# Motor Mounts and timing chain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mounts-and-timing-chain/80650>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 31, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mounts-and-timing-chain/80650 "2013-07-31T06:47:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![geri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@geri](https://community.cartalk.com/u/geri)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mounts-and-timing-chain/80650/1 "2013-07-31T06:47:57Z")

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How much should replacing motor mounts on a 2003 Honda Odyssey in NYC cost. I got a quote of $700.00. Is it important to change the timing chain every 100,000 miles? I have changed it at 100,000 miles now the car has 205,000 and it was recommened I should have the job done for $1,000.00.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 7:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mounts-and-timing-chain/80650/2 "2013-07-31T07:01:25Z")

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All four mounts? I’d expect the mounts to cost about $350 for the parts, and about 4 hours labor. $700 seems very reasonable for this.

I think you may have a timing belt, not a chain. What does your owner’s manual say about the service interval? On newer cars like yours usually they are about 100K/7 years. Go by what the owner’s manual says. Sometimes you have to adjust the interval for the type of driving you do too. $1000 for just the belt seems a tad high. The belt itself is about $50 probably, and about 4 hours labor to replace maybe a little less, a little more. But I think they are probably recommending to replace the water pump and some idler pulleys and some cam seals too, so $1000 is reasonable for all that I think.

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**Author:** ![Stoveguyy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Stoveguyy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stoveguyy)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/motor-mounts-and-timing-chain/80650/3 "2013-07-31T15:51:40Z")

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good for you. you are getting lots of use of your van and join the rare club who gets to change their belt twice. are you planning on doing it 3 times? at 300k? at least you are not in the club that gets to change their motor after timing belt breaks from no service efforts.