Got a question the service manual for 5th Generation prelude says i should get my timing belt checked at 168,000 K's

I called honda they said that should be about the right time to change. What is the best thing to do, I thought timing belt should be changed every 100 K
what should i do, what would happen if i don't...

 

The thread title sux.

 

I have an ideal what would happen, it would be ideal for you to take your valve cover off and take a look at your timing belt to look for wear, or not enough pressure on the belt.

If your timing belt snaps, your valves will be bent, and big problems , but that's my ideal.

 

Hmmmm...maybe Honda knows more about your Honda than you and maybe you should listen to them??

 

man, change it dont risk the eng. dammage its not worth it i change them at 75k just to be safe !!also do the water pump when your at it ....

 

Your t-belt will snap, and you'll probably end up smashing the pistons right into the valves. Motor = teh broken

 

168k is way to high. I suppose it would be alright if you drove it like a grandma everywhere. I changed my belt and water pump at 90,000 right when i bought the car. The service manual also says you can go 7500 miles before you change the oil. They are talking best case scenarios i bet. Just change it soon to avoid any further damage.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chingles &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Got a question the service manual for 5th Generation prelude says i should get my timing belt checked at 168,000 K's</TD></TR></TABLE>

By K's do you mean Kilometers or thousands of miles??

 

KILOMETRES..... 168,000 KILOMETRES... on 1997 Base model prelude

 

i've heard of honda saying to change at 100,000 miles not 168,xxx

 

how many miles are in a kilometer? 1.5??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Elkins911 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how many miles are in a kilometer? 1.5??</TD></TR></TABLE>

1 mile (US)=1.609344 kilometers

1 kilometer=0.62137119 miles