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my daughter's 1993 acura integra broke the timing belt and i am wondering how can i find inform on how to replace it,i will appreciate details, some kind of pictures, anything will be helpful.

For info go to your local auto parts store.O'riley's(sp?), Auto Zone, or Checker Auto Parts, should have a book on your car.I forget the name of the books but these stores ALWAYS have them. Call first to see if they carry your make/model. You might even check your local Metro Library.

Ok, so this Acura that your daughter has is a DC2 Integra. Probably has a V-TEC Engine, right? There will be a plastic cover on the side of the Head Cover . Take off the screws, and remove the cover. You should see the broken Timing belt. Look at the gears. If a tooth is chipped or has been worn off, you're pretty much screwed into taking it into the shop. If the gears are ok, then buy a new timing belt and then you'll have to buy a repair manual for your year car to find the right settings and timings for the engine. Stop into your local auto shop for more detailed advice.

Honda and Acura engines are interference engines... this means the pistons and the valves occupy the same space but at different times. Timing when those parts can be in that space is maintained by the timing belt. Without the belt, the pistons and valves can collide causing serious damage.Changing the the timing belt involves lots of labor and can best be outlined in the factory service manuals. Helm Inc. makes the service manuals and they are available to the public by going to www. helminc.com. They are not cheap but they are worth their weight in gold to us Honda/Acura owners.The timing belt MUST be changed in accordance with the maintenance schedule outlined in your owner's manual. Generally every 60,000 miles but I've seen 90,000 and 100,000 miles intervals as the technology for these belts has improves. Probably with the addition of kevlar fiber etc.I am afraid that since your belt broke, you may be in for more surprises once you've installed the new belt. You can test each cylnder with a rudimentary check before you install the new timing belt. You would need an air compressor to do it...1. Pull out all the spark plugs.2. Remove the valve cover.3. Look at the cam shaft lobes and determine which cylinders have both valves (intake & exhaust) fully extracted.4. Through the spark plug hole, put in some compressed air. You are looking to see if the cylinder will hold any pressure at this point. The pressure you are applying will push the piston down to it's lowest extreme causing the other pistons to rise, so go slow and add just enough air to see if pressure builds.5. With 12" wooden dowels inserted into the spark plug holes, rotate the crankshaft either direction to ensure all pistons are not at their top most travel by watching the dowels rise and fall.6. Grasping the camshaft gear(s), rotate the cam(s) until the next cylinder you want to check has it's valves fully extracted. Apply pressure to that cylinder and see if it holds air. Do this for all cylinders.If any cylinder will not hold air, that cylinder has either a bent intake valve, bent exhaust valve, or both. In extreme cases, the piston itself could have broken. Without proper compression, the engine will not run or, if it does run, will not run well.The cost of fixing such a malady is high and the option of buying another engine instead of fixing the broken one is comparable.

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remove the side engine mount to get better access to the timing belt cover bolts,which are 10mm bolts. you'll need to take out the crank pulley to remove the bottom half of the timing belt cover. And when you have the timing covers off, you should replace the water pump also when you replace the timing belt,along with the balance shaft belt. Make sure you have the cam gear marking on TDC and the crank shaft mark on TDC. It takes me about 1 and a half hours to do a job like that. But if you're not familiar, it will take you about a day.

Try your local honda or acura dealer.