99 civic timing belt question

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lglm - 03 Apr 2006 05:14 GMT

have about 95000km on the car with the original timing belt. I was told I
could go until about 120000km.. Is this the case or should I be getting it
changed soon?

Thx again :)

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eastwardbound2003@yahoo.com - 03 Apr 2006 05:56 GMT

Replacing the timing belt is prohibitively expensive for some people.
Unless you car has lived a hard life, it's best to stick with the
recommended change interval specified in your owners manual.

East-

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SoCalMike - 05 Apr 2006 00:15 GMT

> Replacing the timing belt is prohibitively expensive for some people.

yes. people that live paycheck to paycheck and think the only thing
their car needs is gas.

those are the type of people that are ALWAYS making new car payments.

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'Curly Q. Links' - 03 Apr 2006 06:50 GMT

> have about 95000km on the car with the original timing belt. I was told I
> could go until about 120000km.. Is this the case or should I be getting it
> changed soon?
>
> Thx again :)

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Your Owner's Manual mentions YEARS too. Keep that in mind as well.

'Curly'

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Nick - 03 Apr 2006 11:37 GMT

Yep and I believe it is 6 years so it's time to change it.

>> have about 95000km on the car with the original timing belt. I was told I
>> could go until about 120000km.. Is this the case or should I be getting it
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>'Curly'

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lglm - 03 Apr 2006 14:03 GMT

Thx for the info guys. :)

LP

> have about 95000km on the car with the original timing belt. I was told
> I could go until about 120000km.. Is this the case or should I be getting
> it changed soon?
>
> Thx again :)

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loewent - 03 Apr 2006 14:50 GMT

the advice you got is good. Since you are talking KMs, I assume you are in
Canada, which indicates a 'SEVERE' maintenance schedule. Somehow that 49th
parallel makes a big difference.... Take that for what its worth... an ounce
of prevention.....

You can do the t-belt job yourself in about 4 hours and about $75 worth of
OEM parts.

t

>Thx for the info guys. :)
>
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>> Thx again :)

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TeGGeR® - 03 Apr 2006 15:11 GMT

> the advice you got is good. Since you are talking KMs, I assume you
> are in Canada, which indicates a 'SEVERE' maintenance schedule.
> Somehow that 49th parallel makes a big difference.... Take that for
> what its worth... an ounce of prevention.....

Same weather in MT, MN, ND, MI, IN, ME, and northern NY. Same severe
schedule.

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