Changing timing belt 01 civic lx - 2001 Honda Civic

A good healthy tune up for starters. Plus change all fluids & filters and you should be "golden"

Big job. Have to remove timing belt first. Once belt is removed the water pump is then unbolted and replaced with new one. Then timing belt is reinstalled

YOUR vehicle has a" timing belt," and tensioner,water pump. water pump is t-belt driven. valve lash is .20m intake .25mm exhaust

check timing, fuel filter,pump,injectors, resistor, distributor, plugs, wires.

These water pumps are integral with the timing belt you must replace the timing belt with the water pump because the leaking water pump and antifreeze on the timing belt causes deterioration of rubber belt thereby causing imminent failure of timing belt destroying valves $$$ google" interference engine" for an explanation of interference engine

public library...Chilton or Haynes auto repair manuals or collisionrepairadvice.com


you need access above and below the car. a good set of tools and patience.  It's almost a full days work


While your in there, check the water pump and the belt tensioner and you may want to replace the other drive belts.  Good luck.

It's actaully a timing belt, not a chain. But the mileage recommendation i believe is 60,000 or 90,000 miles.

It is an interference engine and I always change the water pump when I replace timing belts because it's cheap insurance and you don't want to go there again if it goes out in a couple of months after you replace the timing belt.

If you changed the belt and now its noisy and hard to start i would put money on it that you are probably off a tooth. this means the timing is not true....Also can cause alot of damage to the engine...I would check that out asap...

90000 Miles on the Timing Belt. Do not let this go! A timing belt failure can cause internal engine problems.

Should cost around 200 or so, depending upon your local labor rates.

Good Luck!

Brian