Auto repair

I can't answer your original question, but if your timing belt has never been done, get it to a shop right now and have it done. It is due, and if it breaks, you will be very sorry.

It's a bit of a drive, but north of Balitmore is Schaefer and Strohminger Honda (Bel Air, MD). While it is a dealership, they charge reasonable prices...not too bad.

So if your car makes the drive...lol

For what it's worth, checking the timing belt is nearly worthless. They tend to look like they're in great condition up to the point that they fail. One of the most common failures is for the teeth to strip off the belt down at the crank pulley gear. If you're going to get the timing belt replaced, and you should based on either time or mileage if it's been either

90,000 miles or 6 years, then try searching for old posts in this newsgroup at The common recommendation is to replace thewater pump, timing belt tensioner, cam, crank, & balance shaft seals, andvalve cover gasket (however some folks replace the tensioner at every otherbelt service but if there's a problem in between belts then the labor willbe the same as the whole belt job just for the tensioner). You can priceparts out online at Eric