timing belt II

Post by **newkid** » Sat May 31, 2014 12:29 am

hondansxr wrote:THE kit came with the auto tensioner as the guy said it was a pain as you had to keep it compressed put it on and then release it to tension ....
the kit came with 2 belts 1 tensioner and 1 pulley

Infact this confirms it, timing belt and balance belt, tensioner pulley and normal pulley. Your old autotensioner has been reused and sounds like its failed.

Post by **vanzep** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:43 am

The autotensioner is a Honda only part. There is a holder tool/bracket that is used to handle the part on and off the car.
Sound like the bracket wasnt used and the tensioner has failed as a result of incorrect handling.
When I had my timing and balance belts fitted at Honda the autotnsioner failed when they test drove the car. They had to redo the belts at their expense.
There a few alternative parts out there now which you may want to consider before forking out £150 for the Honda part. There is the H23 manual tensioner conversion kit at around £95 and there is an aftermarket manual tensioner at about the same price-cant remember who makes it...

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:49 am

hi thanks .. what was involved in "their expense"

Post by **vanzep** » Sat May 31, 2014 8:53 am

they redid the belts at their expense and fitted a new autotensioner. I had to pay for the part.
i did point out to them it was known good practice to replace the autotensioner when doing the belts anyway

Post by **newkid** » Sat May 31, 2014 12:37 pm

@Vanzepdid honda supply your parts when the autotensioner failed?

@hondansxr did you replace the waterpump when the belts were changed?

Post by **vanzep** » Sat May 31, 2014 9:22 pm

Yes it was all done parts and labour at Honda main dealer

£500 all in inc.vat - that was more than 10 years ago. I still have the invoice.

Post by **newkid** » Sun Jun 01, 2014 12:15 am

vanzep wrote:Yes it was all done parts and labour at Honda main dealer
£500 all in inc.vat - that was more than 10 years ago. I still have the invoice.

That will be the reason they redid for free, don't think hondansxr will be as lucky as he supplied the parts himself, if a claim is possible it will be against blueprint but chances of them accepting a claim under warranty when the autotensioner being used was a used one is very slim.