ok well heres the thing, my car makes a noise while its running... ive never heard an engine sound like this especially honda considering they r usually quite. it sounds like something is rotating against something.

here is a video of the engine and the sound its making, takin with my digi cam so quility isnt perfect...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRkrLypXWZI

also this is a 98 accord coupe v6 auto, has a lil over 98k miles on it.

 

Well Honda recommends that you replace your timing belt every 100,000 km (or Every 60,000 km for you US folk).

As for that noise, not really sure what that is to be honest with you. It's a little tough to distiguish what it acutally is and where it's coming from. However, you are right in that it is not a normal noise.

 

bump... would like some other opinions.

 

I can't tell where the noise is coming from, so I can't help you with that. If you can narrow it down to a smaller section of the engine bay, that might help.

As for the timing belt, you're due to have it changed. Change it based on Honda's recommendations.

 

what does a timing belt usually run to get changed?

 

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Far too much.

I know most I4 cars that I used to do at Acura were somewhere in the range of 1000-1500$, but that was a full 100,000 km service. Timing belt, WP, t-stat, etc. Labour is the worst part of this job as they charge you up the ***. If you know somebody who you have confidence in to do somethign like this, you may want to have a chat with them.

 

Ask the previous owner if the timing belt was changed at 60k. If not, you might want to go ahead and change it anyways. I got my car at 128k and the previous owner did'nt change the t-belt and it sounded similiar to that. But I'll tell you this, after I got the t-belt, WP, and all the basics, the car ran really quiet. And yes the cost was ridiculous. I shelled out 1000+ at my local Honda dealership.

 

wow, i thought i paid too much for labor-only @ my local honda dealer... $525 (i previously bought OEM parts, but didn't have all tools to do it correctly myself)

http://www.troublecodes.net/tbelt/hondatb.shtml is another good resource

 

okay i'm not too sure if mines been changed or when it was changed

is there any way to check, or any symptons i should be seeing

 

The first 'symptom' you'll have of a shelled T-belt will be the car quits running; the second symptom will be all your money going into someone elses hand to fix the problem. It's the classic "stingy man pays the most" syndrom.
Replace the T-Belt and be done with it.

 

when it breaks and ***** up your engine i would change it

 

That would be too late. MUCH too late, don't go there.

Most honda engines are interference fit. Which means that for a certain % of the time, the valves occupy space that the pistons will soon (VERY) occupy. I THINK my f22 is like a 30% interference-fit engine... or something. But that's probably so far off it's funny.

So, if your timing belt were to kick the bucket, the pistons will, most likely (99.99% gauranteed?), SMACKSMACKSMACKSMACKSMACK into the valves.

Yes you SHOULD lose sleep over this idea. I know I do. Damn used cars. So much drama!