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Rockauto.com has always been a good place to buy parts in my opinion. Shipping costs are a bit iffy but sometimes they surprise you. If you have any questions you can call them too. I did once, surprised the one that answered was American to be honest. There’s also ebay.com, I buy a lot of interior and niche car pieces there.
On junk yards: I once junked a For Aerostar 1996 that had a new front bumper, rack and pinion, and water pump on it. I wonder what lucky bastard got to it and prospered off my miserable luck. Check the yards, you never know.
If it was only a few years old and the first timing belt service, I’d check the condition of the idler and, if it felt OK I’d go with it. But in your case it’s a 12 year old vehicle so I’d be a little weary if it was still the original in there. I don’t think they are a problem area for Hondas, but still, better safe than sorry.
As for price, there are some great places on the internet to get Honda parts – I’d do some searching and see if you can get one for a reasonable price. Try Majestic Honda and Bernardi Honda.
And don’t forget the water pump while you are in there.
+ 1 on the water pump. better now then having to take it apart again in a month when it fails ( seems to always work out that way LOL )
Replace the drive belts, timing belt, water pump, and coolant. You don’t need to do the tensioners if you spin them and don’t hear any noise and there is some resistance as you spin them meaning that they don’t ‘freewheel’ for a long time when spun. The Honda tensioners are pretty good and I rarely see a problem with them and have reused WAY more than I have ever replaced and have not had any problems with that practice.
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