I had my water pump, antifreeze, timing/balance belts and seals and accessory drive belts replaced today. Since I don't have a Honda dealership in my home town (one is currently being built), I got prices from the existing dealerships in the New Orleans area and independent shops in the area.

They ranged from 20-42 mile distances and the prices ranged from $510-$640 for this service, with two of the nearest dealerships at $640. The Gulfport,Ms dealership (42 miles) not only had the lowest cost, but accepted my appointment on 1 days notice and completed the work in less than 3hours this morning while I waited.

For this maintenance, it definitely paid to shop around. I had to go 14 miles further than my selling dealership, but it was well worth the drive.

I'm curious how this compares with the cost of this service in other parts of the country for the 98-02 model years.

Other than brake pads shortly( DIY), I should be good for another 100K hopefully. This car continues to shine!!!!!!!

3 hours? wrenches must have been flying!

:rolleyes:

I called the dealer here & they charge 581.00 for the service you had done.

Yeah, I was surprised by the quickness of this service also. But, I guess if you have all the correct tools to break that nut on the crankshaft pulley and do this service 5-10 times per week, it's all downhill from there. That nut is a booger and is the reason why many DIYers take it to a pro with 3/4" drive air guns and breaker bars and the special pulley holder.

Hye can I ask you what else did they do in this 105K service? I need to get mine done but I think I'm just going to have them combine the 105K and 120K because I'm already at 110K. That means I'd need spark plugs, wires, cap, rotor, valve adjustment, etc. I'm probably going to buy a lot of this stuff and do it myself since it doesn't seem very hard. The only thing I'm worried about is the valve adjustment and brake fluid change, not stuff that I should be messing with.

Here's a check list for an '01....