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Revised Timing Belt Tensioner
2002-2003 Acura 3.2L SOHC Engines
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:
Refer to the chart (Figure
1, above) to determine which
vehicles are affected.
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 prescribed
by Honda involves
installing a new MLS cylinder
head…