Timing Belt on 98 civic

Well, it's that 100,000 mile time on my civic, so I was going to replace
the timing belt. I've done this before on similar engines, and I can do it
in less than an hour but... This engine has AC, Power Steering, and PBs,
and all this stuff is right in from of the timing belt cover. I'm looking
at, but I can't tell if I will be able to work around all those hoses and
tubes, or if I have to disconnect those in order to work. Has anyone done
this before on this engine? Can you get round the hoses for the AC and
what not or do you have to pull them out? If I have to pull them out I
think I may actually pay someone to do it because having to refill all
those fluids, and recharge the AC doen't excite me.

Thanks,

Paul.

Pdigmking wrote:
> Well, it's that 100,000 mile time on my civic, so I was going to replace
> the timing belt. I've done this before on similar engines, and I can do it
> in less than an hour but... This engine has AC, Power Steering, and PBs,
> and all this stuff is right in from of the timing belt cover. I'm looking
> at, but I can't tell if I will be able to work around all those hoses and
> tubes, or if I have to disconnect those in order to work. Has anyone done
> this before on this engine? Can you get round the hoses for the AC and
> what not or do you have to pull them out? If I have to pull them out I
> think I may actually pay someone to do it because having to refill all
> those fluids, and recharge the AC doen't excite me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul.

all the hoses are flexible at that point, so you don't need to
disconnect anything. it's a pita to work around, but it's doable and a
good deal less trouble than recharging your a/c. get the honda manual -
it walks you through it. helminc.com

jim beam > wrote in
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>>
>> Paul.
>
> all the hoses are flexible at that point, so you don't need to
> disconnect anything. it's a pita to work around, but it's doable and
> a good deal less trouble than recharging your a/c. get the honda
> manual - it walks you through it. helminc.com
>

Thanks Jim.

Check out how Honda Tuning Magazine did it o a 99 Civic DX:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...3c3c4c04fa4e8#


On Jul 8, 9:28*am, Pdigmking > wrote:
> Well, it's that 100,000 mile time on my civic, so I was going to replace
> the timing belt. *I've done this before on similar engines, and I can do it
> in less than an hour but... *This engine has AC, Power Steering, and PBs,
> and all this stuff is right in from of the timing belt cover. *I'm looking
> at, but I can't tell if I will be able to work around all those hoses and
> tubes, or if I have to disconnect those in order to work. *Has anyone done
> this before on this engine? *Can you get round the hoses for the AC and
> what not or do you have to pull them out? *If I have to pull them out I
> think I may actually pay someone to do it because having to refill all
> those fluids, and recharge the AC doen't excite me.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Paul.