Timing Belt

[Jor-El]

I was wondering.

When you guys got your cars, did any of you change your timing belts just to be safe, or did you just assume they were ok? The other thing is how miles or kilometers before the belt needs to be changed?

 

[User]

I just looked at my auxilliary belt and it looked fine so that's that.

No cam belt in these cars obviously, saves a few quid 8)

 

[BadBadtz]

Its a cam chain and needs changing at about 72k I think

 

[dan the man]

DC5s have chains? didnt know that :!:

 

[mikegsi]

chains indeed, do they need replacing that early, i thought it was the 100k mark? and just checked adn adjusted where required in the interim

 

[dan the man]

well with any car i do the belt early..but chains usually last dont they better????

like E20 M3s..common misonception to get them done early but absolutely no need..just the tensioner off the E36 m3 is better mod to do as more reliable.

any tricks for us K20 gimps?

 

[fenomeno26]

For the RSX Acura catalogue said that timing belt needed replacement at 120K miles and that no tune up until the 105K miles. So in other words just change fluids and filters...ofcourse depends how hard you drive...and the difference of the specifications of the two cars.

 

[andyd]

I though the timing chain needs doing @ 300K on a std car.

Andy

 

[matt b]

well with any car i do the belt early..but chains usually last dont they better????

like E20 M3s..common misonception to get them done early but absolutely no need..just the tensioner off the E36 m3 is better mod to do as more reliable.

any tricks for us K20 gimps?

Dont you mean E30 danny boy :wink: Theres only been three hasnt there? E30, E36 and E46 8)

 

[dan the man]

sorry typo..E30 yes. didnt read it properly afterwards. as least somones awake!

:lol:

 

[jay.dee]

As I understand it, there's no change for the timing chain (unless it snaps), should last the life of the car. The Civic Type R also has a chain, and there's no scheduled change for it.