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Timing belt replacement: Honda CIVIC DOHC 91-95 1.6 (B16A2)

Step-by-step timing belt replacement for the Honda CIVIC DOHC 91-95 1.6 (B16A2): 82 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Workshop procedure for HONDA — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.

82 steps 1 engine code

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 1.6I, 16V

  • Timing position: the crankshaft or camshaft is set and locked during this job

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  • Always fit a new timing belt after removal

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

B16A2

📋 Procedure

Preparation and removal

  1. Always fit a new timing belt after removal
  2. Coolant pump renewal is recommended after timing belt removal
  3. The engine rotates anti-clockwise
  4. Loosen the tensioner 180°
  5. Remove the bracket
B16A2? Steps differ between engine variants — check this job against your exact car before you commit to it. Check my car — free →
  1. Note: Avoid bending, torsion or traction
  2. Turn the crankshaft anti-clockwise by 3 teeth on the camshaft gearwheel
  3. Remove the alternator belt
  4. Use the special tools
  5. Support the engine
  6. Remove the engine mount upper bolts
  7. Loosen the engine mount side bolt
  8. Crankshaft pulley:
  9. Remove the crankshaft pulley
  10. Remove the middle timing cover
  11. Remove the timing belt lower cover
  12. Loosen the tensioner 180°
  13. Remove the timing belt

Installation and checks

  1. Check that cylinder 1 is still at TDC
  2. Tighten the tensioner
  3. Fit the timing belt lower cover
  4. Refit the middle timing cover
  5. Refit the valve cover
  6. Tighten the engine mount side bolt
  7. Refit the alternator belt
  8. Tighten the tensioner
  9. Power steering pump bracket:
  10. Fit the power steering pump bracket
  11. Refit the bracket
  12. Refit the air-conditioning drive belt
  13. Refit the air-conditioning drive belt idler pulley
  14. Refit the power steering pump
  15. Refit the power steering pump belt
  16. Reconnect the earth cable(s)
  17. Refit the front left splash guard
  18. Reconnect the battery

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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.

Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.