Re: Timing belt questions on an Accord
Thanks for the advice. I had asked these questions based on my
experience with the Pathfinder. I started with a Haynes & Chiltons in-hand but soon found that they didn't address assemblies/procedures I was finding. I was allowed to look through a Nissan shop manual and discovered an entire procedure for setting the idler pulley tension that wasn't in the Haynes or Chiltons. Worst case, I could have over stressed the new belt then... I appreciate the input and if there is any one else with advice, I'll take it. I will also go get the Haynes and seriously consider the water pump. TNX again TD "John D." <jcdech@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e821bab6.0306240856.7876b615@posting.google.c om... > An official factory shop manual is certainly the best choice even > though they can be pretty expensive, but for now, why not get a Haynes > manual (manual #42014 covers all Accord models 1998 and 1999) and use > that? I got mine from Pep Boys for $14.99. I've heard of Chilton but > haven't seen one. > > Or just go down to your local AutoZone/Pep Boys/Checker and see if one > is already opened (shrink-wrap removed) as some often are, page > through it to see how involved the timing belt job is and decide if > you'd want to do it yourself or not. > > I would think that, as in most cases re: replacing a timing belt, > there are no special tools at all, just taking your time (a liesurely > whole morning or afternoon...in my case it'd probably be a whole day!) > to do it...so plan on spending some "quality time" with your car...but > think of all that labor money you're saving and the dealer/shop is NOT > getting! > > I don't know if this applies to Hondas but you might check about > replacing the water pump - or anything else requiring that same "deep > access" routine - at the same time so you don't have to go through > that again just for the pump later on. I believe things like that -- > "replace this while you're in there" -- are found in the "enhanced" > maintenance schedules rather than just the "standard" schedules. > > Good luck, > > John D. > > > > "Thom" <tigresscmdlv2@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<5FPJa.9914$C83.970608@newsread1.prod.itd.ear thlink.net>... > > Can anyone tell me what the degree of difficulty to replace a timing > > belt on a '98 Accord EX, 2.4L. About how many hours and are the any special > > tools required. > > I have done one on a '90 Nissan Pathfinder and for a shadetree mechanic > > like me, that one was a 3 day job. > > It doesn't look too bad from the outside but I am looking for any > > pointers or 'sticky' areas. I'm also deciding if buying the factory manual > > is worth the game. > > > > Thanks > |
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