Yeah besides the bull**** I really like the car. I used to not like Hondas, and was stricticly Toyota, until my friend took me in his civic. I like them alot now.

 

We went back today and it took my buddy a second to realize it was a timing belt, and as soon as we got the valve cover off and the timing belt out, it looked like someone chewed through it. It was the same ****ing belt for over a 90,000 miles or more. How ****ing ridiculous. It had so many cracks in it.

 

so did the timing belt break? or is it just really stretched and old aged cracked

 

It was the original timing belt, it looked like a dogg chewed through it. And where all the teeth are it was all cracked. I don't think it was changed in a long time.

 

So is the engine going to be totally messed up because of that?

 

if the timing belt didnt break just replace the timing belt, water pump, and tentioner and you are golden. if it broke you probably should start looking for either a rebuild of your cylinder head or a new used cylinder head

 

That sucks. What are the odds that it would break then? Did the guy let you test drive it first or did you buy it without first driving it? Just wondering. I'm about to do the same thing with a used Honda purchase, so I'm interested to hear the end of this...

 

Yeah he let me test drive it. I forgot to post about the end of everything, what happened is like... the water pump killed the timing belt in the long run. That ******* still never changed it. Well we put a new water pump on and a new timing belt and it started right up. It's not broken, it's a miracle. It runs like a champ. Seriously, the Honda Gods have blessed me. I really thought that something woulda hit when it snapped but idunno. Either amazing engineering or luck. He also sent me a check for $100. Thats about what it cost me for the timing belt and water pump plus some oil for an oil change. $1600 in the long run when he originally wanted $2400. It worked out for me. Hahah.

 

Glad for you, looks like you got a lucky car