives way the pistons will smash into the valves bending them. This would be a very expensive repair job..

If you wanna know when it should be changed then look in your cars service book/logs and it will tell you when the manufacture recommends a timing belt should be changed.

It's generally every 100,000kms.

Of course a belt may last alot longer than that, if you wanna risk your engine then go for it.

paul: that was in respect to the question about the chain, which should theoretically last the life of the engine, assuming there are no defective parts. i know the situation about the timing belt.

i dont know why honda didnt use the chain for the earlier models, though it isnt much of an inconvenience changing the belt once every 100,000

i'd guess it has to do with weight/moving mass etc.
belt is lighter, therefor less torque required to move it freeing up power for the engine.
correct me if i'm wrong :)

i got my timing belt changed today! and i didnt get ma water pump change cause it wasnt leakin lol do u guys reckon i shud have changed it too???

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Originally Posted by fitvpower

i got my timing belt changed today! and i didnt get ma water pump change cause it wasnt leakin lol do u guys reckon i shud have changed it too???

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YES

Read my post?

Mine stated leaking like a week after I got my belt changed...

You need to removed all the same things to as a timing belt to replace the pump

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Originally Posted by kraiye

i'd guess it has to do with weight/moving mass etc.
belt is lighter, therefor less torque required to move it freeing up power for the engine.
correct me if i'm wrong :)

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It would have been cost. Manufacturers do everything around cost.

k20 action :P

go to hanny's... at smithfield.. honda specialist.. 250 installed...

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Originally Posted by fitvpower

i got my timing belt changed today! and i didnt get ma water pump change cause it wasnt leakin lol do u guys reckon i shud have changed it too???

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you will be fine if the car has used and is still using honda coolant