Advice on 100K mile Services
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 1
My 2014 Honda Accord V6 has about 85,000 miles on it, and it recently started making a knocking sound when it's cold. People on the forums suggest it could be a loose tensioner or idler. I've never had the belts replaced, though they were inspected last year, and the mechanic didn’t notice any significant wear. I did have the transmission fluid changed at 65,000 miles. From what I understand, the 100,000-mile service is mostly just inspections. As one person stated in the conversation, the 100K mile service is about $2K. This is the list of items I was given to have replaced. I was told that if your going to replace the tensioner then you just as well do the following.
A full timing belt kit service — make sure it includes:
A full timing belt kit service — make sure it includes:
- Timing belt
- Tensioner + idler pulleys
- Water pump
- Coolant
- Drive belts
- (Optionally) valve cover gaskets and cam seals if they need to come off
Am I missing anything?
Joined: Feb 2025
Posts: 5
From: Orlando
Timing belt cost
you NEED to do the timing belt serivce, including the water pump and seals. If that belt snaps, you won't be driving anywhere!
valve adjustment - use your judgement. If the motor seems noisy (clicking sounds) when warm, I would opt to do it. Otherwise you can live without it.
The timing belt job shouldn't set you back more than $500 and is vital to the life of your car. If you change it as schedualed, you can expect at least another 100K out of that car.
And just a reminder, keep that oil changed!
valve adjustment - use your judgement. If the motor seems noisy (clicking sounds) when warm, I would opt to do it. Otherwise you can live without it.
The timing belt job shouldn't set you back more than $500 and is vital to the life of your car. If you change it as schedualed, you can expect at least another 100K out of that car.
And just a reminder, keep that oil changed!
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