haynes.........
get a haynes book there awsome! tell ya everything you need to know!
get a haynes book there awsome! tell ya everything you need to know!
Changing the timing belt...
Hi I was wondering when the timing belt should be changed? how hard would it be to do myself? I don't know that much about cars. I mean I can do simple stuff like change the oil, I put in a new cat back exhaust. Not anything too hard, so I was just wondering when I should change my timing belt.
I have a '94 RS with 64k miles on it.
I have a '94 RS with 64k miles on it.
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Could anyone please tell me how to do this? and if it would be hard or not?
thanks
thanks
Timing Belt
I would take your Teg to a shop to change your timing belt and water pump togehter if you are over 100,000 miles.
Like Jock said, get a Haynes book as well, changing Honda's timing belt is pretty hard. I would truly recommend you take it to a shop.
Honda engine's are compact and most of the time or all the time, their timing belt is really hard to get to. If you were to do it yourself, you would have to take the engine valve cover, take some more stuff off and you would have to go get a valve gasket and I would recommend changing all gaskets that has been touched. Honestly if you find a good Honda/Acura shop to do it for 350-400 dollars, then its worth it. Because you have to remeber to make sure you get your timing belt on correctly according to the marks or you may be very displease on your outcome.
Oh and another thing, you will most likely need a special Honda tool to crank the cam gears or shaft off and they don't sell that tool in your local shops, hehehe.
If you need anything else, post me a private or another post.
Take care and peace out~
I would take your Teg to a shop to change your timing belt and water pump togehter if you are over 100,000 miles.
Like Jock said, get a Haynes book as well, changing Honda's timing belt is pretty hard. I would truly recommend you take it to a shop.
Honda engine's are compact and most of the time or all the time, their timing belt is really hard to get to. If you were to do it yourself, you would have to take the engine valve cover, take some more stuff off and you would have to go get a valve gasket and I would recommend changing all gaskets that has been touched. Honestly if you find a good Honda/Acura shop to do it for 350-400 dollars, then its worth it. Because you have to remeber to make sure you get your timing belt on correctly according to the marks or you may be very displease on your outcome.
Oh and another thing, you will most likely need a special Honda tool to crank the cam gears or shaft off and they don't sell that tool in your local shops, hehehe.
If you need anything else, post me a private or another post.
Take care and peace out~
as far as tools you need a good set of sockets and breaker bar..of course a jack and a torque wrench too if you wanna make sure its done properly. It is a job that can be easily fucked up, and it sure is a hell of a lot eaisier when the motor is out of the car, but if you are pretty mechanically inclined and have a few buds to help out, it can be done. good luck
It isn't that hard to do. It is a tight area to get around in but if you know what you are doing you shouldn't have too much of a problem. Like everyone else said get a Haynes or Helms and look at the proceedure ahead of time to see if it is within your abilities.
well.....
changing the timing belt itself isn't that hard, but it's putting it all back together that could get intimidating. remember, anytime you mess with the timing, you better be sure you know what you're doing. remember the timing marks and get a good strap wrench to hold down the crank so you don't move the piston from TDC. as with the water pump recommendation, that's a good idea. i would also recommend the oil pump since it's basically in the same area. if you're not too comfortable with timing though, just take it to a shop. one lil' degree can really mess you up, then your problem will be even bigger. oh, and haynes manuals are great for beginners, but they suck for pretty much everybody else.
n1cK
changing the timing belt itself isn't that hard, but it's putting it all back together that could get intimidating. remember, anytime you mess with the timing, you better be sure you know what you're doing. remember the timing marks and get a good strap wrench to hold down the crank so you don't move the piston from TDC. as with the water pump recommendation, that's a good idea. i would also recommend the oil pump since it's basically in the same area. if you're not too comfortable with timing though, just take it to a shop. one lil' degree can really mess you up, then your problem will be even bigger. oh, and haynes manuals are great for beginners, but they suck for pretty much everybody else.
n1cK
Re: well.....
I don't think disassembling an engine is great for beginners, yet it is covered in the Haynes book.TRuFLiPpeR said:changing the timing belt itself isn't that hard, but it's putting it all back together that could get intimidating. remember, anytime you mess with the timing, you better be sure you know what you're doing. remember the timing marks and get a good strap wrench to hold down the crank so you don't move the piston from TDC. as with the water pump recommendation, that's a good idea. i would also recommend the oil pump since it's basically in the same area. if you're not too comfortable with timing though, just take it to a shop. one lil' degree can really mess you up, then your problem will be even bigger. oh, and haynes manuals are great for beginners, but they suck for pretty much everybody else.
n1cK
I believe the Honda recommended interval to have the timing belt replaced is 60,000 miles
My book says 90,000 miles. I think that is around where I had mine changed, maybe less.95GS-R said:I believe the Honda recommended interval to have the timing belt replaced is 60,000 miles
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