# Civic

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/civic/19887>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [September 22, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/civic/19887 "2008-09-22T16:06:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bedrock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bedrock/32/868_2.png) [@bedrock](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bedrock)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/civic/19887/1 "2008-09-22T16:06:33Z")

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do the newer model honda civic have timing chain.

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2008, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/civic/19887/2 "2008-09-22T17:39:21Z")

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It depends on your definition of “newer.” I did a quick check on [Gates.com](http://Gates.com) and found that in 2005 there was one Civic engine (the 1.7) that had a belt, but the other two (the 2.0 and the hybrid) did not. In 2007 none of the available engines had a belt, so they are all chains now.

One way to be certain is to check the maintenance schedule that comes with the owner’s manual. If the engine has a timing belt, there will be a recommended replacement interval in the maintenance schedule. If there is no mention of a timing belt (or cam drive belt), then you can be pretty sure the engine has a chain.