Hi

I picked up a 98 accord last week for comuting to and from work, it has 108K mi, is there a way to tell if the timing belt has been changed before?

 

v6 or 4 cyl?

 

its a 4 cyl.

 

Im sure you can always take it to your local mechanic and they should be able to tell you...Free of charge, of course

 

I don't think someone could tell just by looking at the belt.

If you bought the car from a dealership, call their service department to find out the service records of the original owner.

 

or go to somewhere like vehix and have a history report done on the car.

 

Also if it was done at a Honda Certified shop, there should be a sticker indicating the date of change on the timing belt cover.
If you bought the car at a non-Honda dealer, I would be willing to bet it has not been changed yet.