60k and timing belt servicing Near Irvine, CA

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Can anyone refer me to the best place to get my 60k and timing belt/water pump/ belts serviced. I live in Irvine, CA and the nearest dealer is Tustin Acura. Also how much would it run me?
 
tustin acura quoted me 1k for the complete service. belts and h2o pump.
 
A question: Why are you replacing the timing belt at 60k miles? 1992 Service manual has the timing belt replacement interval at 90k miles.

Save your money.
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Originally posted by CityofAngels:
A question: Why are you replacing the timing belt at 60k miles? 1992 Service manual has the timing belt replacement interval at 90k miles.

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It's 6 years or 90k miles whichever comes first. If it's a 92, then it's 5 years behind schedule.
 
because on a '92 that would make it an 11yr old piece of rubber. i call it cheap insurance on an older nsx.
btw... when is amp day?
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try ramon at 949-348-2476 in laguna hills. he is a master mechanic that went and trained by honda in japan on nsx--he is awesome!! tell him that calvin send ya...!! oh, he is also an nsx owner
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Originally posted by SpankyPop:
Factor X is in torrence. I hear they know nsx's pretty good. Dunno if they change tmiing belts though ha ha!

Yes, they know NSXs and do good work, including all routine maintenance service. However, they recently moved to Las Vegas, as noted here.
 
That's true about 6 years. Forgot to mention that.

Lexus had similar specs(60k/6yrs) on the LS400's timing belt but after replacing thousands of them they noticed no wear or stretching. The factory revised the spec to 90k and the belt looked fine after 92k and 10 years when I replaced mine. 30k more would have been fine too.

The 6 year spec is only for harsh environments. Take a peek at the belt as I did with mine and note the condition of the belt. Any cracks, no matter how small, are grounds to replace the belt.
 
Originally posted by CityofAngels:
The factory revised the spec to 90k and the belt looked fine after 92k and 10 years when I replaced mine.

Mark Basch has worked on more NSXs than any other tech in the country. According to him, you cannot tell from looking at a timing belt whether it's going to last a lot longer or not. The internal construction (I think he may have mentioned fiberglass belting inside the belt) can be deteriorating with no indication in the outside appearance.

Originally posted by CityofAngels:
The 6 year spec is only for harsh environments.

Not true. The six years is specified by Honda and is applicable for all '91-96 NSXs, regardless of what environment they are used in. (The spec was increased to seven years for '97 and later NSXs.)

If you are using the NSX in "harsh environments", then you ought to consider performing scheduled maintenance more frequently than Honda's recommendations.

Don't believe me? You don't have to. All you need to do is LOOK IN YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL and see the advice given by the company that designed and built your car. See if your owner's manual says that you only need to follow those recommendations if you live in "harsh environments".
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(It doesn't.) See if your owner's manual tells you to service your car more frequently than their recommendations if you drive your car in "severe driving conditions". (It does.) See for yourself what Honda recommends, and then decide whose advice you want to follow.

Originally posted by CityofAngels:
Take a peek at the belt as I did with mine and note the condition of the belt. Any cracks, no matter how small, are grounds to replace the belt.

If your timing belt has even small cracks, it should have been replaced long ago. Again, as Mark Basch notes, you cannot tell the condition of a belt or how long it is going to last from looking at it.

Ask your mechanic how often he sees customers facing expensive repairs who could have avoided them simply by following the maintenance schedule in the owner's manual.

If you have an eleven-year-old timing belt, it is five years past the time when its replacement is recommended by the manufacturer of the car. You can replace it now for $1000 to $1500, or risk letting it destroy your $18,000 engine in order to save a thousand bucks or so. Your choice.

[This message has been edited by nsxtasy (edited 26 January 2003).]
 
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