![]() The timing belt can last longer but the waterpump will always give before the timing belt. Once the vehicle overheats you will have problems and you will posibly cause a headgasket to go bad if not taken care of promptly. The waterpumps on Hondas are designed to last about 50 to 60k miles and I know this for a fact becauese I get a ton of Hondas overheating at about 60k miles. The other expert is right about the service intervals that the timing belt is required to be replaced at 100k but if you are a professional mechanic and you deal with allot of Hondas like I do then you will be cautious and you will recomend replacing it at 60k. I work on nothing but Hondas and I've never seen a thermostat go bad at 60k or a spark tube seal, front cam seal, crank seal, or tensioner. That extra stuff is not needed and is downright theft if it's recommended. You need to ask what your going to get with a t-belt job at independent shops. Just remember though that some shops are quoting just the t-belt not the water pump or valve adjustment with the t-belt. Even in my town the price varies by 100-200 dollars so it's best to shop around. ![]() This includes t-belt replacement, water pump replacement, all drive belt replacement, valve adjustment and a new valve cover gasket. The cost depends on the market where you live, my dealer charges a flat rate for a t-belt special (most Honda dealers do this) for 399.95 for all Civics. 01 Civic's have updated tube seals that don't require replacement if the valve cover is removed)Ĩ.Coolant (if you replace the water pump this gets changes automatically and you shouldn't get charged extra labor for this)ĩ.Thermostat ( you don't need to change this unless it's faulty) Of the list given above you only need to change the t-belt and waterpump and coolant according to Honda.ģ.Crank shaft front oil seal (no factory interval, shouldn't need to replace this at all until it leaks)Ĥ.Camshaft front oil seal (no factory interval, shouldn't need to replace this at all until it leaks)ĥ.Timing belt tensioner(s) ( only has one and doesn't need replacement unless it's bad)Ħ.Balance shaft belt if equiped.( Civic's don't have this)ħ.Valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals (valve cover gasket yes but spark plug tube seals no. Sometimes independent shops continue to use old maintance intervals either because the don't know or they want to take advantage of the customer. Starting in 2001 the all the Civic's maintance items were engineered to last longer to bring down maintance costs for the life of the vehicle. Please remember that i am charging $75.00 an hour for labor and that I charge flat rates on certain jobs like the timing belt onb a Honda civic.Ī regular shop or dealer will charge you by the hour and may charge you 4.5 hours woorth of labor for a timing belt job.Īccording to the factory service manual the maintance interval for timing belt replacement is 110,000 miles. If you skip the tune up then it normally comes out to about $200.00 in parts. ![]() Parts normally come out to $300.00 when customers get everything done at once. $150.00 for timing belt job on a Honda Civic plus parts. I own a auto repair shop and I charge the following. ![]() I recomend getting a complete tune up when you do the timing belt job, the reason I say this is because it is cheaper to get a tune up if you do everything at once then if you do things seperate. These are the main items that get replaced, if you want to replace other items such as drive belts and spark plugs then these are easily accessible once you are doing that job The timing belt is replaced in 60K mile intervals, along with the timing belt here is a list of other items that need replacing when you do the timing belt job.ħ.Valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals ![]()
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