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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

2003 Honda Civic Maintenace



My friend Andrew needed to get his routine 60,000 mile scheduled maintenance and timing belt replaced on his Honda Civic. The car needed some TLC and if you look at the pics below, you'll see why.

My favorite Honda technician Scott was chosen for the job and as usual, he has done superb job.


Dirty engine bay


Some corrosion on the battery



Old air filter


New air filter


Old cabin air filter (he used to breath in this stuff!!!)


New cabin air filter

After draining the engine oil, coolant and transmission fluid, it was time to replace the timing belt:


Unplugging all the electrical wiring


The engine head pulled apart


One of the accessory belts that were replaced (you can see some small cracks on the old one)


After about 20 minutes of tearing apart half the engine bay, we now finally see the timing belt and the cam gear


Also replaced the water pump (part of the 60,000 mile service)


New timing belt in place

Before the car gets returned to the customer, Scott degrease the engine bay from any leftover chemical fluids and rinses it with water:





All clean:


I highly advise everyone to be up to date with their vehicle manufacturer's maintenance schedule because getting it done will prevent your engine from failure and costing you more money in the long run.

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