Took off the timing belt at 200k on my Odyssey. All Honda-branded parts underneath, and I'm wondering if I'm the first person to do a timing belt change or not. The previous owner said he had replaced it, and that he worked at a Honda dealership, so maybe he purchased all OE parts for the job. But I'm feeling a tiny bit of play in the water pump shaft and quite a bit of looseness in the bearings of the idler and tensioner. Belt doesn't show any signs of cracking, but it feels kind of soft and smooth, hard to explain.
In other news, it had Autolite spark plugs in there, so at least the plugs were not original.
The Odyssey I had before this one was a similar story - I was told the belt had been replaced, but when I did the job at 200k, it looked a lot like original parts. But I don't remember any of the parts feeling worn at all. In particular I remember the water pump felt tight. That was years ago, though.
How about you? Ever do the second scheduled timing belt change and have suspicions that it might have been the first?
In other news, it had Autolite spark plugs in there, so at least the plugs were not original.
The Odyssey I had before this one was a similar story - I was told the belt had been replaced, but when I did the job at 200k, it looked a lot like original parts. But I don't remember any of the parts feeling worn at all. In particular I remember the water pump felt tight. That was years ago, though.
How about you? Ever do the second scheduled timing belt change and have suspicions that it might have been the first?