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Apr 23, 2012 | 09:11 AM

ndiehm

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Timing belt or chain

I've been hearing conflicting things from people. Do civics.run with a timing belt or timing chain? Were they once one abd then were switched to thee other? If so, what year was the switch?

Apr 23, 2012 | 09:12 AM

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Re: Timing belt or chain

Depends what engine. Most are belts but k series have chains and I believe j series also uses a chain

Apr 23, 2012 | 09:26 AM

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Re: Timing belt or chain

civics here switched over to chains in 01. k series has a chain.

Apr 23, 2012 | 09:29 AM

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Re: Timing belt or chain

Depends what model civic though my 01 ex has a belt an si would have a chain

Apr 23, 2012 | 10:02 AM

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Re: Timing belt or chain

sorry, you're right. 06 is when everything went over to a chain. 01+ don't even exist in my own head. lol

Apr 23, 2012 | 10:08 AM

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Re: Timing belt or chain

So nothing before 06 had a chain? Or only j & k series motors had them

Apr 23, 2012 | 10:31 AM

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Re: Timing belt or chain

Correct only j & k series had them

Timing belt or chain

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