How to Remove & Replace a Timing Belt on a 6-Cylinder 2000 Honda Accord
- 1). Disconnect the negative battery cable from the terminal. With the vehicle in park, apply the parking brake and block the rear wheels.
- 2). Remove the drive belts using a wrench on the tensioner pulley center bolt and turn the tensioner counter-clockwise to release the drive belt tension. Remove the belt. Remove the power steering pump by removing the pump mounting bolts and then moving the pump away from the area. Do not disconnect the power steering lines from the pump; position the assembly off to the side.
- 3). Remove the spark plugs using a spark plug socket by turning it counterclockwise. This will make it easier to turn the crankshaft.
- 4). Position the number 1 piston at Top Dead Center (TDC), which is the highest point in the cylinder that each piston reaches as it travels up-and-down during crankshaft rotation, by turning the cranskshaft with a socket and ratchet attached to the bolt threaded into the front of the crankshaft. Align the TDC notch on the crankshaft pulley with the pointer on the timing belt lower cover.
- 5). Loosen the lug nuts on the right front wheel and lift the front of the vehicle on jack stands. Remove the right front wheel. Remove the splash guard by removing the fasteners securing the inner fender splash guard in place. Place a floor jack under the oil pan with a block of wood on the jack to protect the pan. Remove the splash shield from under the radiator by removing the 10 mounting fasteners that are located just above the radiator.
- 6). Remove the two bolts and wiring harness retainer holding the passenger-side engine mount to the block. Remove the trough-bolt, mount, engine mount bracket and the engine oil dipstick tube.
- 7). Remove the upper timing belt covers from the rear cylinder bank. Align the marks on the sprocket with the mark on the rear cover and verify the camshaft sprocket timing marks are aligned with the rear cylinder bank.
- 8). Hold the crankshaft with a strap wrench and loosen and remove the crankshaft pulley bolt. Remove the lower timing belt cover bolts and cover. Slip the timing belt guide off the crank shaft sprocket, noting the installation. Note the alignment of the crankshaft sprocket timing marks and recheck the position of the timing marks. Install the timing belt in a clockwise direction, starting at the crankshaft sprocket and tensioner pulley, then rear camshaft sprocket, water pump, front camshaft sprocket and idler pulley.
- 9). With the chamfered edge facing away, install the outer timing belt guide over the camshaft sprocket. Tighten the idler pulley bolt to 33 foot-pounds. Remove the battery hold-down bolt that was holding the tensioner pulley in position.
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Turn the crankshaft slowly six revolutions clockwise using a socket and breaker bar on the crankshaft pulley bolt to seat the belt, then return to TDC. Recheck the alignment of cam and crank timing marks. - 11
Install the lower timing belt cover. Install the crankshaft pulley, aligning the pulley keyway with the crankshaft key. Install the bolt and tighten it to 104 inch-pounds. - 12
Recheck the timing marks. Reinstall the remaining parts in the reverse order of removal, starting with installation of upper timing belt covers. Then, install the engine oil dipstick tube, engine mount bracket and trough-bolt mount. Then, reinstall the wiring harness retainer. Replace the splash shield under the radiator, the inner splash guard, the right front wheel and the lug nuts. Lower the vehicle and fully tighten the lug nuts. Reconnect the battery.
