# Timing Belt Replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [September 1, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533 "2010-09-01T23:46:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![94HondaAccordOwner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e8c25b/32.png) [@94HondaAccordOwner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/94HondaAccordOwner)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533/1 "2010-09-01T23:46:10Z")

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When replacing the timing belt, what other parts should be replaced?

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533/2 "2010-09-02T00:30:19Z")

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cover gasket, belt tension pulley and water pump.

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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 2, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533/3 "2010-09-02T00:33:43Z")

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And the balancer belt.

I also think it’s a good timt to replace the thermostat and radiator cap.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533/4 "2010-09-02T00:34:13Z")

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…+ serpentine belt and its tensioner.

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**Author:** ![BustedKnuckles](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bustedknuckles/32/25_2.png) [@BustedKnuckles](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BustedKnuckles)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 12:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt-replacement/54533/5 "2010-09-02T00:40:56Z")

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Each car and each engine option typically have different recommendations.

Your '94 Accord shows two separate timing belts, one for the cam shaft and one for the balancing shaft. They both have 90,000 mile change intervals. This car also has a timing belt-driven water pump. So the water pump should be replaced, as well as the tensioner and the tensioner pulley. There are also different installation procedures for a VTEC and non-VTEC engine for this car.