# Question about a 4 cylinder Honda Civic Hybrid

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civichybrid, honda\
**Created:** [January 11, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629 "2013-01-11T03:26:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Raci570](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@Raci570](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Raci570)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/1 "2013-01-11T03:26:33Z")

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Does this car have a timing belt or timing chain? It’s a 2005 model.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/2 "2013-01-11T03:58:36Z")

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Look at your manufacturer’s recommended maintenance schedule. If it says to change the belt, it has a belt. If it doesn’t it’s a chain.

Or you could look at the catalog in the Gates Timing Belt section. If it isn’t listed, it’s a chain.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/3 "2013-01-11T04:07:52Z")

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Gates does not show a belt.

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**Author:** ![Raci570](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba9def/32.png) [@Raci570](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Raci570)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/4 "2013-01-11T05:20:48Z")

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So it’s your opinion that this car has a timing chain rather than a belt?

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/5 "2013-01-11T05:25:08Z")

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Chain.

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**Author:** ![GSragtop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7c8e57/32.png) [@GSragtop](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSragtop)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/6 "2013-01-11T05:30:40Z")

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All Hondas except the v6 have been chained since 2003 I think.

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**Author:** ![Conoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Conoso](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Conoso)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2013, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/question-about-a-4-cylinder-honda-civic-hybrid/76629/7 "2013-01-14T23:15:24Z")

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The Hybrid Civic has a chain, all other Civics had a belt until 2006 model.