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My local Honda dealer is asking for $800 for replacing timing belt fo
my 96 Accord LX 4 cylinder. I am in Indiana and zip code is 47906.
think it it too high in Indiana

I bought the car new and it has 65k miles now

How hard is DIY? Is there any speacial tricks that I need to pay clos
attention

Thanks
thats way too high! bud try another dealer or independent thats familiar
with your vehicle for a lower bill. sounds like there really sticking it to you

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johnin

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In article <johnin.2augzz@no-mx.carstalk.net>,
johnin <johnin.2augzz@no-mx.carstalk.net> wrote:

> How hard is DIY? Is there any speacial tricks that I need to pay close
> attention.

It's not hard, if you can remember the Three Rules of Timing Belt
Replacement:

Rule Number 1: Always use an OEM belt, no matter what brand of car
you're working on. (Okay, I'll make an exception for Yugos and DeLoreans
and other cars you can't get OEM parts for.)

Rule Number 2: The bolt that holds the crankshaft pulley on is
impossible to get out--and you can't change the belt until you remove
this bolt. http://www.tegger.com has tips on getting this bolt out of
the engine.

Rule Number 3: Once you DO get the bolt out and the timing belt off,
don't turn the crank or the cam until the new belt is on.

--jm

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Jim Mowreader wrote:
> In article <johnin.2augzz@no-mx.carstalk.net>,
> johnin <johnin.2augzz@no-mx.carstalk.net> wrote:
>
> > How hard is DIY? Is there any speacial tricks that I need to pay close
> > attention.
>
> It's not hard, if you can remember the Three Rules of Timing Belt
> Replacement:
>
> Rule Number 1: Always use an OEM belt, no matter what brand of car
> you're working on. (Okay, I'll make an exception for Yugos and DeLoreans
> and other cars you can't get OEM parts for.)
>
> Rule Number 2: The bolt that holds the crankshaft pulley on is
> impossible to get out--and you can't change the belt until you remove
> this bolt. http://www.tegger.com has tips on getting this bolt out of
> the engine.
>
> Rule Number 3: Once you DO get the bolt out and the timing belt off,
> don't turn the crank or the cam until the new belt is on.
>
> --jm