raindance1280

does my 01 civic LX coupe have a timing belt or timing chain?

dopejdmes1

timing belt

raindance1280

Thank you, I could not find it in my owners manual

unevolved

If you're thinking about changing it, it's really not that hard.

It's just a matter of taking things off and putting things back on. But then again, I suppose everything on a car is that to some degree or another.

Matt G

Whoa, A little more to it than that... You have an interferrance engine so you can really screw up a motor unless you know what you are doing...

hawaiiancb74

very true.. but when you think about it, fixing a car is just remove and replace. but if everyone could do it, well ide be outa job

unevolved

Ha trust me, I know all about that. But it's not an incredibly complicated procedure. Yeah, if you wiggle things around without the belt on you can ding up some valves, and suddenly a 3 hour job turns into a 3-day-with-machine-shop job. But if you're not stupid, it's fairly simple. Just make sure the tensioner's locked back all the way.

If you can read a service manual and have average (or slightly below, with proper leverage) arm strength, you can change a timing belt. Small hands would help.

dopejdmes1

no problem