im thinking of replacing my timing belt in my 93 prelude so I called honda and they told me that it will cost me 845 for all new belts, seals and water pump. I think thats a bit too much. I dont know if my belt is bad or not. what are some things I can look for to see if I should change it? it has 168k on it.

 

Has it even been changed before? If not its probably a good idea to get that done soon, you dont want it snapping and possibly messing up your internals.

 

a timing belt job is fairly involved and time consuming, especially when you take it to a dealership where they like to milk you for every penny.

 

^^expect to pay $1000+

 

The timing belt service ( t belt, water pump, cam seals, etc) runs about $900 at the honda dealership. They say it is recommended every 110K miles, but it is a good idea to get it done at 80K because I've talked to people who have had problems around 90K, especially in 5th gens with that damn auto tensioner. Do it before you bend all your valves by snapping the t-belt and have to spend the 900 bucks plus another 5-600 repairing the head.

 

do it yourself!!!!!

 

^^Are you going to contribute anything useful??

 

Is there DIY for replacing the timing belt??

 

Its called the repair manual LOL.

 

Its my understanding that to remove and replace a belt is a lot of work to do yourself unless you have the right tools. I wouldnt suggest it if you are as illiterate as me. Even more so if you dont have enough tools.