looking to do a complete 105,000 mile service on my friends 01 prelude. im definitely changing the timing belt, water pump, and balance shaft belt (it has one right?!). i tried to get a diagram from majestic but they are showing the wrong picture. are there any seals or gaskets i should replace while i have everything apart? how about the tensioner and automatic adjuster? im not too familiar with the auto adjuster since ive been working with d- and b-series engines, is it normally changed with the timing belt?

if someone has some of the pages from a helms for the timing belt replacement that would be greatly appreciated.

thanks in advance

 

there should be a pdf of the manual you can download

 

i jus saw a bunch of threads on changing the auto tensioner to an H23 manual tensioner. does this apply to the 01 prelude as well?

 

That auto-tensioner comes on all 5th gens and is pretty crappy. You should definately switch to a manual tensioner if you want to do a good job for your friend.

Also try to get a Helms manual because there's lots of pages on changing the timing belt....torque specs, steps to do stuff in, how to reset the timing, etc. It's a hard job even with a manual.

 

you can PM Q's if you can't find the pdf, i have FSM and can scan some of the pages when i'm at home.

 

in this picture,
http://www.hondaautomotivepart...+BELT

which adjuster needs to be replaced, #23 or #18, or both? is #23 for the balance shaft belt, and #18 for the timing belt? also, does the pulley, #10, or #13 need to be replaced?

also, the cam seals, #38, are these hard to replace? how do you hold the cam to loosen/tighten the bolts?

 

anyone?

 

TTT