That bolt at 7:25 is the AC idler pivot bolt part # 90054-P3F-000. It's a special bolt only available from Honda and is known to shear itself off around 200k or earlier if belt is too tight. Worth replacing for $8. I was hoping for a sticky because it's not easy to find this bolt's part number and this will surely help someone in the future. Mine sheared off at 212K about 1500 miles from home so I just cut the ac belt off to keep going. Thankfully Honda thought ahead and put the alternator on it's own belt so I wasn't stranded.

I'm 75 yrs old, and I ain't as good as I once was. $400 for the Milwaukee and the Lisle socket was the only choice, and worth every penny. I broke two impact sockets trying to get that bolt out. It took more time to get that big socket out of the box than it took to run that bolt out of the crank. I don't know what kind of Voodoo Lisle uses, But it definitely works.

You saved my CRV! Timing belt snapped and I thought it was toast. Followed your video, replaced the belt and it started right up! Runs perfectly! Thank you so much for your video!

Keep making videos so I can make my CRV new again! Also you should follow Facebook groups for the CRV enthusiasts.

Jus replaced my head gasket. Was having trouble with the timing belt... too much tension. This helped a lot. Thx. Keep up the great job boss!!

Just did this exact procedure as well as head gasket replacement. You don’t need to disconnect ANY of power steering hose. Just loosen and remove the belt and pump bracket. Work smarter not harder! Other than that great video brotha

Good news that you'll get away with replacing the t,b without any damage to the engine when it gets broken

Thanks man you just save my 99 honda crv with broken timing belt, that i was about to junk, timing adjusted easy crank and cam, thanks to your clear video, belt installed, the car starts hardly, engine light come on, because i mad a big mistake, new crank sensor dosent work, because i replace it with a cheap one 15 dollar, i wasent sure that the car.will work again so i bought that cheap sensor, and now i will not open all again to just replace the sensor, i will use the bypass that you show in other videos and replace the sensor with good one later.

Thanks for sharing. Great info. Mahalo

I prefer the Aisin TKH014 timing belt kit. Comes with an Aisin water pump, Mitsuboshi timing belt, Koyo tensioner, and Honda tensioner spring.

👍 i did simply follow this.. and it works so easy.. thnxs man😍✌️

Haha look at this. Searched crv timing belt snapped and yours is the first one to pop up. Noice! I expected bent valves but was hoping minimal damage to the pistons with this search. It’s hit or miss with VW’s in my past experiences. Lol looks like I’m buying a crv. Odds are a bent valve or two. Thanks homie!

Hey I got a 2001 CRV and I’m pretty sure my timing belt just went the guy at O’Reilly auto parts said he was a master mechanic he told me if I tried to start it afterwards my valves are bent he could almost guarantee but your videos giving me a little hope is there a quick way to tell if my valves are bent. I’m a educate myself mechanic normally if I have to put it in the shop the car is a complete loss because I can’t afford it . I’ve done stuff I didn’t think I could do by just watching KZfaq videos

That's a good relief and feeling it's not an interference we'll see have a 97 I worry about that happening the belt breaking

my daytime running lights for the rest aren’t operating , so the only lights working for my rear would be the break lights, would that be more of a electrical issue? I’ve tried to switch the fuse out, would you have any ideas to the issue?

Hi. Can u help me. Which engine is best i can replace my crv 1998 b20b4 engine. Its already blown out and theres no available engine here in qatar for b20b4 engine. Tia

I can’t manage to get my tensioner bolt loose, it’s stripping from me trying to break it loose. Any advice?

Top video mate! Have you ever had am ignition coil that metered good on the primary and secondary but produced next to no spark? I've confirmed the igniter is working and I have 12v at the coil but no dice when if comes to spark

Thank you for your video! I found that my friend's timing belt was broken while I was replacing the crank position sensor. I thought the motor was completely done. Is it absolutely necessary to replace the water pump while I have it apart? I'll be doing this in a parking lot and can't deal with the coolant. Thanks!

It's time for gsr swap 😊🤘

Damn and I got a Gates water pump 😅

I NEED THAT SOCKET PAPI lol.

If I just want to change the belt do I have to drain the coolant? Can I leave the water pump on there? Only asking because the belt and pump were recently done, I was stupid and used an eBay belt which is probably why it snapped. UPDATE: changed the belt and started right up with a Jump! Thank you!

What do you do if the a/c tensioner bolt wouldn’t budge? I’m stuck at blowing all my forearm strength pulling at the thing with my wrench. Any idea would be appreciated greatly.

what are the odds the valves bent i was low Rpm b20b4 and my belt snapped while driving the car shut right off?

Do you have to set timing to tdc before breaking loose the crankshaft pulley bolt/take it off?

Do you got link to where to buy Maul or OEM valve cover gasket? What's the part number?

lock the cv drive

Broken belt does it bend the valves

Why not change the busted axle?

I emailed you?

I followed this video though I drained the oil to replace the pan gasket. It's been sitting without oil for a few days. How would I prime the engine after adding oil.