On Fri, Aug 17, 2007 at 06:23:14PM -0700, Zoltan Finks wrote: > The wife has a good question about our 2000 CRV that has just over 100,000 > mi.: > > She says that Hondas need timing belts replaced at about 80k mi. Is > there a way to know if it needs replacing without opening up the > engine?
Some do, some don't. Some Hondas use a belt, some are chain. Yours seems to be a belt, and according to http://www.samarins.com/reviews/cr-v.html the interval is 105k. Check in your owner's manual or with your dealer. 02+ crv's are supposedly chain drive (from the same source). A 91 jetta has an inspection cover, leave it to Ze Germans to think of everything. > I know that on old V8 engines with timing chains the engine starts > acting up when the chain is getting to be stretched. But with belts, > do they just up and break one day without warning? Yes. And generally, they are interference engines, which makes the cost of paying a shop $400 to swap the belt really nothing. (Yes, I know some belt engines aren't interference, like a mercury lynx for example.) Also some of those v8s (like 380SL/SE/SEL) can have single row timing chains that aren't known for just stretching - they can jump time and cause as many problems as a shredded belt. K _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
