My b16a has enough miles on it that I need to replace the timing belt again. The first time around I had the dealership do it (and it wansnt cheap!).

I am a very amateur mechanic (the most complex work I have done on my civic was replacing the intake manifold) and I was wondering if any other amateur mechanics had any advice as to how difficult the replacement might be and whether I should attempt to change it myself or have the dealership do it. If possible, I would like to do it myself to save a bunch of money but at the same time I dont want to mess up my car.

 

I'm sure a search will yield at least a few how-to's about the t-belt. If you have the time, tools, and patience to read up about the subject, you might do OK. If not, I would suggest you look/ask around for a local shop that has experience with imports. Their labor rates may be a whole lot less than dealers for the job.

 

one or 2 teeth off the cam and your going to have bent valve city on ur harnds

 

i think replacing a intake manifold is more time consuming than a timing belt.

if you have a helms manual and air tools i say go for it, just triple check it and you'll be fine. I did my first one and was shocked at how simple it was and i can't believe how much a dealership charges for this.

 

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thats the key.

 

you cna do it yourself, if you have any friends, that always helps.

 

You can do it yourself. Just take your time, and make sure to keep track of where all the bolts go back. Just be sure to do everything step by step exactly as the manual tell you to.

 

It's possible to do it all yourself, but before starting you should have access to a Helm service manual for your car, torque wrench, impact hammer, crank pulley tool, and all the necessary sockets for the job.

Read the appropriate section in the the Helm from start to finish first, then do a dry run to make sure you have all the necessary parts & tools. It sucks getting into the middle of the job and realize you need to throw everything back together so you can buy a missing part and/or tool.

Depending on the state of your crank bolt you may want to bring it to a nearby shop, have them loosen it with their mongo impact hammer, snug it back up, drive it home, and then do the switch. You can use a cheater bar but sometimes those crank pulleys are a b*tch.

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1908944

 

well hope this can help you...

http://www.c-speedracing.com/h...t.php

 

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you beat me to it.

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yeah it might be more time consuming, but it doesn't consist of valves crashing into each other if the job is not done right.

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I am a very amateur mechanic (the most complex work I have done on my civic was replacing the intake manifold) and I was wondering if any other amateur mechanics had any advice as to how difficult the replacement might be and whether I should attempt to change it myself or have the dealership do it. If possible, I would like to do it myself to save a bunch of money but at the same time I dont want to mess up my car.
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look, there is a first time for everything. you are never going to learn if you don't try. if you have enough confidence in your self, have good reading comprehension, and you can reconize the difference between a screwdriver and a wrench, then i say go ahead and try. this is how most of us gearheads on here learned (atleast i did).

 

Thanks to everyone for their help, I really appreciate the input

 

damn it i want a b series motor..... most def do it yo self