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2008 Honda Element EX 2WD 5dr Man

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Front Wheel Drive, 4 Door, 2WD Sport Utility
18 mpg city / 23 mpg hwy

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February 23, 2009, 10:20 pm

William

Question: is there a timing belt

is there a timing belt on a 2003 honda element

March 4, 2009, 12:23 pm

Editor

Yes, it has a serpentine drive belt system.

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March 10, 2009, 3:32 pm

Jody

It sounds like the question you may have meant to ask was "is there a timing belt or a timing chain?" All modern vehicles have a serpentine drive belt system to run the accessories. If this is what you meant, your vehicle has a timing chain. It seems Honda recently decided to switch from timing belts to chains in the motors I'm familiar with.

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