The part numbers listed for the belts and thermostat might be different for your vehicle, and in these lists refer to the MSP. I took pictures but at the moment I can’t find my card reader to upload them to the computer or I would post them here.īottom line, do the belt and ask the dealer if the belt change includes the crank and cam oil seals and a balance shaft belt if you have a balance shaft in this car.Posting this because most of the threads that exist now are missing pieces. BTW, the dealer replaced the timing belt, the balance shaft belt, the water pump and coolant, the cam seal, balancer shaft seals, crank seal, valve cover gasket and the oil pump seals, all for about $740. But I did remove the upper cover and I could see that the belt had a crack all the way across the outer coating between almost every cog and it had stretched so far that it should have jumped some teeth. I used the Honda adapter for the pulley and a 36" breaker bar that I bent almost 90° trying to get it off. I was going to do it myself, but I could not get the pulley bolt off. This was its second belt replacement, the first was done 8 years ago at 105 k miles, the car now has 183k so that 8 years and 78k miles on the belt. I just had the timing belt replaced on my 97 Honda Accord yesterday. Ignore the maintenance schedule at the risk of your wallet, as maintenance is invariably cheaper than the repairs that result from lack of maintenance. …the OP really needs to look at the mfr’s maintenance schedule that should be sitting in his glove compartment. … the OP’s timing belt is seriously past due for replacement Personally, I would replace the belt…yesterday…but the OP’s tolerance for danger and inconvenience may be higher than mine. However, if it breaks when you are passing a bunch of 18 wheelers, or crossing RR tracks, or driving in a bad part of town, or on your way to the hospital, or any number of other critical situations, you will be stuck with a car that instantly has no power steering, will very shortly have no power assist for its brakes, and is totally inoperable. The only good news is that this engine is apparently not of the interference design, so when the belt breaks, there will not be catastrophic engine damage. The only thing that timing belt inspection is good for is to see if the belt is in visibly bad condition before it even gets to the specified interval for changing it. Please ignore that suggestion, as a timing belt can look to be in perfect condition and it can snap 10 minutes later. “On most cars- for example on my Corolla – there’s a way to inspect the timing belt without taking everything apart” More than likely, it will tell you that the timing belt needs to be replaced at 105k miles or 105 months, whichever comes first. If you don’t believe me, open your Owner’s Manual, and see what the folks who designed and built the car have to say on this issue. "They say the age of the car matters, and it should have been changed at 8 years. Ask you mechanic is it is possible on your car. The manufacturers often supply rubber timing belt inspection plugs. One more thing to add: On most cars- for example on my Corolla – there’s a way to inspect the timing belt without taking everything apart. I think driving long distances without stopping and in hot weather might wear the timing belt out faster. I should say I drive the car mostly short trips and live where the climate is mild. I didn’t replace the water pump at the time, and the original water pump is still going strong at 200,000. I could have probably got 150,000 miles on it if I had pressed my luck. I replaced mine at 100,000 – when it was about 8-9 years old, and the old belt still had plenty of life left in it. The recommended replacement interval is 60,000. And that is very expensive to fix.Ībout the only thing I can say is the experience I have w/a early 90’s Toyota Corolla. Do you know? W/an interference design, if the timing belt breaks, the valves will be damaged. And if your engine is an interference design or not. It depends on how much risk yoiu are willing to take. So you are probably safer if you follow the mechanic’s recommendation. Anything made of rubber deteriorates with age. A 626 is a common car and lots of inde mechanics are qualified to do this. First off, $1200 seems a little expensive.
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