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How often a car's cam belt needs replacing?

Aug 25, 2009 by JUAN G | Posted in Maintenance & Repairs

The cost of maintaining a car can be reasonably sky-high because of every single parts that come with an engine like the timing belt also called cam belt.I've got a used Honda and I actually make every effort to keep my car in great shape since it's all

READ your owner's manual, or call the Honda dealer. They won't lie to you. Most Honda's require a cam belt change every 100,000 miles. Some require it at 60,000 miles. If you are really concerned, find a library that carries the ALLDATA data base, and

Robert M | Aug 25, 2009

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