How much does a timing belt replacement cost on a honda civic?

I have a 1998 Honda Civic lx. I have 185,000 miles on it and have been told multiple times that i should have the timing belt replaced. Does anyone know how much that generally costs? There is a place here that says that the price starts at $199. Let me know your thoughts!!! Thanks!|||The labour time is 3.6 hours for that job. This quote is for air conditioning, cruise control power steering which will all interfere with getting to the timing belt. Now because the water pump is driven by the timing belt, it makes sense to replace it at the same time. The belt will be around $60 and the pump is almost $90 from the dealer. The labour is the shops door rate times the 3.6... I just did one yesterday.





- Automotive apprentice|||This is really interesting...my husband got quote at more than 3 times what everyone is saying( around 900+) . I'm glad to know that it can be done ourselves or that we really need to shop around.

Report Abuse

|||Having 185,000 miles doesn't necessarily mean you need to have a timing belt replacement. If the people who keep telling you multiple times without knowing your car's history, then they either have a personal agenda or just repeating what others have said to them.





If you've had your timing belt replaced within the last 90,000 you should still be fine. If you haven't had a timing belt replacement for over 100,000 miles, consider having it replaced.





A new timing belt could cost you about $50 from your local auto parts store. A new tensioner could cost you around $20. So that would be about $130 for just the labor if the total cost starts at $199.





Although I did the labor to replace my own timing belt for free, I would think $130 is still high...more like $50 - $100 would be reasonable.





If you would like to read how a timing belt is replaced, you can learn here:





http://www.hondacivicrepairs.com/timing_鈥?/a>





Good luck!|||hondas are kinda weird, if the timing belt breaks due to old age, your valves will hit your pistons, and then you will need a new engine. So get this done ASAP! i would also suggest replacing the water pump, you must take off the timing belt in order to replace the water pump. it may not be bad right now, but say you pay the 500$ to do the timing belt tomorrow, then by friday the water pump goes out, guess what, youll have to pay money to have that timing belt taken back off.....so its a waste of money not to do the water pump at the same time as the timing belt.....with that said, most shops charge around 600$ for the timing belt and water pump.





Good luck|||3-500.00 Must use factory timing belt, water pump and tensioner, make sure they replace the seals on the cam and crank shaft while they are in there and you should be fine for another 100k miles. If you do not think the motor has that much left, use any timing belt and you should be ok for 60-80k miles. The cost differance is not very much for a little more peace of mind.|||300 to 450 i would make sure you change all the tensioners and waterpump also.