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Car Forum / Honda Cars / January 2007'98 Accord EX Timing Belt Interval
Ok, help me out here... Looking at subject car (with ULEV-VTEC engine) - dealer doesn't know if TB has been changed. Car has 92k miles on it. I called up my local shop to get an idea of cost, they checked their ALLDATA site and came back with about $550 for tb, water pump, balance shaft belt and misc seals - this includes labor. Then he checks the replacement interval and it specifies 105k miles.... The Gates site shows 90k miles for the 2.3l engines.........? Can anyone break the tie? Personally, I use 60k - 80k regardless of the manufacturer's recommendation, but am looking for some leverage with the dealer to negotiate price with...... Thx, Dan D '07 Ody EX Slate Green Central NJ USA > Ok, help me out here... Looking at subject car (with ULEV-VTEC engine) > - dealer doesn't know if TB has been changed. Car has 92k miles on it. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > recommendation, but am looking for some leverage with the dealer to > negotiate price with...... If memory serves, the Honda recommendation is 105k. Considering the car is already over 90, and you have no way to know what abuse was done, I would have it done now, anyway... Along with a tune-up, and at least a close inspection of the brakes... Should be 105K by then. But the idlers were noisy and the pump was leaking on OEM coolant and schedule. So personally I wouldn't wait that long. 60K is what I'll go with, but 90K should be fine if you pay to get the work done. Do check the valve clearances. The exhausts on the 3.0L got too tight. I use Gates timing kits, FelPro seals, and NAPA Airtex pumps. But only OEM coolant and distilled water if not prediluted. > Ok, help me out here... Looking at subject car (with ULEV-VTEC engine) > - dealer doesn't know if TB has been changed. Car has 92k miles on it. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > '07 Ody EX Slate Green > Central NJ USA Specified interval by Honda is 105k miles OR 7 years whichever comes first. Since the car is pushing 9 years old, it should have been replaced by now. > Ok, help me out here... Looking at subject car (with ULEV-VTEC engine) > - dealer doesn't know if TB has been changed. Car has 92k miles on it. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > '07 Ody EX Slate Green > Central NJ USA Thanks everyone - but we ended up buying a '99 Subaru Legacy instead!! Dan D '07 Ody EX Central NJ USA |
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