HELP!!!!! timing belt tension

i need advice on my new 1996 prelude 2.3 dohc

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• dohc
• 2.3
• 1996
• 96
• prelude
• lude
• honda
• 5speed
• valves
• cam
• water
• pump

[mozzmann]

@niggerhtr1 If he's got any smarts he'll align the timing marks BEFORE he removes the old belt to start with.

[mozzmann]

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.

[mmarkomann]

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.

[ElvisRocksVinyl]

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

[BeanDip0000]

btw there should be a little play at the cam gears, but your belt looks like shit so i'd change it.

[BeanDip0000]

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]

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.

[psycholievre]

@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...

[thedoctor405]

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.

[ethan12211]

@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.....