well here it is... first off i apolagize for the large pictures BUT its the only way to get a decent look at the belt.

curious to see what you guys think its condition is in.........
my 99 civic ex just passed 92K miles.....
from the look at it in the book thier wear pictures are horible.












since im not sure HOW GOOD a new belt is im curious.....
or if anyone works at a honda dealership and can run the vin number for me to see what kinda maintance was done i would EXTREMLY APRICIATE YOUR HELP!!!!!

from me looken at it it looks good... but they again ive never seen a brand new belt.... i was gonna change the belt as soon as money allowed me to buy the parts.... BUT after pullen my valve cover and looken at it quickly... im not sure if it needs it or not.

 

dude how often is the oil changed in your car? looks a little darken than it should be almost like some oil is burnt onto your valvetrain... but the belt looks like its still in pretty good condition, i would still recommend changing it

 

ya i was also thinkin it looked alittle dark in thier.....

i bought the civic about 3K miles ago and when i bought it he said it was just changed... and at around 90K i changed the oil and used the suposed to be good oil... i think 6 or 9K miles oil life and a new filter of course...
but the other valve cover i bought didnt look much beter.LMFAO
but it cleaned right up with alittle cleaner






tried spraying it with some caliper paint i had left over... BUT i thought it would spray smooth but to late... guess ill just paint my original one smooth like i wanted!



here was my first attempt of painting it BUT it had some preaty bad imperfections in it that i had to sand out alot of bad spots! tho my factory one is in good condition so it wont take much to slick it up real nice!

 

wow, that oil is horrid. Glad I use synthetic. Change the T belt, and water pump. Better safe than sorry. If that breaks while youre driving......youre going to need a new head.

 

hey i work fior honda myself and thaat rocker cover is horrid noway should a honda look like that a ford maybe lol id put a engine flush through it with a nice oil change the timing belt doesnt look to bad actually but how much would a new 1 be compared to a new engine?id do the belt n tensioner but cheak the water pump while u are there

 

how many miles on that timing belt ???

 

i have NO CLUE....
thats why im posting pics of it......
i myself want to know if it looks good or not... like how much longer i should be able to drive on it with no problems....

 

mine still looked good - but it slipped.
looks are deceiving.
when you dont know - i would say to change it (but that is just an opinion)

 

replace it when you get to 105k, i changed mine at 117k and it still looked decent but just change it for safety precaution

 

By the looks of your valve cover, I don't think the previous owner did too much maintenance. Penzoil in the old days would collect like that on V8s.

I would replace the timing for cheap insurance.