When do I need to do a drive belt & water pump combo service?
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I own a 2010 Acua TSX with 71,257 miles on the car. I always service the car at the dealer. The last time they recommended a drive belt & water pump combo service for $795.00 based on the age of the car not the miles. Two questions, do I really need this service and drive belt is not the same as the timing belt? By no means am I an expert but I do not see wear & tear on the drive belt and my driving is basically limited to local street traffic, very little highway driving. In research that I've done, it seems that most drivers of cars do not replace the belts & pump until well over 100K miles on their car. Do I really need this service as Acura dealer is recommending? Should the timing belt be replaced at the same time as the drive belt assuming they are different belts?
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As Pushrod says, yes, the engine matters because if it's a 4 cylinder engine, there is no timing belt. But if it's a V6, there is.
Based on what you're saying, it sounds like the vehicle is a 4 cylinder -- and that as a result, the dealer is somehow 'proactively" recommending replacement of the water pump. Truth be told, there is no point of replacing a water pump on the 4 cylinder engine, as it's not even "preventive maintenance" -- it's kind of a frivolous, unnecessary repair.
The drive belt, however, should be changed after about 7 years, being a rubber component subject to temperatures, engine revolutions and age degradation.
If it happens to be a V6 engine, it would have been recommended to replace your timing belt and drive belt at about 7 years -- 2 years ago. In this case, since you are in the area of the water pump while replacing the timing belt, it is not a bad idea to install one when there.
