It runs well for few kilometers when parked for some hours. I was shocked and am now researching this. The pulley will pivot on the arm allowing you to get the belt on the final pulley. Disconnect the negative battery cable. I know its not exact as yourlooking for but it gives you a ball park to work within. Check for oil leaks first. A mechanic said without looking at it it may be a timing belt.
Mechanic has sugegsted me to replace the timing belt. Turn crankshaft one turn anti-clockwise. This kit plus the crankshaft pulley holder, and a couple of extensions a breaker bar and a 5 foot cheater pipe remove the pulley bolt which was 80% of the job. It has a timing chain. Anytime I buy a vehicle with over 75k miles on it I replace the timing belt. Remove the splash shield from below the engine.
I never noticed this smell before they cleaned the clogged valves. From the symptom description, I would say the possibility of a clogged filter is rather high. Hope you don't mind gettin your hands dirty and skinned up. I recommend you also replace the water pump at the same time as it is driven by the cam belt. When cold, it runs normally. I cant drive it on highways. Also the timing belt drives the water pump so replace the water pump at the same time to save labor costs later on when the pump fails.
Follow the repair manual, but take some good advice and buy a water pump, oil pump and the idler pulley is there as well. Should I go for replacing the fuel filter first? The kit has both the timing belt and balancer belt with both idler pulleys and water pump and gasket, all the parts you need to do a timing belt change on a honda accord. You will have to have a multitude of hand tools and probably air tools too, in order to complete this task. As you mentioned here that problem should be more towards engine performance due to fuel pressure, throttle position sensor or ignition. Unless it is a 6 cylinder model in which case it should be changed every 60,000 miles.
That said, at 240537 miles and a timing belt that broke while turning about 2700 rpm, I only changed the belts to see if valves were bent. As I siad earlier, 1st 2-3 kilometers are fine and then start the problem. Honda engineers you think they could've given us an extra inch. Get your socket on the center nut of this pulley. You do not want to do this job twice, and most water pumps have about the same lifespan as the belt. Lol I assume that the engine is the 2. Remove upper and lower cam belt covers.
Bottom Line recommended Everything you need to do the job right. If you wait for the symptoms as described above the belt can break at any time and cost you plenty as it will damage the engine. Move tensioner away from belt and lightly tighten nut. I have seen it dozens of times. Honda recommends to replace water pump at that point for 2 reasons: 1.
Not something I would recommend to someone with little or no experience at all, with this sort of maintenance. It looks like fun but not as much fun as my 92 eclipse with the 2. These guys have a well deserved reputation, have very fairprices, and I don't take my car anywhere else. For extreme climate conditions, the replacement interval is reduced to 60,000 miles. The valve cover needs to come off and then you can start removing the time belt cover.
Check out some of my other posts if you need more tips and info. My thanks to the folks at the 2401 Airline Boulevard store. This will save you labor costs later on as the water pump will not last 210,000 miles. It takes a lot of load to run. Insert balancer shaft locking pin. I doubt it is the timing belt more likely it is oil or wiring. This ensures that, during a cylinder's intake and exhaust strokes, valves open and close at the right times.
Don't wanna do that again but if you want check out the manual and you should be able to do it if you have the know how. Mark the pulley and the engine to ensure an easy reinstall. Please bookmark this for future reference. Thanks Ignition timing would affect the overall performance and is easily checked with a timing light. I need the best advice on replacing a timing belt on a '93 Honda Accord Ex, automatic.