Alright so pretty much i need a new timing belt. I was leaning more towards just an autozone one because the nearest dealership from me is about 50miles and im trying to save some money. Ive read that a lot of people have tried and still run autozone belts and they never had a problem. So real quick, are these reliable or any good? Has any kne had any problems with them?

 

ive ran one for 3k miles now and havent had any issues, but cant yet speak for long term obviously.

 

Timing belt is really something that "should" be an oem honda part because if it breaks you are more than likely f***ed. You could always order one from www.acuraoemparts.com and get it shipped to your door. You would probably be just fine with an autozone belt, but I just prefer oem honda for a timing belt. In the end its your call though.

 

OEM is only $40 from www.acuraautomotiveparts.org. How much are you really going to save with an AZ belt? Is it worth the worry about what may or may not happen to it over the next 90K miles?

 

Napa and Oreilly timing belts are fine from what i've seen. I personally use OEM but have nothing against Gates product that are carried by Napa and Oreilly's. Not sure if autozone carrys them.

 

have no idea why anyone would bother. oem is priced right against the parts stores

 

i always use goodyear gatorback belts on all my motors from full builds to just replacing it for maintenance. i had a hatchy way back in the day and ran a gatorback belt and it could just be me, but the belt itself just felt not softer but like if it had more of a grip feel to it. i used to work at autozone as an assistant manager for 4yrs n some and i ran my b16 motor turbocharged and limited to 9650rpms and never had a problem with a lil over 49k on motor.

 

Go OEM..its better to be safe, but my advice, just sell the car since timing belt is the worst thing to replace on an integra and not worth it at times

 

From what I've researched, Gates makes all belts for Honda.
$40 at Oreilly.

 

Any auto parts store is going to try their best to make the best product possible to keep you as their customer.

Now they are obviously not as good as OEM, but you shouldn't have a problem. I would just keep an eye on it once it gets to around 45,000 miles, and maybe think about replacing it then just to be safe.

 

if its a beater car. i probably wouldnt care if it was from a local part store or oem. if it was a project car then i would use oem

 

 

Damn i already bought the autozone one lol. Im thinking about going to napa real quick and just picking up a gates one so its a little better...and i doubt i will have my car for another 10k miles so i think ill be fine...hopefully

 

I knew the cats would come out sooner or later. Lol

 

i've been looking for excuses all night. posted up a bunch in gdd. all sorts of nice trolls over there tonight

this is turning out to be my fav of the hour

https://honda-tech.com/forums/general-discussion-debate-40/ban-jehcee_dc2-2862662/

 

haha.

 

That's their POV. That's why i said to change it sooner. They're not purposely making a poor product. And many times its not even them who makes it. Now ebay would be another story...

 

you're suggesting spending the same money on a product that by your own admission fails sooner.

if that's not a fail post i don't know what is

 

That makes sense then. I didn't realize they were the same price. But also he has to drive further for it. You're right though if its the same price and hassle, then definitely go with OEM. My bad not realizing that before posting

 

what the crap nonsense is that?? Sell the car because it's not worth it to do regular maintenance??

Let's see now... timing belt + water pump + tensioner pulley + coolant... around $200 in parts, that will easily last another 90K miles if you use OEM. I've replaced all those on my Integra 3 times since I've owned it. Car is just about to tick over 300K miles. I can't even imagine how much money I would have lost and wasted if I had gone around switching cars every time some somewhat major (not all THAT major) regular maintenance came up.

 

i can't even imagine your car is still running, that thing is something else patrick

 

a timing belt change isnt very hard at all. just do your research so you know what youre doing, take your time, and be patient and careful.

 

it's still a make or brake process, very easy to be a tooth off if you don't follow the steps outlined in changing it properly

 

lol timing belt is nowhere NEAR the hardest thing to replace on an Integra. Not by a longshot.

If rings were going bad or a valve was bent (internal engine damage), then yeah selling the car might be a viable option if you just didn't want to deal with getting it fixed. But I sure wouldn't sell a car just because the timing belt needed replacement. Are you going to sell it and not tell the buyer that the belt needs replacement? That would be shady as hell.

And yes my car is still doing fine, 206,000 miles after I bought it. Regular maintenance I guess. I don't baby it either, I open it up all the time. Still gets 36mpg highway if I stay around 65 mph or less.

 

i use a autozone timing belt and i beat my motor. gets my thumbs up.