Rep Power: 0

I've managed to do the unthinkable...survive to 140,000 miles on my '00 Si without replacing the timing belt. I know, I know....bad deal. Ive decided Im going to get it done asap and need a bit of info.


Where should I buy the belt from?? Honda??

What's the cost on this bad boy?

and.....How much can I expect to pay on labor charges??

 
Rep Power: 812

about $25 for the honda belt. i would go with that over other brands. labor maybe $500 for changing it and you might as well do water pump too.

 
Rep Power: 254

and change the tensioner too..search for the diy its really helpful and I would imagine the 7th gen tb change is close to the 6th gen incase u wanna tackle it yourself

 
Rep Power: 235

7th gen is different and especially different then a 00 SI thats a dual cam motor,, a little more tricky getting the belt perfect. the 7th gen is a single cam and its kinda a pain in the *** to do because honda designed the alternator bracket directly in the way of the timing cover so you have to remove all sorts of extra **** before you can get to the cover.

 
Rep Power: 257

yae you better know somebody cuz a shop is ganna rape you big time.i got quoted 760+tax for just timeing belt and tensioner.

 
Rep Power: 353

for 400$ you should be able to get:

timing belt
power steering belt
AC compressor belt
seals/gaskets
water pump
tensioner


as for belts, all belts are pretty much the same, there is only 2 big companies that make belts.

Gates (aka Gates Racing) makes over half the belts in the world.

 
Rep Power: 812

we had to take in the 92 accord for alot of problems mainly the oil leak and balancer shaft issues and for $750 they replaced all the engine seals, idler pulley, both timing belts, tensioner, water pump, and thermostat with new coolant which is not bad i guess. the shop is really good and we didnt want to take a chance with a cheaper shop that wanted 550 cause its real easy to mess up something.

 
Rep Power: 254

Yea, my bad ur right does the si have a balancing belt like the accord?

 
Rep Power: 0

If you live in North Carolina and want to drive to Fayetteville, I'll charge you $100 for the labor. You buy all the parts you need and hand me tools while I do the job.

 
Rep Power: 353

dude, thats CHEAP AS HELL..... this is like teh deal of a life time.

cuz all the parts will cost you around 100-200

example of parts cost:

OEM, just missing the tensioner:
$100 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TIMIN...ht_1351wt_1256


complete kits:

$180 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda...ht_2934wt_1186

$199 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Timin...ht_2151wt_1105

 
Rep Power: 353

^those are for 7th kits...you can fine 6th gen SI kits on ebay as well for the same price. just search for it

 
Rep Power: 0

I've done two of them for that price already. Goes pretty quick once you get the crank pulley off.

 
Rep Power: 0

Good info! Thanks a lot....Im hoping i can do it for a little cheaper than 750. Labor sucks for maintenance like this.

 
Rep Power: 0

where are you located ill do it for you for cheap.

 
Rep Power: 267

im in the same boat (146k miles on an 01), and im gonna do it myself. Theres no sense paying $450 for it. its not that hard.