Hancock wrote:
> it's a 6 cylinder, 70,000 miles
>

My guess would be that it is either the accessory drive belt or one of
the things it runs such as the alternator or power steering pump.

 

Hancock wrote:
> it's a 6 cylinder, 70,000 miles
>

My guess would be that it is either the accessory drive belt or one of
the things it runs such as the alternator or power steering pump.

 

Hancock wrote:
> thanks - I thought it was the belt - any idea of the cost to replace this?
>
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
> newsLSdnWEGr_BBC3DbnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> Hancock wrote:
>>> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
>>> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
>>> side under the hood.
>> timing belt about to break?
>>
>> inspect asap and quit driving until fixed.
>
>

I doubt it is the timing belt, but it might be the accessory drive belt.

 

Hancock wrote:
> thanks - I thought it was the belt - any idea of the cost to replace this?
>
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
> newsLSdnWEGr_BBC3DbnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>> Hancock wrote:
>>> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
>>> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the driver's
>>> side under the hood.
>> timing belt about to break?
>>
>> inspect asap and quit driving until fixed.
>
>

I doubt it is the timing belt, but it might be the accessory drive belt.

 

John Horner wrote:
> Hancock wrote:
>> thanks - I thought it was the belt - any idea of the cost to replace
>> this?
>>
>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
>> newsLSdnWEGr_BBC3DbnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>>> Hancock wrote:
>>>> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
>>>> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the
>>>> driver's side under the hood.
>>> timing belt about to break?
>>>
>>> inspect asap and quit driving until fixed.
>>
>>
>
> I doubt it is the timing belt, but it might be the accessory drive belt.

you'd better hope you're right! when timing belts fray, they /do/ make
a whining noise. ignoring that costs real dollars.

 

John Horner wrote:
> Hancock wrote:
>> thanks - I thought it was the belt - any idea of the cost to replace
>> this?
>>
>> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote in message
>> newsLSdnWEGr_BBC3DbnZ2dnUVZ_tbinZ2d@speakeasy.ne t...
>>> Hancock wrote:
>>>> Any ideas? It started just yesterday - it's very noticeable when
>>>> accelerating and appears to be coming from the belt area on the
>>>> driver's side under the hood.
>>> timing belt about to break?
>>>
>>> inspect asap and quit driving until fixed.
>>
>>
>
> I doubt it is the timing belt, but it might be the accessory drive belt.

you'd better hope you're right! when timing belts fray, they /do/ make
a whining noise. ignoring that costs real dollars.

 

John Horner wrote:
> Howard Lester wrote:
>
>>
>> But in '03 apparently things must have changed. My Accord is an '04
>> 4-cylinder. The Service Interval section of the Owner's Manual refers
>> to changing the timing belt at 105,000 miles, or 60,000 miles severe
>> service, and specifies "6-cylinder only." In the 4-cylinder Service
>> Interval section of the manual there is no reference at all to a
>> timing belt, intimating there is no service required.
>>
>
> Change they did. Honda's current 4 cylinder engines use a timing chain.
> Many customers are really unhappy about having to pay for costly
> timing belt replacements and thus many companies are going back to
> timing chains.

it's bizarre that in a time of improving emissions control,
manufacturers would do that. as chains stretch, valve timing drifts and
so consequently, does emissions. belts don't stretch ans remain dead-on
accurate through their whole service life.

and car owners getting ripped off by unscrupulous dealers and repair
shops for over-expensive belt changes if not going to disappear because
of a chain - there will always be something else to hose the customer with.

 

John Horner wrote:
> Howard Lester wrote:
>
>>
>> But in '03 apparently things must have changed. My Accord is an '04
>> 4-cylinder. The Service Interval section of the Owner's Manual refers
>> to changing the timing belt at 105,000 miles, or 60,000 miles severe
>> service, and specifies "6-cylinder only." In the 4-cylinder Service
>> Interval section of the manual there is no reference at all to a
>> timing belt, intimating there is no service required.
>>
>
> Change they did. Honda's current 4 cylinder engines use a timing chain.
> Many customers are really unhappy about having to pay for costly
> timing belt replacements and thus many companies are going back to
> timing chains.

it's bizarre that in a time of improving emissions control,
manufacturers would do that. as chains stretch, valve timing drifts and
so consequently, does emissions. belts don't stretch ans remain dead-on
accurate through their whole service life.

and car owners getting ripped off by unscrupulous dealers and repair
shops for over-expensive belt changes if not going to disappear because
of a chain - there will always be something else to hose the customer with.