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I watched the video twice thru and wanted to comment before starting work (I might also just wait until tomorrow when it will be 10 degrees warmer), still don’t quite feel confident to jump in. First i’ll respond to nightflyr though.
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Okay I will assume that the cam seal should just be replaced outright then, i’m not sure if they were included with my timing belt kit or not (cant conveniently check/where i’m working on it is not right here) but I think I got the Aisin kit at the time which was the more expensive kit including alot of stuff. Though regardless of whether it does I can prefer a FelPro – should they also be in stock at most mechanic places including autozones/orielly types or is it preferably mail ordererable from that place? To be clear yes i’m trying to keep total costs down but a few tens of dollars to get the job done sooner in the warm is okay, I just don’t have hundreds is all.Speaking of that , is there an alternative to that Honda cam seal installer tool which is like $50 and only likely to be used once and i only saw on amazon? Its not rentable or even buyable at my local Autozone and it may well hold up my repair if i’m waiting to do the cam seal until it’s 20-30 degrees colder this week. :-/ If i’m stuck mail ordering I might as well save money and get other things mail ordered though.
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Next comments on watching the video through twice of things i’m not sure about yet:I’m choosing to NOT drain the radiator because I have no way to do a convenient flush right now (it’s subzero, I have no working outdoor spigot, and I was hoping to just do this when we got to spring if the timing belt works fine til then), is this likely to be a problem?
How do I adjust valve lash? It’s mentioned but not in the video.
How important is it I use NGK or Nippondensu spark plugs? I don’t remember which replacements I got but Eric’s video was fairly adamant – I haven’t heard there’s a big deal with plugs though…
Should I replace the wires at 230k if they’re still working fine?
Should I be concerned about the last person who mighta done the timing belt having screwed up anything to watch for? Like in Eric’s video the last person didn’t have something timed right, I assume I should be watching for signs of that anyways once I get the other parts off. Just curious if there’s any other common “someone mighta munged this” sticking points not mentioned in the video.
If I dont have an oil seal retainer where do I get one? (i wont know until I get the timing belt covers off obviously, but if i’m waiting on a cam seal, I dont want to find halfway in that i’m missing that too)
Finally, is there anything else I should be trying to do as general preventative maintenance since i’m this far into anything? Or be looking for/inspecting? Again i’m not a car expert and unless told to look may not know to look. (or what even to look for – i’m hoping to take a few pictures and post them as I get parts off to ask for opinions)