On 1/17/09 5:21 PM, in article gJtcl.71614$4M4.29218@newsfe02.iad, "poet"
<poet@nonono.net> wrote:

> My car has about 104k on it and after the last oil change (every 3k) my
> mechanic told me that I needed to have the timing belt/water pump
> changed. I was also told that failure to do this could destroy the
> engine if the timing belt failed.
> Is he right?
>
> Also, how many miles for this maintence? Some sites seem to say after
> 60k -- in which case I'm driving on borrowed time here, and others say 100k.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dylan

Its due just about now - Honda specifies 105k miles.

It is an interference engine, so if the belt should break, there would
likely be engine damage, but you're probably not on "borrowed time" for a
while yet.