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I had the timing belt done on the Civic this past Wednesday. I have done a timing belt myself before but that was on a “north-south” engine that had lots of room to work. The Civic is extremely cramped plus I didn’t have the special tool and an impact to remove the crankshaft pulley. So I opted to have a local shop do it. I trusted this shop because they had done some excellent work before on my step-son’s car. I provided all the parts. Honda timing belt (Made in USA by Gates), Honda water pump (Made in England) and a Dayco tensioner (Made in Japan, including the bearing). I also provided the coolant to refill the system. They had no issue installing my parts and they did an excellent job. Car runs fine. And the total labor was 5 hours which I felt was appropriate. It is not an easy job to change that belt.
I know you guys like pictures. I have some. I had the shop return all the old parts.
The old timing belt. Sorry for the lousy pix. Camera wouldn't focus properly on the belt. Hard to believe that this belt has 118K miles on it. There is no shredding, splits, or sign of wear on the cogs. It was made in USA by Gates. I would judge it in VG condition.
The water pump. No plastic impeller here. All metal. And just a touch of pitting and corrosion.
And the tensioner. This is the only part that showed sign of any significant wear. The grease seal around the bearing was starting to leak. The bearing itself had no rough spots. But obviously needed to be changed.
I'm glad that major maintenance is done. Ready for the next 110K miles.
http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/forums/ubb...691#Post1627691
I had the timing belt done on the Civic this past Wednesday. I have done a timing belt myself before but that was on a “north-south” engine that had lots of room to work. The Civic is extremely cramped plus I didn’t have the special tool and an impact to remove the crankshaft pulley. So I opted to have a local shop do it. I trusted this shop because they had done some excellent work before on my step-son’s car. I provided all the parts. Honda timing belt (Made in USA by Gates), Honda water pump (Made in England) and a Dayco tensioner (Made in Japan, including the bearing). I also provided the coolant to refill the system. They had no issue installing my parts and they did an excellent job. Car runs fine. And the total labor was 5 hours which I felt was appropriate. It is not an easy job to change that belt.
I know you guys like pictures. I have some. I had the shop return all the old parts.
The old timing belt. Sorry for the lousy pix. Camera wouldn't focus properly on the belt. Hard to believe that this belt has 118K miles on it. There is no shredding, splits, or sign of wear on the cogs. It was made in USA by Gates. I would judge it in VG condition.
The water pump. No plastic impeller here. All metal. And just a touch of pitting and corrosion.
And the tensioner. This is the only part that showed sign of any significant wear. The grease seal around the bearing was starting to leak. The bearing itself had no rough spots. But obviously needed to be changed.
I'm glad that major maintenance is done. Ready for the next 110K miles.
