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Look for an older Honda accord with a manual transmission (MT). MT cars were made in Japan and last forever. I had a 1999 MT Accord and put over 600,000 miles on it. I changed the timing belt every 100K and kept newer tires on it.
Honda timing belt kit worked out nice and came with good instructions.
def go through and do the timing belt, and all the oil seals behind it. They're so happy once they're not leaking anymore
I just put a timing belt in it at 144k. Easy 1 day job. Thats really all I have had to do to it aside from tires, brakes and oil changes in the last 6 years.
Check with the Honda dealer, you might be surprised to find out that the timing belt, water pump, tensioner etc (105,000 mile maintenance) job costs less than $2000. My dealer here charges like $1600 last I checked (though that was a few years ago) Upside to having the Honda dealer do it is you’ll guaranteed get OEM parts and they probably have a lot more experience because they do those jobs all the time.
Timing belt seems cheap,im guessing aftermarket parts? Id ask for honda genuine parts if i were you- honda tech here,seen cheap aftermarket timing belt components fail and cause engine damage. Valve adjustment seems a lil high,it is tedious to perform. Reason for adjustment? We only adjust if the valves are noisy or run into misfire issues. Rest of parts are within the timing belt work procedure,ask if they can do better since they’re already there. Id skip the valve adjust
I recently did the timing belt, water pump, tensioner etc. on a 2007 Honda Odyssey and a 2016 Acura MDX. It's pretty much the same job, but I can tell you that the MDX was a lot easier.
I completed the timing belt this weekend. It took me about 6 hours, with a total cost of about $300 in parts. The original timing belt on my 4 year old van still looked new
Timing belt is annoying, but not a deal breaker and makes for slightly quieter operation.
Shop I work for is a Honda/Acura specialty shop. We charge about $1250.
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In March 2026, PartReview users have a mixed opinion of OEM Honda timing belt.
PR Score — 72 out of 100, based on 34 reviews and 108 votes. 22 positive reviews, 6 neutral reviews, 6 negative reviews. Average rating — 3.5 (out of 5). Vote balance: 78 up, 30 down.
In the ranking of the best timing belt this part is at position 5, behind OEM Toyota and OEM Volkswagen , but ahead of Continental and Mitsuboshi.
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