Timing belt replacement, DIY or let the pros do it?

[mattsrea]

Hey Ozhonda as the title states, my dads thinking of replacing his timing belt and water pump for his 99 CRV and was wondering is the job really that difficult? We're kinda on a budget and would like to DIY for the experience. I been doing a little research about DIY belt replacements for a D series and looks pretty complex as it requires the removal of one side of the engine mount and holding the engine up with a jackstand and a block of wood. Any tips and advice?
Thanks

[eren]

Remove Valve cover , Timing belt cover , Align camshaft there should be a up mark i think you move the crankshaft which rotates' the camshaft , loosen crank bolt ,remove harmonic balancer , remove the whole dipstick , remove lower timing cover , there's more i forget , and i hope someone correct's me if im wrong

[JDM DC2R]

Hey Ozhonda as the title states, my dads thinking of replacing his timing belt and water pump for his 99 CRV and was wondering is the job really that difficult? We're kinda on a budget and would like to DIY for the experience. I been doing a little research about DIY belt replacements for a D series and looks pretty complex as it requires the removal of one side of the engine mount and holding the engine up with a jackstand and a block of wood. Any tips and advice?
Thanks

If u asking the question , its to hard for you. So leave it to the mechanics

[eLtrix]

To be perfectly honest, id leave this to the mechanics. And i can refer you to one if you need help.

[sensei_]

If u asking the question , its to hard for you. So leave it to the mechanics

whilst i generally agree with this. i have to say, we all have to start somewhere, maybe leave this one to the mechanics, and start on something a little less daunting.

[eLtrix]

If u asking the question , its to hard for you. So leave it to the mechanics

Yeah gotta agree with this. Start learning from a smaller job and work your way up!

[charliebrown]

Do it yourself for the experience and save a wad of cash bro. you've done work on your car before, its not like you're completely cartarded and don't know how to use a wrench. and you have a garage so no rush, do it slow and do it right. spend the money on good tools if you dont already have em

[sensei_]

top tip charliebrown.

sometimes i find that having a backup car is the greatest tool when you are working on a car. it means you dont have to rush to get things out of the way

[mugen_ctr]

Imo Get a pro to do it, for starters the crank bolt will b very very hard to crack loose, second gettin the correct timing spot on as well, an the amount of time n effort u need will b double wat a mech will take, remember if anything breaks its on them not u, i tried doin diy n gave up due to the crank bolt not comin off

[curtis265]

If u asking the question , its to hard for you. So leave it to the mechanics

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[bennjamin]

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The timing belt...is probably one of the hardest DIY service/maintenance jobs to do. IF you stuff it up , there is many repercussions , worst case engine failure.
IT isnt expensive - and must be done only once every 100,000k or so

[mattsrea]

thanks for the replies guys, i told my dad it was gonna be a hard diy but he reckons he can do it since his got like half the skills of a typical mechanic. I'll see what he wants to do later on because yeah labour is pretty pricey now a days. I'll just be there to assist him. I mean like we have most of the tools to do it (ie. timing mark allignment thingy, lots of wrenches, air ratchets, trolley jack) and we have you guys to help us out ;D
But would it be necessary to put the plank of wood under the oil pan once you remove the passanger side engine mount? Because to get to one of the bolts, you're required to remove that engine mount.