Elle has a lot of good points. I'm in the middle of a timing belt change
on my daughter's 98 Civic Ex with 99,000 miles. The timing belt was 8
years old and still looked perfect. But, I guess it could have snapped at
any moment. I would not let a generic repair shop touch and learn on my
Honda. A dealer or someone who specializes in Honda / Acura would fit the
bill if I was not doing it myself. My goal was to replace many parts that
still had some life in them to help ensure no major problems in the next
100,000 miles. I plan on replacing the alternator or brushes at 150,000
miles. The crankshft pulley was the tightest I have ever seen. I had to
purchase a new impact socket and boost the pressure to 150 psi on my
Ingersoll Rand Impact wrench (600+ ft pounds of torque). I also had a
major problem trying to remove the dipstick tube so I could remove the
timing belt covers (it's posted 2 days ago under the Honda heading in this
forum. I'm replacing the TB tensioner, water pump, fuel filter and Air
Filter. I found the lower drivers side motor mount bad. Changing all
belts, plugs (NGK), Distributor Cap and Rotor is what I'm doing. Don't go
cheap on this and you will get a lot of additional miles out of your Honda.
Changing the transmission fluid is also a must. Good luck.