I have a 2017 Honda Accord 3.5L V6 coupe, 34,600 miles. I was told by several mechanics that it is recommended to get the timing belt done, since it has been 7 years owning the car.
Should I wait until the maintenance minder comes on or do I just get the timing belt done regardless? Looking forward to what you think. Thanks!

 

I have always ignored age and just considered miles on a vehicle for wear until I took my 2014 Accord apart for timing chains and related parts. I have just 91,0000 but even the bolts on everything were either rusted to a point of needing replacement or seized. The water pump looked perfect but the seal was falling apart. Valve cover and oil pan seal were leaking. I would change your timing belt and front seals. Do you have any oil leaks in that area?

 

Thanks Chris. I don't have any leaks, and I appreciate your advice.

 

Had a friend who ignored his timing belt and ended up with a hefty repair bill. personally, I'd rather spend a bit now than risk major engine damage later. just my two cents.

 

Thanks for your reply!

 

I was just at Honda. One of the service advisors told me to wait at least 4 more years or 60K miles. He told me the 7 year Honda requirement was just to make money, and my car that has such low miles does not need to have a new timing belt. I'm going to post this in the main forum, but just wanted you to know in case you may think he's totally wrong or what. Thanks!

 

Some people use the serpentine belt condition as a gauge for timing belt wear.

 

FWIW...From another forum. I'd like to believe this post because I have a 2006 Accord V6 and have not replaced the timing belt.

https://community.cartalk.com/t/timi...mileage/150390

 

very often timing belts last many years and miles longer than the factory replacement recommendation. My 2000 Civic has 106k miles and 14 years on the belt. I had a Miata and quite a number of folks on the Miata forum have early 1990s Miatas with the original timing belt and over 250k miles. However, the (Gen 1, at least) Miatas have a non interference engine so no big deal if the timing belt breaks.

in your case you have a relatively new car, so might be worth it to replace the belt. But my guess is that you could go several more years without a t. belt problem.

 

Some people use the serpentine belt condition as a gauge for timing belt wear as per KRIS
I hate to disagree with that statement ,not a good idea to compare serpentine belts to timing belt change time,, timing belt is totally covered , serpentine belts are not, they can dry and crack a lot faster cause they are exposed to the elements, water /dirt can get in them ,, If you do a lot of city driving 60-70 k is a good time to think about replacing t-belt , if it has 35k even if it's 7 years old I would not replace t-belt