Saturday, December 10, 2011
Free 2002-2003 Acura 3.2L SOHC Engines Revised Timing Belt Tensioner
A revised timing belt tensioner for 2002-2003 Acura 3.2L engines is part of a product improvement by Acura. The original design timing belt tensioner is filled with oil to dampen oscillation. Due to a manufacturing situation, the tensioner oil can leak. If enough oil is lost, the timing belt loosens and causes engine noise. The worst-case scenario is the belt may lose tension and allow the loss of cam timing. Vehicles with the revised tensioner should be identified by a punched mark above the sixth digit of the engine compartment VIN code as shown. <!-- more -->
Cylinder Head Gasket Leak On 1988-95 1.6L Honda Civic Engines You or your supplier customers may have received complaints that oil is leaking externally or there is coolant loss on 1988-’95 1.6L Honda Civic engines due to a cylinder head gasket leak. This information does not apply to the VTEC engines.
This information also supersedes Honda service bulletin 97-047, dated September 29, 1997. The current corrective action pre-scribed by Honda involves installing a new MLS cylinder head gasket (p/n 12251-P01-004) and 10 new head bolts (p/n 90005-PM3-004). It is important to note that the following torque.
