Performance Water Pump & Timing Belt Kit for Honda del Sol (1996-1997) 1.6L

High-Durability Water Pump & Timing Belt Kit for 1996-1997 Honda del Sol (EH6)

What it Does: The Performance Water Pump & Timing Belt Kit synchronizes the camshaft and crankshaft while circulating coolant throughout the 1996-1997 del Sol engine to prevent valve-to-piston contact and maintain critical thermal management.

The Stock Honda del Sol Interference Timing Vulnerability

The factory SOHC 1.6L valvetrain operates on an interference design where timing belt degradation directly causes catastrophic valve strikes. Over extended service intervals, OEM hydrogenated nitrile timing belts suffer tooth shear, thermal crystallization, and elongation from engine bay heat cycling. Concurrently, factory water pump impellers can experience cavitation, while bearing seals degrade, allowing coolant seepage through the weep hole and contaminating the timing belt cavity with ethylene glycol, accelerating elastomeric breakdown.

The Engineering Solution

This service kit replaces vulnerable components with heavy-duty service hardware engineered specifically for high-revving D-Series architecture. Featuring a 104-tooth timing belt constructed with high-tensile aramid cord tensile members and heat-resistant HNBR compounds, it resists tooth fatigue and pitch expansion under sustained high-RPM operation. Paired with a precision-machined water pump and a premium GMB bearing tensioner pulley, the assembly delivers reduced parasitic drag, uniform belt tracking tension, and leak-proof coolant circulation across the entire rev range.

What's Included

• 1 Timing Belt (104 round teeth)
• 1 GMB Timing Belt Tensioner Bearing
• 1 High-Flow Water Pump
• 1 Water Pump Gasket
• 1 Front Camshaft Seal
• 1 Front Crankshaft Seal

Technical Specifications

Compatibility

• 1996-1997 Honda del Sol S (1.6L SOHC D16Y7)
• 1996-1997 Honda del Sol Si (1.6L SOHC VTEC D16Y8)
• Compatible with D16Y5, D16Y7, D16Y8, and D16B5 SOHC engines

Frequently Asked Questions & Fitment Warnings

Does this fit the EH6 del Sol?

Yes, this kit directly fits 1996-1997 EH6 chassis models with the 1.6L SOHC engine; early 1992-1995 D16Z6 applications are excluded due to water pump casting and belt tooth profile generational differences.

Is the tensioner spring included with this kit?

No, the timing belt tensioner spring is not included and must be inspected and reused from the factory setup or purchased separately.

The Honda Precision Benchmark

Keep your JDM classic operating at peak volumetric efficiency with components engineered to handle continuous high-RPM rev limits without timing walk or thermal drop-off.