1995 Acura Integra timing chain ( belt)

JL500

MEMBER
1995 ACURA INTEGRA
4 CYL
FWD
MANUAL
120,000 MILES

My daughter's car (recently purchased) had the belt changed at 65,000, but does not know if it has been changed since. Since there does not seem to be any symptons of this belt's problems other than the engine shutting down, how can one check to see it the belt needs hanging other than opening the engine (expensive) to see if the prior owners may have had the belt changed since the last one at 65,000, or if it even needs one?
Can you trust the CARFAX system to correctly show all work that has been done to the vehicle?
The local Honda dealer has a deal for $600 this month for the timing belt and water pump replacement. Should we just go ahead and get it done to not have to worry about it in the future?
Thank you,
Jake

1 Reply

BRUCE HUNT

MECHANIC
3,754 POSTS

Generally, a timing belt is good for about 105,000 miles so I would say you have a few more miles to go. I would hold off until another 30 or 40k miles. Now you mentioned that the car shuts down. I am assuming this got you thinking about the belt, etc. If you haven't found the source of the shut down get back with us.

If the shutdown is caused by a sensor, say the crankshaft position sensor then I would replace the belt at the same time.

One comment is that on the newer Honda/Acura's they have provided peep holes through the timing covers. This also makes it easy to see the condition of the belt.