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Had the RDX at the dealer for an oil change and ask them to check on a suspicious cold start engine noise while they have it.
Turns out the timing belt tensioner was shot so had them replace the belt also. Car only has 59,000 miles but it’s 8 years old still on the original. Fat bill, more than I wanted to spend but cheaper than buying a new car or replacing a destroyed engine.


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Those hydraulic tensioners do like to fail after awhile. Seen it quite a bit. This is why the interval for replacing the timing belt is 7 years or 105k. Not that the tensioner is part of the service, but it’s a good time to replace it anyways. Just like the water pump.
 
90k interval on Toyota/Lexus 2uz V8

I've seen people totally ignore it for 250k + tho lol
 
I've seen honda odyssey shuttle van's with 300k on the original timing belt. :laughing

I worked for honda for years. I don't ever recall seeing a V6 timing belt fail on it's own... only as a result of a tensioner or other mechanical failure.
4 cylinder belts, yes.
 
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I did one on a NSX a couple years ago. Very low miles, but 30 years old… with an original belt.

Had some surface cracks on it, but still could’ve gone for a while more I suspect. Still wouldn’t trust it.

As long as there isn’t a mechanical failure such as tensioner failure, idler pulley bearing, etc and no oil contamination on the belt? Yeah they’ll go a great deal past 7 years or 105k.

There is however a teeny tiny bit of belt stretch that occurs over time. Which of course affects cam timing. Could make the difference of a little bit of power/efficiency lost.
 
the evil eye was something i bought in Jan 2025 and it busted in the crash. i was bummed.

the other bracelet is new and it is sugilite. i love the color!
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I bought myself a slim/trim Lill' Hoser,
I can carry it with me doing misty touchups on my fishin' shirts.
It will whip out at traffic lights, as I sit and bake, a few more squirts,
and the swamp cooler effect returns !
The quart spray bottle has been retired, around town,
I feel so cool and cosmo, , ,
 

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In an effort to totally update my image, I traded-in my silver honda ridgeline for a silver honda ridgeline. :laughing
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Two in a row? Pssssh. Get on my level son. My daily is a TLX, and the last three before this it were TLXs. Now that they have discontinued it, I’m forced to pick something else when the lease is up.
 
Not my photo, but this is what I bought - Leupold BX-2 Alpine HD 12x52 binoculars.

After looking through somebody elses binoculars while out whale watching recently, I decided that I wanted a decent pair of binoculars. I visited three hunting/sporting goods stores, looked at everything in the $200-$300 range, and went with the most expensive ones under $300 (before taxes). I'll be taking them with me on rides up in the hills to look more closely at distant mountain peaks and birds and stuff. I knew basically zero about binoculars before I started searching, and now at least I know about viewing angle as well as magnification. Apparently they make a 10x52, which I would probably like better, but no stores had them in stock. I try to buy locally when I can. Anyway, now I'm sort of understanding why the serious hunters can pay a few thousand for the image stabilized ones.

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