excivicboy96

My cars about to get to 90,000 miles. Its a 1996 Honda Civic EX w/ the d16y8 engine. I have about 350$ to spend. I was thinking the Prostreetonline.com timing belt kit, new spark plugs (recomendations?)

The kit comes with:
-Timing Belt
-Water Pump
-Tensioner Pulley
-Tensioner Spring

All for 184$ Shipped. Is that a good deal or could I source parts from elsewhere for cheaper. Also any other things I should do?

excivicboy96

Ive already done the oil change and M/T fluid change.

Oh and labor charges wont apply cuz I cand do it at my automotive class

bmoua

theres this guy here on HT who has a package like prostreetonline but slighty cheaper

EE_Chris

$184 for the timing belt, water pump, tensioner and spring?? If you're quoting the right price, what a ******* rip. Were they even OEM (exactly what you would get at the dealership)? No matter, check out slhondaparts.com - I did a quick pricing on those four items for your car and it came to $40 less.

EKHWhat

If you haven't kept up with the maintenence troughout ownership, or you just bought the vehicle, I would go ahead and get it all out of the way.

Do a compression test first just to make sure your in business, then do the maintenence.

timing belt
water pump
timing belt tensioner/spring
transmission fluid
spark plugs/wires
distributor cap/rotor
coolant flush/replace
top-end treatment (this should be the first thing you do, defanatley before spark plugs anyway...you can do this yourself with SeaFoam, or pay Honda to do it for about $60)

then brake pads/rotors if they need replacing.

That would just about cover all the maintenence, without your compression being off. If you do it all yourself it shouldnt cost you but about $350.

EE_Chris

Add belts, hoses, thermostat, fuel filter, set/check valve lash, set/check timing and other fluids (brake, clutch) and if the O2 sensor is still original then start saving a little for a new one.

my_slow_civic

Actually, 90k says to do the following:

Inspect
Brake Hose/Line Notes
Brakes and Traction Control
Inspect front and rear brakes.
Cooling System Notes
Inspect cooling system hoses and connections.
Exhaust System Notes
Fluids Notes
Fuel Supply Line Notes
Parking Brake System Notes
Steering and Suspension Notes
Tie-rod ends, steering gear box, and boots. Suspension components. Driveshaft boots.


Inspect/Adjust
Drive Belt Notes


Replace
Air Filter Element (E) Notes
Brake Fluid Notes
Replace brake fluid (including ABS).
Engine Oil (E) Notes
Fluid - A/T Notes
Fluid - M/T Notes
Oil Filter, Engine (E) Notes
Spark Plug (E) Notes

Rotate
Tires

excivicboy96

thanks for the great info guys. i'll try slhondaparts.com