Hey guys, wanted to know if anyone in the NY area has experience doing timing belts on the 5th Gen. I've been thinking about doing it myself, but honestly, theres a fair chance i'll mess it up.

Anyone from Long Island NY or Queens with experience wanna help out for a couple of beers? I've got a garage and a good set of tools (no air toosl though) I was thinking this thu/fri/sat/sun.... dinner on me or something like that...

and no... i'm not gonna sit back and watch... i really really want to learn how to do this the right way... the thought just crossed my mind that i need to do this before i throw on the JRSC....

 

i might be visiting NYC here this weekend. Though id like to do it ill be with my girl and getting dirty and all and her being bored, id get in trouble

 

well if you're comming in from out of time, i wouldnt want you to be wasting your time on a prelude, lol. Thanks for offering your help though, I may just slap on the SC and do the belt at a later date. I've got 73k miles on it, so i'm thinking i wont have to change it for another year or so.....

 

well just visually check the belt, look for cracks, fraying, and overall wear. if you can see the strings inside the belt, it needs changed.
let me know, you shouldnt need to change it quite yet

 

well.... with my luck.. turns out i just snapped the belt this weekend.... hope i didnt bend any valves...