# Timing belt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** belts, civic, timing-belts, honda\
**Created:** [May 5, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445 "2010-05-05T19:00:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![joeschenk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@joeschenk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joeschenk)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445/1 "2010-05-05T19:00:52Z")

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i have a honda civic 2003 dx even thou it has 62000 miles on it , the manuel says change the timing belt 10/or 100000 miles if it a belt but if its a chain dont have to or so i think?  
  
 question how do i know if my civic 03 has a timing chain or belt what do i have to ask you guys on here

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**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445/2 "2010-05-05T19:09:23Z")

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Take a look here:  
[http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2256&location\_id=3487](http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2256&location_id=3487)  
Looks like you do not have a timing belt listed, so you should have a timing chain. It does not require periodic replacement.

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**Author:** ![joeschenk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@joeschenk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joeschenk)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445/3 "2010-05-05T19:37:57Z")

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ok thank you but i should get the plugs changed at 100000 miles or 10 years

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445/4 "2010-05-05T19:52:55Z")

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You have a timing belt, my sis in law just had her changed out. I think interval is 100-105k miles.

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**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:** [May 5, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445/5 "2010-05-05T20:19:40Z")

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Most Honda’s have belts and if they break, Ka-Ching, $3500…This is not the time for guesswork’ Read your owners manual and learn…

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**Author:** ![Docnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecae2f/32.png) [@Docnick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Docnick)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-belt/48445/6 "2010-05-05T20:50:33Z")

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Or 7 years; OP needs to change the belt based on time elapsed.