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Apr 17, 2008 | 01:00 PM

#11

civic_burns_all

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RE: VTEC timing belt

^+1

my manual the same thing.

and the 7th gens have timing belt not timing chain

Apr 17, 2008 | 01:15 PM

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BustedSony

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RE: VTEC timing belt

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ORIGINAL: civic_burns_all

^+1

my manual the same thing.

and the 7th gens have timing belt not timing chain

However the 7th gen EP3/EP hatch/SI/R uses a timing CHAIN. All 8th gen use a chain.

Apr 17, 2008 | 02:46 PM

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jamned

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RE: VTEC timing belt

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ORIGINAL: macbeth18288

^
Are you arguing with yourself or what?
You keep going back and forth about your points.

The Book/manual for a 2001 Honda Civic Ex coupe 5 speed MT (US)
says (and yes i am looking at the correct part) that it is RECOMMENDED that that timing BELT
be changed 60,000 miles OR 100,000K

As you said, timing CHAINS are made to last longer than a timing belt would
I do believe older models of civics had a chain at one time
but for the 2001 EX I am 100% positive that it is a BELT and not a chain

I wasn't going back and forth about my points.

Point 1: the 60k mi service interval sounded short. I found a honda dealership whose service interval was longer (90k mi for pre-96 and 105k for 97+)

Point 2: the 150k service interval for timing chains is irrelevant, because timing chains are so different from timing belts

In any event, Bill1966 should change his timing belt.