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Hello Everyone,

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?

Thank you

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.

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.
>

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 news:<Tz_lc.57390$DrD1.55468@news04.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com>...
> 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.
> >

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 news:<Tz_lc.57390$DrD1.55468@news04.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com>...
>
>>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.
>>>

In article <9b1229.0405050749.3f3f29f4@posting.google.com>,
ahmedyassir@yahoo.com says...
>
>
>Ok I will go with it. Do you think I should have them to replace the
>water pump along with Timing Belt?

Yes.
-----------
Alex

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
news:t79mc.409806$2oI1.31866@twister01.bloor.is.ne t.cable.rogers.com...
> It's a general practice to replace the water pump as well, because if it
> does fail you'd have to get a timing belt change all over again.
>
> Cosmin
>
> yahmed wrote:
> > Ok I will go with it. Do you think I should have them to replace the
> > water pump along with Timing Belt?
> >
> >
> >
> > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message
news:<Tz_lc.57390$DrD1.55468@news04.bloor.is.net.c able.rogers.com>...
> >
> >>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.
> >>>

In article <1Jamc.797$KQ7.551@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>,
Chris <chris89c@sbcglobal.com> wrote:

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

The water pump is driven by the timing belt. So, obviously, changing
the pump requires removing and re-installing the timing belt--in other
words, the same labor as a TB change. (And the belt is cheap compared
to the labor, so you may as well put a fresh belt on.)

mph@wopr.caltech.edu (Matthew Hunt) wrote in
news:c7bdpb$bot$1@naig.caltech.edu:

> In article <1Jamc.797$KQ7.551@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>,
> Chris <chris89c@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
>
>> I am just wondering why you have to get the timing belt changed if
>> the water pump fails?
>
> The water pump is driven by the timing belt. So, obviously, changing
> the pump requires removing and re-installing the timing belt--in other
> words, the same labor as a TB change. (And the belt is cheap compared
> to the labor, so you may as well put a fresh belt on.)
>

What fails in the water pump?

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik-at-kua.net

In article <Xns94E0D4CC17E20jyanikkuanet@204.117.192.21>,
jyanik@abuse.gov says...
> mph@wopr.caltech.edu (Matthew Hunt) wrote in
> news:c7bdpb$bot$1@naig.caltech.edu:
>
> > In article <1Jamc.797$KQ7.551@newssvr16.news.prodigy.com>,
> > Chris <chris89c@sbcglobal.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I am just wondering why you have to get the timing belt changed if
> >> the water pump fails?
> >
> > The water pump is driven by the timing belt. So, obviously, changing
> > the pump requires removing and re-installing the timing belt--in other
> > words, the same labor as a TB change. (And the belt is cheap compared
> > to the labor, so you may as well put a fresh belt on.)
> >
>
> What fails in the water pump?
>
>
Bearings and seals.