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26 messages,  Last post on Oct 27, 2009 at 1:48 PM

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Re: 2001 CRV - timing belt? [mcdermott] by thegraduate
Oct 13, 2008 (7:59 am)
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Replying to: mcdermott (Sep 19, 2008 3:40 pm)

I know this is an old post, but many timing belts are rated for both time AND mileage, whichever comes first. Something like 90k miles or 7 years, for my car. Make sure you read ALL the details!
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Re: 2001 CRV - timing belt? [thegraduate] by grafzeppelin
Nov 01, 2008 (7:46 pm)
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Replying to: thegraduate (Oct 13, 2008 7:59 am)

My wife and I have a 2000 CRV and she was driving it when the timing belt broke (right at ~ 100, 000 miles). She said it just went dead, and of course would not start. At the time we had a shade-tree mechanic who said that we were looking at an expensive repair since the "Honda's use "interfering valves/ timing"", which I understand means that if the timing belt breaks when the engine is running, then the valves crash into the piston heads and wreak all kinds of expensive havoc to repair. In our case we were apparently lucky in that he simply installed the new belt ( and a new water pump since he already had it taken apart), and we have had no problems since then. I know now not to go past the recommended mileage to replace it next time, because we were lucky nothing was damaged..
 
   Another thing I've been curious about for years. Our Honda (2000 CRV EX Standard Transmission) is supposed to be four wheel drive. I think they call it "real time" four wheel drive. Is there any way to know when the four wheel drive engages? I bought the car new in 2000 and I have NEVER felt anything to indicate that the four wheel drive has engaged. I understand that it should only engage, typically, when wheel spin is sensed by the system. As far as I know there is no indicator lamp in the cabin, but I used to drive a 4WD Ford Explorer, and while that vehicle had a manual button on the Dash to engage or disengage the 4WD, I would typically hear/feel a "thump" when it engaged. I have never felt this in the Honda, and I'm sure the Honda is a 4WD since it has the rear drive shaft, differential and rear CV joints. Anyone care to take a stab at that one?
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Timing Chain - 2007/2008 by 312capri
Nov 02, 2008 (2:51 pm)
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Interesting! I've read that the 2007/2008 engines used a timing chain rather than a belt. Our 2002 Toyota Corolla which also had Variable Valve Timing (VVT) used a chain. It might be the VVT places a heavier load on the timing belt so they went to a timing chain.
  
Comments please!
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Re: Timing Chain - 2007/2008 [312capri] by kyfdx HOST
Nov 03, 2008 (5:18 am)
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Replying to: 312capri (Nov 02, 2008 2:51 pm)

They went to a timing chain with the 2002-2006 generation..
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Re: 2001 CRV - timing belt? [grafzeppelin] by stevedebi
Dec 17, 2008 (9:43 am)
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Replying to: grafzeppelin (Nov 01, 2008 7:46 pm)

" Another thing I've been curious about for years. Our Honda (2000 CRV EX Standard Transmission) is supposed to be four wheel drive. I think they call it "real time" four wheel drive. Is there any way to know when the four wheel drive engages? I bought the car new in 2000 and I have NEVER felt anything to indicate that the four wheel drive has engaged. I understand that it should only engage, typically, when wheel spin is sensed by the system. As far as I know there is no indicator lamp in the cabin, but I used to drive a 4WD Ford Explorer, and while that vehicle had a manual button on the Dash to engage or disengage the 4WD, I would typically hear/feel a "thump" when it engaged. I have never felt this in the Honda, and I'm sure the Honda is a 4WD since it has the rear drive shaft, differential and rear CV joints. Anyone care to take a stab at that one? "
 
RT4WD is an automatic system that uses a clutch which automatically senses that the front wheels are spinning faster than the rear wheels, at which time the clutch engages and the rear wheels spin. There is no indication that this is happening.
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replacing belts on 2001 Honda CRV by lal6
Aug 11, 2009 (9:32 am)
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I know that the timing belt on my 2001 crv is due to be replaced , but the dealer is also telling me they need to replace the water pump and the drive belts at the same time. My manual says to just inspect the drive belts and replace as needed. What should I do?
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Re: replacing belts on 2001 Honda CRV [lal6] by blueiedgod
Aug 12, 2009 (8:37 am)
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Replying to: lal6 (Aug 11, 2009 9:32 am)

I know that the timing belt on my 2001 crv is due to be replaced , but the dealer is also telling me they need to replace the water pump and the drive belts at the same time. My manual says to just inspect the drive belts and replace as needed. What should I do?
 
The genral practice with Honda engines with timing belts is to replace the water pump when the timing belt is replaced. This is done to save you money down the road, should the old pump start leaking and needing replacement. The major cost of timing belt replacement is labor. Since you are already paying $300-$400 in labor to replace the timing belt, it would make sense to use that oppotrunity to replace the water pump. Otherwise, you may have to pay another $300-$400 in labor to replace a $100 water pump later.
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Re: replacing belts on 2001 Honda CRV [blueiedgod] by steve_ HOST
Aug 12, 2009 (9:59 am)
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Replying to: blueiedgod (Aug 12, 2009 8:37 am)

Not specific to Hondas, but I've been reading a few posts in recent months that discourage people from "automatically" replacing water pumps whenever the timing belt is replaced. Some mechanics seem to think they rarely fail.
 
If I was doing a timing belt at 60k intervals, I might skip it the first time. For the 105k interval, I'd probably put a new one in.
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Re: replacing belts on 2001 Honda CRV [steve_] by lal6
Aug 12, 2009 (1:30 pm)
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Replying to: steve_ (Aug 12, 2009 9:59 am)

OK, thanks. I'll ask my mechanic what he thinks about the water pump. But what about the drive belts? Should they all automatically be replaced at this point? (I've got 65,000 miles on the car).

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