I am just wondering why you have to get the timing belt changed if the water
pump fails?


"Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
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> It's a general practice to replace the water pump as well, because if it
> does fail you'd have to get a timing belt change all over again.
>
> Cosmin
>
> yahmed wrote:
> > Ok I will go with it. Do you think I should have them to replace the
> > water pump along with Timing Belt?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
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> >
> >>That is a pretty good deal for a Honda dealership. Cheapest I could find
> >>was $450 for a timing belt, water pump and labour at a cash-only
> >>mechanic (he worked on my 94 Accord EXR before, and did a great job, but
> >>the parts were not OEM so I decided to go with a Honda dealership
instead).
> >>
> >>Cosmin
> >>
> >>Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>In article <9b1229.0405040915.744721da@posting.google.com>,
> >>> ahmedyassir@yahoo.com (yahmed) wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I have accord 93. 190K km. I am planning to have its Timing belt
> >>>>replaced. I called High River Honda (http://www.highriverhonda.com In
> >>>>Alberta, Canada) and they gave me a quote of
> >>>>
> >>>>Timing Belt (Including Parts and Labor): $230 Canadian
> >>>>Water Pump (Including Parts and Labor): $170 Canadian
> >>>>Major Service (http://www.highriverhonda.com/major.html): $270
> >>>>Canadian
> >>>>
> >>>>The guy said it will take one day and he will give me a loaner.
> >>>>
> >>>>I purchased this accord used and am not sure if it needs any service.
> >>>>Do you think this is a good price and I should go for it?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>That's a pretty darned good deal he's giving you. If you don't know
> >>>about the timing belt, get it changed.
> >>>