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Hello friends,

Can someone confirm if this kit is compatible with my wifes car?


-Doug

 
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No, we have no idea which model your wife's car is... But according to Amazon, it fits my 2001 LX 1.7L SOHC...

 
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Pssst....look at the title of the thread.




NBD, I do it too LOL






OP: Are these truly factory OEM parts? It is known that aftermarket tensioners are oftentimes crap and when they let go it can do serious damage to the engine. Are you willing to risk an engine over Amazons low prices? FWIW the price is too low IMO. It's far below dealer cost.

 
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You need to ask the source. Not a forum. I will tell you this. Not sure if you're just trying to fix it just to sale it (I would not even do that if it were me..karma bites back) but original equipment matched is just smoke. Get the parts from a dealer. Do it right. If that junk brakes, it will destroy the motor.

 
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I appreciate the comments, I am coming from the subaru world so I know those cars pretty well and usually Gates kits are just fine.

The Honda we are going to keep and not familiar with its parts too much.

So here I am getting some info from you guys who obviously know.

So the tensioners and waterpump is majority the culprits when going with aftermarket? From my research, Aisin is a japanese company which was recommended as an oem replacement.

I'll await more feedback. Thanks

 
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Welcome to the forum. That's the same kit I got from RockAuto for my 02 EX. From the research I did the reviews were good and Aisin is a reputable product. I put it on about 10K ago and running good so far.

I don't know how they can have a list price of $270 up there. If you go to http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com (a good place for OEM replacement parts) and get the parts individually the total cost is about $150. Maybe the price has dropped over time.

 
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When I click the link to the Aisin kit on Amazon, its $114.
I seem to recall Aisin makes stuff for Toyota as OEM supplier and makes Honda transmissions too. But if Ezone has seen failures with the tensioner I'd buy it from Majestic. If its from a Honda dealer it should be the highest quality.

 
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I have only seen a few failures of the OE tensioners, all were well over 200k miles and the springs let go. Other folks here have had the OE part fail a little sooner than that.


I read about more failures here than anywhere.

Here's a recent one: https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...-happened.html

This was just a cheapo parts disaster.


The worry is thinking you are gonna get a good name brand but in reality you get counterfeit parts.
It's a huge problem and it's worldwide.
Buy from a known reputable source.


From this site: http://www.vbearings.com/sales/657/

"However how to distinguish counterfeit bearings from original NTN beairngs? Some counterfeit bearings look so much like the real thing that only a trained technician can tell them apart. However, the poor quality of counterfeit bearings %u2013 and the risks they pose to equipment %u2013 can sometimes be revealed after just hours of use"


^From a thread on counterfeit bearings (began as hub-bearings that lasted just 2 days):
https://www.civicforums.com/forums/3...blem-help.html

 
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Mitsuboshi are decent belts, and Aisin make good quality products, i would have no problem using an Aisin water pump, which i currently am doing

the only thing that would deter me from that "kit" is the tensioner, as you can see they don't even tell you the brand name or who makes it, and that alone would be enough for me to just say no

like others have said, the tensioner is a very important piece of the puzzle

 
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coincidentally enough, it also has the highest list price out of all of those components at ~$100, the water pump coming in second at ~$90.. Just some food for thought

 
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I was poking around in the parts department before I left work..... All the water pumps I found were marked with the Honda name on them.

I didn't see a 7th gen tensioner pulley while I was in there.

 
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Another note. I just priced out a timing belt "kit" for a friend's 04 ex using hondapartsunlimited.com (I use them because shipping is infinitely faster than majestic's since I'm in NV and they're in AZ, and their prices are about the same). For me, at least, hondapartsunlimited would be a few bucks cheaper than Majestic.

Came out to ~$170 shipped. I'd just pay the extra $55 for that extra added reassurance that you're actually getting genuine Honda parts.

 
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Thankyou everyone for the responses, you guys seem like a good group of guys. I ended up going OEM since I have a buddy that gets a discount. Still $260 for everything but least its OEM.

-Doug

 
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I was just recently at RockAuto parts website, they have LOTS of kits and the most expensive one that I notice was at around $110, now grant it, I don't know much about the quality of their parts but a complete kits consisting of belts, water pump, etc etc for under $150 is a steal to me~! I am in the process of getting a new kit installed because I think the car is just about due at 180k miles..

 
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yeah, most people post a link to a $50 kit off Ebay that comes from China, and ask if it's a good kit. Stay away from those!

yeah it should be on a second one. I think Honda calls for a new one every 100K.

 
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I just checked RockAuto.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/more...246&cc=1373217

$106.
I've never heard of Koyo... I'd price it against Majestic. I suspect Rockauto gets plenty of counterfeit parts from China. For an extra $100 I'd have a lot more confidence in the OEM parts.