How much does it cost to repair the timing belt in a 2000 acura TL?

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"REPAIR" the TIMING BELT? or DID YOU MEAN "REPLACE"? I'll presume you meant "REPLACE" (which is recommended at and every 105,000 miles) (NOTE* some people under harsh driving conditions *extremely high and/or low temps., aggressive start and stop driving etc. may do it every 60K miles to be safe but probably 98% of drivers are fine with the 105K mile reccomendation) Bottom line 1st; then details: The total cost to Replace your timing belt and NOTHING ELSE (*BAD IDEA SEE BELOW) should be about $40.00 for an OEM Timing Belt and probably at least 4+ Hours Labor so timing belt replacement alone with labor should run you about $300 **NOW this is a very Labor intensive Job and this TL has an 'interference engine' (let the mechanic worry about that) and the belt also drives your *WATER PUMP **WHICH SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE REPLACED ALSO WHEN THE TIMING BELT IS. (**as well as obviously having the Honda Genuine Type 2 COOLANT -Flushed and replaced) It takes so much to get in there in the 1st place it is foolish not to have them do the Water Pump also! Why? Because those wear out too, and if your water pump goes so goes your car! No coolant if your old pump fails, shortly after guess what *NO More ENGINE!! Or at least many $thousands to rebuild or replace. An Oem water pump should run you a little over $100.00 OTHER SUGGESTIONS: -Replace the drive belts too: (1.Serpentine Belt (oem about $20 and 2. Power Steering Belt (oem about $15) This is not very (PARTS OR LABOR) expensive relatively speaking and same concept as the water pump above. -There are 2 main oil seals in your enging 1. Rear MAIN Seal (*FORGET ABOUT THAT ONE IT IS ON THE TRANNY SIDE AND NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE) *BUT 2. THE Front MAIN Seal is accessible when doing the timing belt and is a good safety measure cause if you ever have engine oil leak in the future odds are it will be from one of these 2 seals which can eventually wear over time like everyting else. (OEM Front main Seal about $8.00) SOME PEOPLE GO FURTHER, but unless something else wrong is specifically pointed out to you, or your mechanic feels strongly about something else in the process and explains and conveys that conviction to you (i.e bad thermostat, timing belt tensioner?, bearings in the pulleys? worn radiator cap, soft or brittle hoses/leaks etc. or ???? etc. this should do it!) Total cost for all of the recommended above at a reasonable mechanic: (PARTS OEM about $225 and Labor about $400-425 TOTAL for all that should be done an Most if not all would consider *NECESSARY along with the timing belt = $about $625-$650 TOTAL FOR ALL PARTS BELTS FLUIDS AND LABOR. *BEST OF LUCK AND LET ME KNOW HOW IT TURNS OUR OR IF ANYONE HAS FURTHER INPUT HERE? Regards, Jev6000