B3Dr

I bought my kid a 98 Civic LX, 5 spd. 147k on it. Previous owner purchased it w/90k on it. He hadn't changed the T-belt or water pump. I figured it had an interference engine in it & looked it up. Recommended change at 105k, so I know it's way over due. I'm pretty good with a wrench and changed out T-belts on my Volvos. This ain't no Volvo, so how much time should I reasonably allow to do the job? Can I get away with using parts from, say, NAPA, etc? This isn't going to be driven like a performance ride. Thanks for any info.

hades

Besides being a little tight, the timing belt isn't really much of a trick on those cars.

As far as NAPA parts go, that's your call; I prefer OEM, but have used the Duralast (Autozone) stuff for T-belts in the past with no issues.

I'd also recommend a factory service manual, but there are plenty of DIY T-belt write ups online for D-series Hondas (Check out D-series.org).

Historyg

if you not going to be dragging this thing go with the napa parts you will be fine, just don't go extremely cheap, if you want it to last for a long time go with oem, you wont have to double think if whether or not the duralast belt snapped, but that is up to you goodluck with the job.

B3Dr

I appreciate the D-series.org tip. I'm not looking for "cheap" parts. I'll use the NAPA stuff for this. My Volvos & BMW never did well on anything but OEM. Thanks for the advice.