On 3/5/09 4:18 PM, in article gopj3n$jfj$1@news.motzarella.org, "Eternal
Searcher" <eternalsearcher@yahoo.ca.invalid> wrote:

> E. Meyer wrote:
>
>> Honda timing belt change interval moved out to 90k miles in the mid '90s and
>> has been at 105,000 miles since at least 2000 if not earlier.
>>
>> 60k is overkill unless you qualify under one of the "severe service"
>> criteria listed in the owner's manual.
>
> As far as the 4-bangers go, the Accord has been chain-driven starting in
> 2003, and the Civic starting in 2006.

Accord 4 cylinder engines are now using chains, but the v6's are still
belts. That's one of the reasons I have gone with Nissan when I wanted a 6
since '95 (the other reason is the dramatically less road noise vs. Honda).