Hokiefyd
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Originally Posted By: k24a4
Too bad you won't have the pleasure of doing the same to the CRV. You could always "yank" the chain out for fun, and our benefit.
Yeah, the timing belt was a properly fun job. It may not be so on other vehicles, but it's a cake-walk on the large Honda SUVs (or at least it was on ours). Because the CR-V uses an engine with a chain, Honda didn't engineer-in near the clearance at the front of the engine that would be required for an easy timing belt change. I'm sure a K24 timing chain could be replaced in-situ, but it would be a much more difficult task. It's not possible to change the serpentine belt, for example, without the thin snake-like tool designed for that job. You can't get a rachet and socket in there as you can on the MDX.
Maybe I'll get to help someone out with a Honda timing belt job soon, to pay the experience forward some...
Too bad you won't have the pleasure of doing the same to the CRV. You could always "yank" the chain out for fun, and our benefit.
Yeah, the timing belt was a properly fun job. It may not be so on other vehicles, but it's a cake-walk on the large Honda SUVs (or at least it was on ours). Because the CR-V uses an engine with a chain, Honda didn't engineer-in near the clearance at the front of the engine that would be required for an easy timing belt change. I'm sure a K24 timing chain could be replaced in-situ, but it would be a much more difficult task. It's not possible to change the serpentine belt, for example, without the thin snake-like tool designed for that job. You can't get a rachet and socket in there as you can on the MDX.
Maybe I'll get to help someone out with a Honda timing belt job soon, to pay the experience forward some...