Question on Replacing Belt on 89 Civic

89 civic automatic. 200,000 miles
I'm going to replace all 3 belts. I don't feel like going to mechanic
since I feel the car is old. It's over 200,000 and it's time to take care
by myself. I wonder how hard is to replace alternator belt, water pump belt and
air condition belt. Look at all 3 belt, they are all old. I don't have to
test. I like to replace and my problem is I don't feel like I can do that since
there is no space to do the job. I have one neighbor who knows about the
car a lots. I like to ask him some advice but I'm too shy to do that.

 

(Leo Lee) decided to join the conversation on 12 Oct
2003 with message

I'd recommend geting a repair manual, I have the Haynes one for 1984-1991
Civics, it's pretty decent.. But, I hear Chilton's is much better.

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Haynes is even better. Haynes = dealer service manual.

As long as you can loosen the alternator bolts, and then tighen the
belts with the proper tension, it's simple.

 

What colour is your sky?

 

The factory manual is worlds ahead of Haynes. There is NO comparison.

 

The offical Honda shop manual is the Helm manual (much better), not
Haynes. And changing the timing belt, which is the belt that drives
the water pump, IS NOT an easy job. If you do change the timing belt,
change the water pump at the same time since when the pump fails it
will destroy the belt as well. The good news is that if your '89
Civic still has the stock motor (non-Vtec), it's a non-interferance
mtor and the valve train has about a 95% chance of survival.

 

ALL 88+ Civic motors are interference type.



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93 Honda Civic DX HB
1.6L SOHC VTEC 14.85 @ 89 mph,1.98 60 ft.
With ZEX 85 hp ZEX 13.09 @ 103 mph, 1.81 60ft.
86 Pontiac Trans Am
225/50/15 GForce Drag Radials
305 peanut cammed 15.29 @ 88 mph
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The offical Honda shop manual is the Helm manual (much better), not
Haynes. And changing the timing belt, which is the belt that drives
the water pump, IS NOT an easy job. If you do change the timing belt,
change the water pump at the same time since when the pump fails it
will destroy the belt as well. The good news is that if your '89
Civic still has the stock motor (non-Vtec), it's a non-interferance
mtor and the valve train has about a 95% chance of survival.[/QUOTE]