1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Honda Accord, Inline 4 cylinder, 2.3L engine.
Replacing the timing belt on a 2001 Honda Accord. The belt has snapped so the car would not start. It just cranks over.
Did this on December 23, 2015. Friend just needed the timing belt replaced to just get it running. I recommended to replace the water pump since it is in the area of the timing belt but she did not have enough money since it was Christmas time.
How the NO START occurred.
Friend was driving and came to a complete stop on a traffic light, suddenly the car just died. She tried to start it and it just keeps on turning/cranking over and not starting. Battery was just replaced a month ago, that’s what she told me.
Please watch here how I diagnose this car.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hKAly0M-iQ
This applies to most Honda 4 cylinder engines that uses a timing belt.
RepairPal App estimate:
Timing belt repair: $474-$643
That includes parts: $118-$189
Labor cost: $356-$454
Labor time to complete this work: 3.7 hours
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was the camshaft arrow straight up or angled according to the back of the cover
Eh Men this engine is not interference?
so when the timing belt did snap off, it diden't destroy the engien?
According to Eric the Car Guy (Honda factory trained mechanic), you have about a 50% chance of bending valves if you break a cam belt instead of replacing it on scheduled maintenance. Fix it Angel was lucky
NEVER, NEVER turn the cam with the cam belt removed!!! This is a great way to bend valves!!! ALWAYS line up timing marks with the old cam belt still in place! If it broke (as in this case) use a long screwdriver down the spark plug holes to make sure the pistons are half way down before turning the cam. After you get the cam marks aligned, THEN you can turn the crank to TDC.
This is a 6th generation Civic (1996- 2000, D series 1.6 Liter engine). The 7th generation Civic (2001- 2005, K-series 1.7 liter) was a different engine and did not have the two balance shafts (shorter cog belt put on put on at 11:22. On my 7th gen I don't need to remove the valve cover, I can pry the upper belt dust cover off with it still in place (never tried it on a 1.6 liter engine).
my friend….great video
Thank you
lol that face u made when u seen the belt
you have some awesome tools
what hand cleaner do u recommend
Awesome video as always!
Thanks, after watching your video I decided not to pay 100s of dollars to the repair shop and performed the timing belt change in my 94 Honda Accord myself. I decided to change the water pump while I was in there. Thanks again.
wait, so how do you tension it though? just put the springs on and tension it right where it pulls them?
@Fix it angel
my crankshaft pulley wobbles alot amd i was wanting to change it out, and was wondering if i would have to do everything you just did to change that
Thanks for taking your valuable time to teach us how to do some repairs on our trusty Honda Accords.
@Fix It Angel I was going highway speeds when my belt broke I changed it out (it was a bitch getting the crank bolt off) but it works now!