when should I change My belt? At what Miles?

 

500,000 miles

 

ummmm, aahhhhhhh, well; YES, SORTA, MAYBE.
All that other info you provided is sort of overwhelming.

 

for 5th gen cars it is 90K for the first one and if you had your belt changed recently the placement is good for 105K (according to Brooklyn Honda in the twin cities MN)

For the newer cars I believe that it is 105K for the 4cyl and 120K for V6 models

 

whenever you want to

 

every 90k i believe.. i neglected to do so and lost my car

 

Wu=ill that belt ever just rip apart while I'm drivin?

1999 Honda Acccord 2dr EX
98000

 

it could and them that means $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ so replace it

 

Is it easy to do it yourself?

 

if your good mechanically then you can do it, and i dont mean you can change oil and thats it. Get a manual

 

if that belt snaps you are gonna spend some serious cash to either replace or repair the engine. 98K should be ok on that car if you are an average driver and do not abuse it.... otherwise replace it. I believe that the belt is good for 105K for that year....

 

Changed mine @ 110 a little late but no biggie.
It's not too hard to do just make sure you have all the tools nad make sure you change all the parts necessary along with it and not just the timing belt

 

What exactly do you need to change other then the water pump and timing belt when doing this... I heard about a few other things

dave

 

For the 6 you'll wawnt to do the tensioner, other drive belts, replace your coolant and I believe it's the cam gear seal. Once you have the water pump off you'll see why, everything is right there and might as well. I've heard stories of tensioner failure that prompted me to change mine when i was doing the Tbelt replacement. Also a good time if you want to change out your crank pulley and install cams.

 

I do it every 5 years.
That average 85k

 

THATS CHELLA **** MY POCKETS AREN'T THAT DEEP

 

thanks for the reply

the accord is a 98, so i might as well and replace all those parts you mentioned. I wont do the cams though i'll let those be as is. You guys have a place where you can buy all these parts cheap?

dave

 

I would replace any wearable part that comes off such as

Drive belts
water pump
tensioner

 

do you have a v6 or l4? if you are in severe cond. its 90,000 if u r not in severe its 105,000

 

I have a 94 and the change milage is 90K. However the replacement belts are good for 105K. I do not drive in severe conditions

 

it's a V4

 

what's a v4?
i4?