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The car does have low miles but year wise could be a problem. (dry rot)
You could remove the cover and inspect it and go from there or change it
and have the safety of not having to worry about it.I would replace the timing belt for the peace of mind if nothing else, especially if it was my mother’s car. I would probably also replace the timing belt tensioner and water pump at the same time. Even though the engine has low miles, because of acidification of the coolant over time the water pump could be corroded. I also recommend using Honda parts.
Edit: I just looked in the service manual for an ’04 Civic and it says this: “Replace timing belt and inspect auto-tensioner and water pump, every 110 thousand miles or every seven years, whichever comes first.” The ’05 is the same generation, so that would apply to yours as well.
If the drive belt and radiator hoses are also old, they should be changed as well. They should be routinely changed every 2-3 years anyway.
While most would think that low miles would be a good thing, and it generally is, vehicles need to be operated to stay in good shape. It is surprising how fast many things deteriorate on a vehicle from non-use or very light use. You might also want to inspect the side walls of the tires for ‘checking’–with the low miles you reported, they may be the original tires, and could be close to failing due to rubber degradation.
[quote=”cap269″ post=138868]I would replace the timing belt for the peace of mind if nothing else, especially if it was my mother’s car. I would probably also replace the timing belt tensioner and water pump at the same time. Even though the engine has low miles, because of acidification of the coolant over time the water pump could be corroded. I also recommend using Honda parts.
Edit: I just looked in the service manual for an ’04 Civic and it says this: “Replace timing belt and inspect auto-tensioner and water pump, every 110 thousand miles or every seven years, whichever comes first.” The ’05 is the same generation, so that would apply to yours as well.
If the drive belt and radiator hoses are also old, they should be changed as well. They should be routinely changed every 2-3 years anyway.
While most would think that low miles would be a good thing, and it generally is, vehicles need to be operated to stay in good shape. It is surprising how fast many things deteriorate on a vehicle from non-use or very light use. You might also want to inspect the side walls of the tires for ‘checking’–with the low miles you reported, they may be the original tires, and could be close to failing due to rubber degradation.
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I am all too familiar with those cracks on the sidewall. DID have a tire blow out on me on the highway! Good thing I know how to drive. Still…Great advice here. Mileage has not been surpassed, but age has. Change due to age. Rubber deteriorates. 🙂
Honda shoulda used a chain, like my truck…
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