What he was told has NOTHING to do with Play lets get that straight. The reason they said it should be changed is because they deteriorate with age and heat and Honda have figured it is far better to replace the belt regularly than to incur the cost of a massive rebuild.
If you break a Timing belt you WILL likely KILL the engine, ie bent valves. hammered bearings potential Crank, Conrod, anc Camshaft damage not to mention cylinder head damage too.
I think that there may be a little play after the cam sprockets not between or before (toward crank sprocket). There's tensioner down there to control vibrations.
Belt's when they have done a lot of wear will look shiny on the belt teeth and creak if you poke the belt, also closer inspection at the belt is a good idea, a belt that's on it's way out will have very tiny little cracks in it and it will be millions of them if you see this on any belt then don't drive it as little cracks grow to be rips and walla the belt snaps
You don't check your play up top there between the cam gears; you want to look down where the tensioner is at. Also before you start pulling everything apart whit the belt still on you'll want to rotate the crank by hand until you get everything at TDC, and then lock your cam gears zip ties work well. General rule is replace the tensioner with the belt each time, also if your motor has a balance belt you'll want to do that one at the same time.
If you find excessive play in the pulleys with the belt off you might want to change them out as well, they have a bearing in them and it wears just like anything else over time.
And by all means if you don’t know what you’re doing don’t, if you don’t do the belt change right your head is going to need pulled off and valves changed out etc.
the tension on that is how it should be, at the longest part of the belt you shouldnt be able to turn the belt 90degrees and to be honest a full service wouldnt go a miss.
once you have the new belt on BEFORE you start it remove the spark plugs and rotate the engine with a ratchet on the crank pulley it it has any resistance it is NOT timed correctly. the valve is contacting the piston. good luck
at the base of the engine, there is a tension pulley. you will have to wrench and pull it back and instal a nail or Allen wrench to hold it into place there will be a small hole for you to do that. if you are already into the engine and can get to the timing belt you might as well replace it. if you are 1 tooth off it can damage your valves. you will be able to tell as soon as you start it. it will back fire or idle up and down.
Anyone watching this: he is checking for play in the wrong spot. When Its rotating, it tensions up because the belt is pulling the two pulleys. Tension would be checked near the tensioner. lol
hey mmmmtastyful, you mad bro? Yeah, you mad. I had a boosted 325ci a few years back and now i DD a Honda Civic....BMW parts are shit, they've always been shit and it costs you an arm and a leg to replace ANYTHING on a BMW. Have fun replacing a headgasket on your Bimmer in 50k miles as well.
@sbc785 FINALLY, someone who agrees, that BMWs are the worst heaps of shit to work on and drive. oil leaks at 30,000kms, cracked heads. Big Money Wasters.....
@ethan12211 mine is 400.000 km now and working fine with all original parts (generator, starter, clutch even carburettor ! ) it's a 23 years old one and making 100 km/day...
well i fuck with bmws some i would love to see you say that stock honda parts are better than bmw parts!! fuck you faget ass bitch have fun with your gay ass honda while i run 10's in my turbo e36...
Hey dantesann....LMAO...so close to my username. I went back and looks to see, because i don't typically work on Hondas. They recommend changing to belt at 60K in severe temperature (high heat, extreme cold), while it normally specifies 105K as the interval. Also replace the water pump at the same time to save on labor. I know you posted this a while ago, but the info still stands. If you do, expect to pay around $800-$900. To me, this is far better than the possibility of buying a new motor.
Remember, just because it LOOKS good, doesnt mean it is. It can snap anytime. It really matters how many miles are on the belt. If he CLAIMS it was changed at a certain time I wouldnt believe it unless he had paperwork. Most time this service is done at 60K miles for most imports, though it varies by make, but that a good general rule. If it snaps the piston will contact the valves (interference motor). You will be in for a head job. If the mileage exceeds 60K and no documentation I would do it.
i will tell you what is bad..... getting oil on the timing belt!! but everything else looks fine the belt tightness looks fine good tesion but you might want to just replace it if it is a cheap belt ... o wait its a honda all ther parts are cheap looks fine tho
honda recdmons replaceing the timing belt and waterpump at 60k .....gd luck
b4322558 4 days ago
What he was told has NOTHING to do with Play lets get that straight. The reason they said it should be changed is because they deteriorate with age and heat and Honda have figured it is far better to replace the belt regularly than to incur the cost of a massive rebuild.
If you break a Timing belt you WILL likely KILL the engine, ie bent valves. hammered bearings potential Crank, Conrod, anc Camshaft damage not to mention cylinder head damage too.
mozzmann 2 weeks ago
I think that there may be a little play after the cam sprockets not between or before (toward crank sprocket). There's tensioner down there to control vibrations.
mmarkomann 2 weeks ago
Belt's when they have done a lot of wear will look shiny on the belt teeth and creak if you poke the belt, also closer inspection at the belt is a good idea, a belt that's on it's way out will have very tiny little cracks in it and it will be millions of them if you see this on any belt then don't drive it as little cracks grow to be rips and walla the belt snaps
ElvisRocksVinyl 3 weeks ago
btw there should be a little play at the cam gears, but your belt looks like shit so i'd change it.
BeanDip0000 3 weeks ago
You don't check your play up top there between the cam gears; you want to look down where the tensioner is at. Also before you start pulling everything apart whit the belt still on you'll want to rotate the crank by hand until you get everything at TDC, and then lock your cam gears zip ties work well. General rule is replace the tensioner with the belt each time, also if your motor has a balance belt you'll want to do that one at the same time.
BeanDip0000 3 weeks ago
If you find excessive play in the pulleys with the belt off you might want to change them out as well, they have a bearing in them and it wears just like anything else over time.
And by all means if you don’t know what you’re doing don’t, if you don’t do the belt change right your head is going to need pulled off and valves changed out etc.
BeanDip0000 3 weeks ago
the tension on that is how it should be, at the longest part of the belt you shouldnt be able to turn the belt 90degrees and to be honest a full service wouldnt go a miss.
thedoctor405 1 month ago
once you have the new belt on BEFORE you start it remove the spark plugs and rotate the engine with a ratchet on the crank pulley it it has any resistance it is NOT timed correctly. the valve is contacting the piston. good luck
niggerhtr1 2 months ago
@niggerhtr1 If he's got any smarts he'll align the timing marks BEFORE he removes the old belt to start with.
mozzmann 2 weeks ago
at the base of the engine, there is a tension pulley. you will have to wrench and pull it back and instal a nail or Allen wrench to hold it into place there will be a small hole for you to do that. if you are already into the engine and can get to the timing belt you might as well replace it. if you are 1 tooth off it can damage your valves. you will be able to tell as soon as you start it. it will back fire or idle up and down.
niggerhtr1 2 months ago
Anyone watching this: he is checking for play in the wrong spot. When Its rotating, it tensions up because the belt is pulling the two pulleys. Tension would be checked near the tensioner. lol
macmaniacal 2 months ago
hey mmmmtastyful, you mad bro? Yeah, you mad. I had a boosted 325ci a few years back and now i DD a Honda Civic....BMW parts are shit, they've always been shit and it costs you an arm and a leg to replace ANYTHING on a BMW. Have fun replacing a headgasket on your Bimmer in 50k miles as well.
sbc785 2 months ago
@sbc785 i doubt he has an e36, or a video or a single subscriber
yamahonkawazuki 1 month ago
@sbc785 FINALLY, someone who agrees, that BMWs are the worst heaps of shit to work on and drive. oil leaks at 30,000kms, cracked heads. Big Money Wasters.....
ethan12211 1 month ago 2
@ethan12211 mine is 400.000 km now and working fine with all original parts (generator, starter, clutch even carburettor ! ) it's a 23 years old one and making 100 km/day...
psycholievre 1 month ago
well i fuck with bmws some i would love to see you say that stock honda parts are better than bmw parts!! fuck you faget ass bitch have fun with your gay ass honda while i run 10's in my turbo e36...
mmmmtastyful 4 months ago
Hey dantesann....LMAO...so close to my username. I went back and looks to see, because i don't typically work on Hondas. They recommend changing to belt at 60K in severe temperature (high heat, extreme cold), while it normally specifies 105K as the interval. Also replace the water pump at the same time to save on labor. I know you posted this a while ago, but the info still stands. If you do, expect to pay around $800-$900. To me, this is far better than the possibility of buying a new motor.
Dantesdoom 4 months ago
Remember, just because it LOOKS good, doesnt mean it is. It can snap anytime. It really matters how many miles are on the belt. If he CLAIMS it was changed at a certain time I wouldnt believe it unless he had paperwork. Most time this service is done at 60K miles for most imports, though it varies by make, but that a good general rule. If it snaps the piston will contact the valves (interference motor). You will be in for a head job. If the mileage exceeds 60K and no documentation I would do it.
Dantesdoom 4 months ago 2
The timing belt looks okay, it should have 1/2" of play when depressed.
wes39393 4 months ago
i will tell you what is bad..... getting oil on the timing belt!! but everything else looks fine the belt tightness looks fine good tesion but you might want to just replace it if it is a cheap belt ... o wait its a honda all ther parts are cheap looks fine tho
mmmmtastyful 6 months ago
@mmmmtastyful call it cheap, but honda oem quality beats a lot of aftermarket parts out there...
DRIFTINGIN808 4 months ago