New belts

[andyconnolly]

Where's the best place to get new belts for the car ie timing belt etc... Going in for a full service to get oil, filters Sparks and belts done
Also best place for a wheel bearing ?

[Merlin]

I got my timing belt and balance shaft belt from Honda. I think they were £60 odd combined.

Euro Car Parts do a Continental timing belt for £17 http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/Honda ... e0a&000336 And they do timing belt kits http://www.eurocarparts.com/timing-belt-kit

Are you replacing the timing belt tensioner? What mileage is your car? Thought about doing the water pump while you are in there?

[andyconnolly]

The clock reads 153k
Would it be worth while doing the tensioner ?
Never thought about the water pump ? Should that be done aswell?

[Merlin]

Yes and yes With the age of the car it would be wise to do both while you are changing the belts.

You could go for a new OEM tensioner, H23 manual tensioner conversion or the Kaizenspeed manual tensioner. All will be around the same price. Also best not to scrimp on the water pump. Me and @Vanzep compared cheap water pump Vs OEM and the cheap one had smaller impellers.

[andyconnolly]

Cheers will look into it then
Is the manual tensioner better than the auto one ?

[Merlin]

The auto tension will be fine however there is the chance that it may fail. The chance of it failing is greatly reduced when you fit a new one. The auto tensioner is reportedly fiddly to install as you need something to compress it while installing.

[andyconnolly]

The manual sounds better then
£90 for the conversion kit? Or can you get them cheaper than that?

[Merlin]

That is the going rate. It take a little thought to install the manual kit but its not difficult. The Kaizenspeed manual tensioner is pretty much plug and play from what I have read.