Friday, June 3, 2011

How much should I expect to pay for a new timing belt for a 1997 Honda Civic DX Hatchback?

I was told to also change the water pump while having the timing belt changed. I have 110 K miles on the car. I guess it's about time.How much should I expect to pay for a new timing belt for a 1997 Honda Civic DX Hatchback?This depends where you go to,



i have a 99 Civic Dx (same engine as yours, currently with 167k miles, had the belt changed at about 130ish k miles)



The belt it self is cheap its about $50, but since its somewhat labor intensive to get to and change the belt, some people will rip you off.



I live in southern california, specifically the san fernando valley,



I went to Kolbe Honda on Reseda blvd in Northridge,CA ( i pretended to know nothing about honda's to see if the guy would give me a fair price or not) He said %26quot; its going to cost more money because yours in Dual Cam%26quot; and this was a factory certified tech supposedly , (i was laughing in my head because i know for sure its a single cam [d16y7]) anyways he quoted me more than $850 for labor alone, not including the water pump. (in my opinion a total rip-off, and idiot).



Next to get another estimate i went to a Honda/Acura Specialist shop they quoted $450 including the water pump but not the belt.



I still wanted to see if i could get it cheaper so i still shopped around and called another dealership further away (about 100 miles away).



I went to Robertson Palmdale Honda, The guy KNEW what he was talking about and gave me a estimate of $300 over the phone, when i went to the service department after tax it was $325 (me supplying the belt.)



all in all it cost me $375 for the labor including all necessary parts including the water pump.



point is shop around or else you could get stuck paying more for the same service, BTW all 3 were factory certified honda technicians.How much should I expect to pay for a new timing belt for a 1997 Honda Civic DX Hatchback?If you go to the dealer, prepare to pay big money. You can go to a good Honda specialist and have it done for around $300. This should include a new timing belt and ALL OTHER BELTS, a new water pump, water pump gasket, thermostat and thermostat gasket. The reason the other items should be included is that they are normal wear items that are easily replaced when a timing belt service is being done.How much should I expect to pay for a new timing belt for a 1997 Honda Civic DX Hatchback?around 350 for all

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