For my son’s 2008 v6 accord I purchased a kit on amazon for $189 which included
AISIN Water Pump
•AISIN Hydraulic Tensioner
•Koyo Idler Bearing
•Koyo Tensioner Bearing
•Mitsuboshi Timing Belt
•Water Pump O-Ring
+ serpentine belt
+ coolant
+ long low profile wrenches
40k miles later, no problems thank God.
Additional notes:
- This was the most involved repair job I ever did. Took more than a few hours, slow and methodical. There’s a few useful YouTube videos.
- I borrowed the 50 mm crank pulley tool from Auto Zone to save a few dollars.
- As others have mentioned, the crank nut is a challenge. I didn’t have any power tools, only breaker bars. I sprayed liquid wrench but it didn’t help. I even bent one of my Dad’s old breaker bars. What worked? I applied a MAPP gas torch for 3-4 minutes on the nut, then used a 18-24 inch breaker bar. There was a loud crack when the nut loosened. I thought “Either the nut is loose or I broke something“. This job takes commitment. It was interesting to me that the bolt threads and nut were free of any corrosion, I thought that would be the reason it was so difficult to remove.
- Before removing the old timing belt I marked the belt using White-out In three locations. After removing the belt, count the teeth and mark the new belt in exactly the same locations based on teeth count.
- I estimate that I saved my son $300.