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Review on πŸ”§ ACDelco Professional TCKWP329 Timing Belt Kit: Water Pump + Pulley + Tensioners Bundle by Joe Kokenge

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Water pump not good

2007 Honda Ridgeline. The timing belt has no marks, which is inconvenient, but it works. You need to mark the old one on the crank pulley and cam pulley and count the teeth. At 103,000 miles the old tensioner was leaking so I'm glad I got a new one. The belt was longer (stretched) than new, so my point is that if your maintenance inspector tells you, you should probably do it. I bought the truck for 83,000 so I have no idea if the code came before or was done, if at all. The water pump is my only disappointment. The old one was a Honda OEM and I think it was the original. The old one turns easily, without resistance. The new one is not very good. Will it be a hp loss? I do not know. Does it start leaking too early? I don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. If you can get an OEM water pump, that's my only recommendation. The box also says AC Delco and the items say Gator. Not sure. And if the coolant coming out isn't the blue Honda fluid, you'll have to flush the system before refilling the Honda Long Life, or you'll have to refill the same green one or something. My mechanic said if you mix these two liquids they go hard like jelly and I'm not trying to test that. Be prepared to take a lot apart.

Pros
  • Good
Cons
  • Older model