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Originally Posted by stevej37
Not too worried about it yet...
I talked to a mechanic at my local Honda dealer. He said he hardly ever sees a broken belt before 150K. Also said the environment was a big factor. My Prelude is always garaged and the humidity is controlled...when not used.
But, I realize I have to address that belt sometime soon.
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What you’re not thinking about. They go bad with time, even if they have 0 miles on them. On a car that’s driven a normal amount of mileage per year, 150,000 miles might be equivalent to about 10 years. I have spoken to the engineers at the companies that make timing belts and they say that they wouldn’t go past about nine years. If I recall correctly, you bought your car in the 90s, so that belt is more than 20 years old.
I will remind you that I’m a former Honda dealer and before that, I managed the service departments of two Honda dealerships. I’ve seen Honda engines ruined before they turned 60,000 miles, from a lack of maintenance.
On my car, if I am approaching nine years on the timing belt, I do periodic visual inspections of the belt to make sure it’s in good condition and not contaminated by oil, or cracked.
It’s your car and your money, pay a grand now or five or six times that later.