Is there anything else i should replace while changing the timing belt and water pump on my B18C1? I've heard there's a balancer belt as well, not sure though.

 

belt tentioner.

 

Would it be necessary to replace the timing belt with an aftermarket one like Toda or any other brand of higher quality? Or should i stick to the OEM belt? My mods consist of only bolt ons, I/H/E. I don't think i'll ever go any further than some minor cylinder head work like CTR/ITR cams and valve train.

 

No. oem is high quality. IIRC i believe the toda belt is only necessary when there is a high compression ratio. A new oem belt should be just fine.

 

oem belt is perfect. unless you're boosting, spraying, or heavily n/a then you will need a better belt.

 

Thanx. I thought the OEM belt was up to the task. I'm sure people here have made decent power with the OEM belt.

 

front main seal and cam seals should be replace as well.

 

Would it be number 24 for the front main seal (or seals)? I thought there was only one cam seal by the distributor.

 

This is also a good time to replace the cooling system hoses, at least the two big ones if not the little ones too. It's good preventive maintenance (rather than having them fail at an inconvenient time), the change interval is appropriately long, and you'll have some savings since you're flushing the coolant anyway as part of the water pump replacement.

 

Just did mine a couple months ago.

Timing belt
Water pump
Tensioner and spring
A/C, P/S, and alt belts
Front main seal
Valve cover gasket kit
Cam seal

All oem. The cheapest online place i could find was Bernardi Acura, and i looked everywhere. You can get some of the stuff a little cheaper from Majestic Honda, but they can't get some of the parts (e.g. timing belt)

 

Is the front main seal number 17?

 

Yes 24 both of them and 17 are the seals you need gl.

 

My original OEM hoses lasted me a good 250,000 miles, but then I had leaks in a couple of different places, so I ended up replacing every single coolant hose on the entire engine last summer and last Thanksgiving. It was a total PITA, would have been much easier w/ the engine out of the car. Oh well.

This is definitely what I would do, since the timing belt has to come off for all of those except for the other belts, and you're taking those belts off anyway.

 

Thanx man i appreciate it.