Originally Posted by gofast182
Originally Posted by jstert
for those of you who have direct experience with the acura rdx, can you discuss the timing belt issue? i tend to keep my cars awhile and prefer not to have this significant maintenance expense staring at me. thanks.
We had an MDX with J series V6 engine. As long as you know going in you shouldn't be surprised that when you hit 100k miles you have a recommended service that will cost you $800-900. Many DIYers do this successfully for a lot less, a dealership will have it done in less than a day. The engine was refined, powerful, and relatively fuel efficient so I wasn't upset about keeping it running at its peak.
In this area, market price for the timing belt, water pump, valve adjustment, hydraulic tensioner and spark plugs totals about $2500 at a dealership.