Does 2003 Honda Pilot have timing belt or chain?
All 2003 Honda Pilots have a timing belt and an interference engine.
When to change the timing belt on a Honda Pilot?
The schedule to change the timing belt on a Honda Pilot is at an interval of 105,000 miles or 84 months.
When to change the plugs on a Honda Pilot?
All original parts, including plugs. 90k is too soon to change plugs on a modern vehicle, IMO, unless there are symptoms. Click to expand… My belt looked great @ 105K too, but it’s not just the belt, it’s the tensioner, water pump, drive belt, etc. Sometimes the tensioner has a tendency to start seeping by 105K.
What happens when the belt fails on a Honda Pilot?
Internally, the belt is reinforced with Kevlar aramid fiber, and you don’t get to see the fiber failure until the belt fail catastrophically. The fiber weakens, there’s more stretch than the tensioner can handle, the belt “walks up” on a sprocket, and it suddenly needs to be a lot longer to go around the sprocket.
How much does it cost to change timing belt?
The timing belt tensioner was already leaking by that point, so it probably would have been wise to actually follow the manual in my case. And $1500 is nuts, even a Honda dealer should be able to do the timing belt and water pump for less than $1000.
When to replace timing belt?
Every car manufacturer recommends replacing the timing belt after a given time, and it is imperative to take this advice. The time or distance between timing belt replacement depends on the specific make and model of the vehicle, but on average it should be changed every 100,000 miles.
When should a Honda CRV timing belt be replaced?
If you have an older model Honda CRV with a timing belt equipped, the lifespan of the timing belt is somewhere between 60,000 miles and 100,000 miles.
Which Hondas have timing chains?
All the V6 Honda engines in regular production have timing belts (J30, J32 , J35). They switched to chains when the “K” series engine came out (4cyl) and the S2000 has always had a chain (F22).