8th Generation Honda Civic Drive Belt/Serpentine Belt Replacement Tips. In this video I give some tips on how to replace a drive belt, otherwise known as a serpentine belt, on an eighth generation Honda Civic. The routing for the drive belt on this Civic was changed by Honda per Service Bulletin 06-059. Replacing the drive belt is a good DIY project and can save some money. The exact vehicle in this video is a 2006 Honda Civic 1.8L EX Sedan. 2006-2011 Civics should be similar.
Honda Drive Belt Replacement Video: https://youtu.be/GrdwGjmnUyQ
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Disclosure: This channel earns a small commission using some of these links – at no additional cost to you.
Updated Belt (per Service Bulletin 06-059) Genuine Honda Civic 1.8L Drive Belt (with A/C): https://amzn.to/3bpg7QA
OTC Serpentine Belt Tool: https://amzn.to/2Wi1IBj
GearWrench XL Wrench Set: https://amzn.to/2zn15xd
Astro Flashlight: https://amzn.to/2YNIchF
Schley Products Tool: https://amzn.to/2YOL3XN
GearWrench Serpentine Belt Kit: https://amzn.to/3dsKUgH
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Will the Harbor Freight Serpentine belt tool fit this with a 19 mm socket?
I changed the idler pulley and got the part from autozone and for some reason now for the life of me i cant even get the belt on? Any thoughts?
My favorite mechanic by far!
Best illustration and information. Thank you very much
Got 160k on mine and still going lol!
does this work for a 2008 honda civic EX Coupe?
hey are the clips you removed reusable ? Can they break easy if I put too much pressure ? thanks for the video.
What happened to your hand
Just bought this car for my daughter and I'm swapping out a lot while doing a tune up on it. Thanks for the tip on this.
I never knew about this till today and my pivot bolt snapped last weekend so thank you U are a life saver
Good informative content!
Thank you for the straightforward talk… Hated when people have to tell me a bunch of mumbo jumbo before getting to the point.
So these R18 engines arent interference engines like the b20? Gsr? Ect? Meaning no timing belt Please respond
Is serpentine belt used interchangeably with drive belt? My wife’s car needs a new one and I wanted to be sure I’m watching the right thing.
Hey Big Dog, why did the old belt needed to be replaced? preventative maintenance? My belt is 11 years old on my 2006 EX Sedan. It's still fine at 164k although I'm thinking about replacing it now to have no future issues. Mine is brown and glazed.
Idk if you notice your hood has a 2nd whole where u can put your car stick so u wont have to get hurt nd the hood opens way higher then what u was trying to do
To remove the tire and plastic cover under car the best way to put belt on.?
There’s a second hole in the back of the bonnet or hood to have it open wider for servicing. It’s near to the windscreen jets and will mean its more out of the way. I cursed and swore at mine as I only had a short spanner and could not get the tensioner far enough to slip the belt on. I will do the water pump side next time as the alternator is almost impossible. This engine is also in the frv or edix models.
Just replaced this belt on 2009 with 188,000 miles. The original belt still looked good. It was a pain to replace. New belt would not go over the alternator until I had some one hold it in the groves on the bottom two pulleys, then it went right on. used a piece of romex wire to route the belt up through the middle of the pulleys, worked great.
There is a second little slot for the hood brace on the very bottom. It pushes the hood straight up and out of the way for servicing.