Just bought a 2004 Honda Civic VTech with 37000 miles. When does Honda recommend changing the timing belt?

Although your milage is very low your belt is do by time.Alot of times i consider the wear of the external belts because the timing belt will wear similar to them and considering the cost of replacing a timing belt as a maitenence compared to a failure I would definitely do it now.

It has a timing belt. Recommended to be replace every 105,000 miles, timing belt also run's your water pump good idea to also replace, your engine is also an INTERFERENCE ENGINE which will damage your cylinder head valve's if timing belt goes bad. Hope this was very helpful.

They recommend 60,000 miles. I have seen cars go a lot farther than that, but if it snaps, look out. You got trouble. A lot of engines are intermittent, meaning the valves will hit the pistons if not timed correctly, and they will do some damage, I had a guy who thought he was a mechanic, change my belt, 11 miles later, the cam was in 3 pieces. And then he denies it! On the other hand, some engines are free running, meaning that they can spin all day out of time and nothing will happen. Find out what you have in the Honda, and then decide when to change that belt. Hope this helps.

The service book will tell you the answer you want but if you havent got it then its between 50,000 and 70.000 miles ..

Honda reccomends timing belt change at 100k. Most Honda dealers like you to change the belt at 90,000 miles (90k). some auto repair places will want to change the belt at 60k but that is not necessary (Note: if in a severe cold or hot climate like florida or canada you would change the belt before 90k or if the belt is over 7 years old.. Good luck:

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7 years or:
Replace the belt at 60,000 miles (100,000 km) if you regularly drive your vehicle in one or more of these conditions: in very high temperatures (over 110°F, 43°C) or in very low temperatures (under 20°F, 29°C).

The water pump's on both of those cars are driven by the timing belts. You shouldnt have to change the timing belt for at least 60,000 miles, although different manufacturers specify what mileage they want the belts changed at. Changing those belts can be complicated, and it's a considerable amount of work to even access them. My honest advise is, if you've never done a timing belt before, either take it to a good shop, or buy a good timing belt book, Chilton has one that is excellent, and make sure you have the tools you need and a lot of patience.

belt, change it you are playing an expensive game waiting

every 80k miles

It's actaully a timing belt, not a chain. But the mileage recommendation i believe is 60,000 or 90,000 miles.