# Timing belt for 1999 Honda Civic **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 29, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160 "2012-04-29T17:55:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RLINSK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9bd4f/32.png) [@RLINSK](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RLINSK)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/1 "2012-04-29T17:55:30Z")
Roughly how much should it cost? ---
**Author:** ![jesmed1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jesmed1/32/2097_2.png) [@jesmed1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jesmed1)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/2 "2012-04-29T18:21:20Z")
This will give you a price range for your zip code: > **[Car Repair Estimates | Auto Shop & Mechanic Reviews - RepairPal](https://repairpal.com/)** > > RepairPal is the leading provider of auto repair and maintenance information to consumers. Our RepairPal Certified shop network helps you find a repair shop you can trust, and our RepairPrice Estimator ensures you never pay more than you should. We... Remember that the water pump is also typically replaced at the same time as the timing belt. ---
**Author:** ![asemaster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@asemaster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/asemaster)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/3 "2012-04-29T19:39:30Z")
Depends where you are, as labor rates at independent “corner garage” shops can range from $70-$120/hr. But for me, “bare-bones” t-belt replacement about $300. “Complete” with new timing belt tensioner, water pump, coolant, valve cover gasket, replacement of oil seals and all other belts, $550-$600. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/4 "2012-04-29T21:24:09Z")
$600 assumes the belt has not broken while the engine is running… ---
**Author:** ![mark9207](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@mark9207](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mark9207)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/5 "2012-04-29T22:48:44Z")
$600 would be a pretty good price for a complete job. It’s expensive because it’s time consuming to do this bit of preventive maintenance. Multiply that by four if the belt failed while the engine was running. Hondas pretty much always trash their valves when the timing belt fails, leading to lots of expensive engine repairs or replacements, which is why it’s important to do this on a regular basis if you want the car to last. ---
**Author:** ![FordMan1959](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ea666f/32.png) [@FordMan1959](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FordMan1959)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/6 "2012-04-30T02:25:09Z")
Or if you have tools and are mechanically inclined you could buy a repair manual and do timing belt, tensioner, and water pump all for probably under $100. If you take this route don’t make an error when aligning the timing marks or you’re likely to do hundreds or thousands of dollars damage to your engine. In the last year I’ve done timing belt/water pump on two of my cars for about $75. each. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/7 "2012-04-30T02:28:52Z")
Timing belt about $30. Associated parts and labor $600-$800 ---
**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-for-1999-honda-civic/72160/8 "2012-04-30T02:51:42Z")
Along with a timing belt you should get new coolant, a new serpentine belt, a water pump, and a belt tensioner. The whole job is $550-700 and depends on your location. NYC, Long Island, San Francisco will he on the higher side. Rural PA is about $580, what I paid for the job on an '03 Civic.