I'm going to replace the water pump in my car when it arrives, and while I'm at it , I'm going to replace the timing belt. Is it as easy as taking the old one off and slipping the new one on? I know I have to keep everything aligned, but it's not like the cams are going to be less than humanly stiff when I take it off. I won't lose where they're at I wouldn't think.

Would replacing anything else also be a good idea? Like the belt tensioner or something? This is going to be the first time I've replaced parts in this area of my engine so a heads up is always helpful!

Oh, and it's a 1988 Honda Prelude 2.0Si. That might help Thanks everyone!

 

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I'm not sure exactly what you have, but timing belts on a DOHC is extremely hard. There are 3 timing marks that you will have to line up, one on the each cam and one on the crank. A guy in the shop was doing a integra yesterday and needed help by another technician, so if you do plan on doing it - please have a friend with you. You will need to keep the cams together - They cannot move at all. There is a tool out there that pretty much locks the cams into positionso you can route the belt easier, but I have yet to see one in our shop since we rarely see timing belts needing replacing on a DOHC. Just check your marks and you should be ok. Good luck.

-Drew