check timing belt
12-11-2006 | 08:46 AM
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Re: check timing belt
Needs replaced for the time factor, no matter how it looks
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
12-11-2006 | 08:46 AM
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Re: check timing belt
Needs replaced for the time factor, no matter how it looks
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
12-11-2006 | 08:46 AM
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Re: check timing belt
Needs replaced for the time factor, no matter how it looks
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
12-11-2006 | 08:46 AM
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Re: check timing belt
Needs replaced for the time factor, no matter how it looks
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
12-11-2006 | 11:44 AM
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Re: check timing belt
wp51dos wrote:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
12-11-2006 | 11:44 AM
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Re: check timing belt
wp51dos wrote:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
12-11-2006 | 11:44 AM
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Re: check timing belt
wp51dos wrote:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
12-11-2006 | 11:44 AM
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Re: check timing belt
wp51dos wrote:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
Yeah, you won't be able to tell anything by looking. Maybe if you
totally removed it, then you see whether it had cracks or any of the
teeth were worn - but then you'd have most of the work done to just
replace it! Not sure about the Honda recommendations but 60k - 80k is
the usual replacement period.
Dan D
'07 Odyssey
Central NJ USA
12-11-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: check timing belt
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1165841871.393694.269560
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
12-11-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: check timing belt
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1165841871.393694.269560
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
12-11-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: check timing belt
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1165841871.393694.269560
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
12-11-2006 | 01:27 PM
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Re: check timing belt
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1165841871.393694.269560
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
@n67g2000cwd.googlegroups.com:
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
7 years or 105K miles.
You're past due for a belt change, period.
A visual inspection will tell you absolutely zero. The car will run just
perfect, right up to the moment the belt snaps and the valves get
destroyed.
--
Tegger
The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/
12-11-2006 | 07:54 PM
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Re: check timing belt
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
What TeGGeR says - the belt must be replaced. It will probably look fine but
it is not to be trusted with the life of your engine. There is no reliable
visual indication of timing belt condition.
Mike
news:1165841871.393694.269560@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
What TeGGeR says - the belt must be replaced. It will probably look fine but
it is not to be trusted with the life of your engine. There is no reliable
visual indication of timing belt condition.
Mike
12-11-2006 | 07:54 PM
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Re: check timing belt
"wp51dos" <wp51dos@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
What TeGGeR says - the belt must be replaced. It will probably look fine but
it is not to be trusted with the life of your engine. There is no reliable
visual indication of timing belt condition.
Mike
news:1165841871.393694.269560@n67g2000cwd.googlegr oups.com...
> 98 Civic DX. I want to check timing belt. Car has 60,000 miles. I
> checked online repair manual. Looks like I need to remove valve cover
> first then upper timing belt cover. Is this correct ? Thank you
>
What TeGGeR says - the belt must be replaced. It will probably look fine but
it is not to be trusted with the life of your engine. There is no reliable
visual indication of timing belt condition.
Mike