# Timing Chain

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** accord, honda\
**Created:** [March 11, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923 "2010-03-11T18:31:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![a241241](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@a241241](https://community.cartalk.com/u/a241241)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923/1 "2010-03-11T18:31:54Z")

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What should a timing chain and installation cost for a Honda Accord 2003?

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923/2 "2010-03-11T18:37:19Z")

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The best way to find this info is to get estimates from 2 or 3 different local mechanics. Pricing varies greatly from region to region.

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923/3 "2010-03-11T18:38:59Z")

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It depends on where you live. Call around for some quotes from independent mechanics, dealerships, and chain operations, like RPM Automotive and maybe a tire seller.

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**Author:** ![eraser1998](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6de8d8/32.png) [@eraser1998](https://community.cartalk.com/u/eraser1998)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923/4 "2010-03-11T19:34:55Z")

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Are you sure you need a timing chain? Those things should last a LONG time. I’d be shocked if a 7 year old car needed a new chain.

If you have a 6 cylinder, it used a belt, and those should be changed at regular intervals.

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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:** [March 11, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/timing-chain/45923/5 "2010-03-11T20:03:19Z")

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Timing CHAINS are not a normal service item…Are you sure you are not talking about a rubber belt?

If it is a belt, replacement cost, including the idler (tensioner) and water pump can approach four figures…