Age limit on 2003 Honda Accord timing belt?

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saab_9_3

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I know the belt should be replaced at 100K-105K. My car is six years old and will be 7 come next January. It currently has just under 80K. The dealer which likes to get as much maintanance as possible wants me to change the belt come January at 7 years. I thought belts last about 100K if you do it in 8 years. Is there an recommended age limit on orginal Honda timing belts? Thanks.
Oh yes, they also will want me to replace the water pump and accessory belts (all of them). I usually wait until the water pump goes - thoughts? I agree with the other recommendations (flush coolent, inspect engine seals, adjust engine valves)
 
You should look into getting it replaced, it may do a lot of damage to the valvetrain if it were to break. The waterpump is kind of cheap insureance to do when the belt is being done, and all of the drive belts have to come off anyway, why not replace them if they are old?
 
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