Honda Timing Belt Replacement
Honda Customers in Hamilton, Princeton, Freehold and Trenton Replaced Their Honda Timing Belt At Hamilton Honda
Hamilton Honda Timing Belt Service
The timing belt on your Honda automobile is part of the Honda car's engine that controls the timing of the valves within the engine. All engine components need to have perfect synchronization in order to preserve mechanical integrity. A failure in the timing belt can lead to expensive consequences such as valve and piston damage.
At Hamilton Honda, we recommend you to check your specific Honda vehicle's maintenance schedule to understand what is involved in your vehicle's timing belt replacement and overall maintenance to ensure the safety of your vehicle. The risk of not following scheduled timing belt changes is that the timing belt's fiber core will deteriorate. The lamination will breakdown and the fiber core will unravel. Timing belts can fail without warning and are almost as hard to check as they are to change. In most cases, your only protection is to replace the belt at the recommended intervals. Timing belt replacement is far less costly than the alternative.
Honda Service Technicians recommend that you replace the water pump during a timing belt job even if there is nothing wrong with it. This is because 100% of the labor charge to replace the water pump has already been done with the timing belt job. Technicians consider it good insurance to replace the pump at this time. Some water pumps can last the life of the car but many do fail and will cost big money to replace at a later date. Based on our experience with your vehicle and industry sourced recommendations we will advise you on what you need to consider in addition to replacing the timing belt. The same holds true with the timing belt tensioner. Our certified factory trained Honda technicians will inspect the tensioner and advise you on its condition at the time of the timing belt replacement.
Replacing the belt but it is much less expensive than dealing with the damage that can result from not replacing it. The process is very labor intensive and can take several hours to complete. Part of the reason for the lengthy labor time is the need to disassemble the front end of the engine first. The mechanic will also need to move belts, pulleys and engine covers to access everything. The good news is that Hamilton Honda will replace your Honda timing belt, water pump, all drive belts and the engine coolant in a fast, efficient way!