Timing belt 4th gen vs 5th gen

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:27 pm

dont say that, got me worried now

Buzzonion Vtec · Post by **Buzzonion Vtec** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:40 pm

Whoever told you the interval is 120000 or 7 years is talking utter arse biscuit !!!
60000 or 6 years is the interval until 98 model year
then
72000 or 7 years
This change in interval was done across the range during the realignment of service schedules.

If you enjoy driving every day with a ticking time bomb under the bonnet carry on but don't say you haven't been warned

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:42 pm

littlefeller wrote:dont say that, got me worried now

You should be... I was pushing my luck thinking I'd do it soon. I'd just been to a dyno day with Rob (Nucleustylz) and said to him there that I was pushing my luck as I didn't know when the belt was changed last.

... It snapped on the way home

Fortunately I was literally on the last two minutes of a two and a half hour journey.

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:47 pm

who told me 120000, eeerm honda

just checked the owners manual for my 4g, 105000

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:53 pm

E-Honda?

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:55 pm

cant remember now, i googled it a while ago after reading 105000 in the owners manual

Post by **indigolemon** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:06 pm

Owners manual, page 116, "Timing belt and timing balancer belt" marked R for replace at 60 thousand miles, or 60 months, whatever comes first.

What manual were you using

littlefeller · Post by **littlefeller** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:18 pm

the original 4g owners manual?

if its 60000 then sh*t
or 60 months then also sh*t

Post by **indigolemon** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:21 pm

Yeah man, original 4G owners manual. As provided with my vehicle.

Post by **Donald** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:24 pm

Several results from Google turn up the 105k number, but mostly on American forums so maybe they're talking in KM (105,000km = 65,244mi)?

Anyway... I need to do mine soon then, I'll probably be nearly at 120k by Christmas. Better check the big pile of receipts I've got to see when it was actually done... if ever