Ai
r Conditionin g Filter , Driv e Belt s
Ai r Conditionin g Filte r
Th e ai r conditionin g filte r remove s
polle n an d dus t tha t i s brough t i n
fro m th e outsid e throug h th e heatin g
an d coolin g system .
Thi s filte r shoul d b e replace d ever y
30,00 0 mile s (48,00 0 km ) unde r
norma l conditions . I t shoul d b e
replace d ever y 15,00 0 mile s (24,00 0
km ) i f yo u driv e primaril y i n urba n
area s tha t hav e hig h concentration s
o f soo t i n th e ai r fro m industr y an d
diesel-powere d vehicles . Replac e it
mor e ofte n i f ai r flo w fro m th e
heatin g an d coolin g syste m become s
les s tha n usual . Hav e th e ai r
conditionin g filte r replace d b y you r
Hond a dealer . Driv
e Belt s
POWE R STEERIN G BEL T
COMPRESSO R
BEL T
ALTERNATOR BEL T
Chec k th e conditio n o f th e thre e
driv e belts . Examin e th e edge s o f
eac h bel t fo r crack s o r fraying .
Chec k th e tensio n o f eac h bel t b y
pushin g o n i t wit h you r thum b
midwa y betwee n th e pulleys .
Th
e belt s shoul d hav e th e followin g
"play " o r deflection .
Alternato r belt :
0.33 — 0.4 5 in (8.5 — 11. 5 mm )
Compresso r belt :
0.30 — 0.4 1 in (7.5 — 10. 5 mm )
Powe r steerin g belt :
0.43 — 0.5 7 in (11. 0 — 14. 5 mm )
I f yo u se e sign s o f wea r o r looseness ,
hav e you r deale r adjus t o r replac e
th e belts .
Maintenanc e
