Oil change after timing belt replacement?

[Blokey]

I have an appointment next week to get the timing belt changed on my '00 Acura 3.2TL. The original belt was changed at ~70K and the car now has 161,800 miles. I'm at 1800 miles on my 10K mi OCI (99.9% highway) and I've got plenty of oil availalbe in my stash so an oil change is no big deal.

Do you think it would be advisable to change the oil right after the timing belt change or do you think the oil should be fine after such engine work to keep in use for the rest of the OCI?

TIA

 

[pbm]

I don't see how changing the TB would affect the oil...I'd leave it in for your intended OCI.

 

[yonyon]

As far as my feeble old memory can tell me it isn't necessary to pull the valve covers to get at that timing belt so I'd go with leaving the oil in there until you would normally replace it.

 

[Dave Hess]

No.

 

[aquariuscsm]

If you have a premium oil in your Acura right now,make sure they don`t drain it and refill it with some bulk junk they may use. Specify *NO OIL CHANGE*.

 

[Rand]

its not a timing chain.. change.. no oil replacement is needed.

 

[cptbarkey]

if you are getting crank seal replaced, then you have no choice but to get the oil drained, or at least except to lose some

 

[Blokey]

Thanks for the replies - a unanimous "no oil change needed".

 

[Tegger]

Originally Posted By: yonyon
As far as my feeble old memory can tell me it isn't necessary to pull the valve covers to get at that timing belt

That is correct.

 

[Vikas]

Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
if you are getting crank seal replaced, then you have no choice but to get the oil drained, or at least except to lose some
Is that part of routine replacement? I had not heard anybody replacing the crank seal just because they are in the area.

 

[mechtech2]

Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
if you are getting crank seal replaced, then you have no choice but to get the oil drained, or at least except to lose some


Nonsense. The crank oil seal is not immersed.

To the OP: I would not change the oil.

 

[yonyon]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
if you are getting crank seal replaced, then you have no choice but to get the oil drained, or at least except to lose some
Is that part of routine replacement? I had not heard anybody replacing the crank seal just because they are in the area.


Replacing the crank seal just because you're there (and you know it will eventually start leaking if you don't replace it) is pretty much a Subaru thing.

 

[Virtuoso]

Replaced a crank seal on an SHO "while I was in there" during a timing belt replacement. It leaked. Never again... if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

And no, don't change the oil.

 

[Vikas]

My understanding is that most so called "timing belt kits" usually don't come with a crank seal. On the other side of the engine, if the transmission is off, then most would insist on replacing the main seal.

 

[hypervish]

Originally Posted By: yonyon
Originally Posted By: Vikas
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
if you are getting crank seal replaced, then you have no choice but to get the oil drained, or at least except to lose some
Is that part of routine replacement? I had not heard anybody replacing the crank seal just because they are in the area.


Replacing the crank seal just because you're there (and you know it will eventually start leaking if you don't replace it) is pretty much a Subaru thing.


I'm going to replace my crank seal and cam seals when I get in there at the end of this month to replace my timing belt and water pump. I'll change all pulleys and hydraulic tensioner too.

 

[hypervish]

Originally Posted By: Vikas
My understanding is that most so called "timing belt kits" usually don't come with a crank seal. On the other side of the engine, if the transmission is off, then most would insist on replacing the main seal.


I've been looking at timing belt kit's on ebay recently, and most of them include cam and crank seals, well at least for the 1MZ-FE motor.

 

[threeputtpar]

Originally Posted By: yonyon
Originally Posted By: Vikas
Originally Posted By: cptbarkey
if you are getting crank seal replaced, then you have no choice but to get the oil drained, or at least except to lose some
Is that part of routine replacement? I had not heard anybody replacing the crank seal just because they are in the area.


Replacing the crank seal just because you're there (and you know it will eventually start leaking if you don't replace it) is pretty much a Subaru thing.


It's also a VW/Audi thing, along with the cam seals that are behind the timing sprockets. It's the same labor to replace the timing belt as it would be to replace the two cam and one crank seal, so it's a no-brainer to do them at the same time.