how difficult it will be. the dealer didn't change it for me when they do the timing belt change, and my mechanic told me that the tensioner is not good and gives some "click" and vibration of the engine. however, regret to do the timing belt chage and don't want to spend extra money on the old car.

so can i do it myself, and which parts i should buy?
if i do it, should i restart everything of the timing belt change?

 

I'll message you a link

 

if you have some decent mechanical knowledge, a manual, and ideally a friend who knows what he is doing....go for it.

if not don't waste your time (and money to fix your mistakes)

i dont say this as an insult...just an attempt to give my mistakes some purpose.

 

Timing? I would do it if I had experience or something. But this thing makes your car run. And it's very crutial that you have it perfectly done. So my advice, bring it to a specialty Honda Shop.

I went to an import shop, and they don't know wtf they're doing.

 

my timing belt was changed in a honda dealer, special enough, but they still don't know what they are doing i think. ever since the change, my car becomes noisy and vibrates a lot. and nobody in the dealership mentioned the balance belt tensioner.

 

It is a crutial part of the engine but you make it seem harder than it really is. With some tools, a Helm manual and time you can do this job. The hardest part, IMO, is removing the crank pulley bolt if you don't have access to air tools. I use a tool that holds the pulley in place while you loosen the bolt. Once that bolt is loosened, the rest is down hill.

I wouldn't do it without a Helm manual though. Then just follow each step word for word. Double check your alignment marks as your putting the new belts on, tension the belts properly and just double/triple check all your steps. Just allow plenty of time to do this, it's not something you want to rush and possibly forget something.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TouringAccord &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">It is a crutial part of the engine but you make it seem harder than it really is. With some tools, a Helm manual and time you can do this job. The hardest part, IMO, is removing the crank pulley bolt if you don't have access to air tools. I use a tool that holds the pulley in place while you loosen the bolt. Once that bolt is loosened, the rest is down hill.

I wouldn't do it without a Helm manual though. Then just follow each step word for word. Double check your alignment marks as your putting the new belts on, tension the belts properly and just double/triple check all your steps. Just allow plenty of time to do this, it's not something you want to rush and possibly forget something.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What he said. Definately have a helms handy.