This weekend I tore my car apart to change out the timing belt and water pump. I am at 169,000 and I figured with my driving habits it would be a better safe than sorry type of thing. But when I pulled them out the belts looked really good, but better safe than sorry
anyways, I read all the posts and to all those who are thinking of doing this themselves.... there are certain things you need to know before tackleing this.
-you NEED the honda crank holder tool... I tryed everything and I finally had to use a huge C clamp and damage the pulley slightly to keep it still to get the crank bolt off.
-The crank bolt is without a doubt one of the hardest bolts to get off on a 4 cylinder car I have ever touched. SO, either have enough extentions to get past the fender (about 18" worth) and 6' of piping to use a breaker bar and High quality 1/2" tools. Or have a high quality air impact wrench.
at this point I am only half finished with the job due to spending hours trying to get the pulley bolt off without having the correct tools. AND more importantly auto zone sold me a water pump and timing belt for the FVCKING SOHC 2.2l motor
so know I have to wait till wed to get the parts then next weekend to finsh the job.
Overall, this a very do able job for someone that has paitence and knowledge of engines in general. If you can replace a clutch or a drive axel or something like that then you can do this. Just leave yourself lots of time and make sure you have the right tools and parts
also-WD40 is your friend
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