Honda H Series Lower Timing Belt Cover 11810-P13-A01

Honda H22A Lower Timing Belt Cover - 11810-P13-A01

Your H22A Prelude's lower timing cover's cracked or you're missing it completely? Part number 11810-P13-A01. This is the OEM lower plastic cover that protects the bottom of your timing belt from rocks, road salt, oil drips, and all the crap that gets kicked up from the road. It bolts to the front of the block below your crank pulley. When this cover's broken or gone, your timing belt's just sitting there exposed. Rocks are bouncing off it, oil's dripping on it, road grime's getting in the teeth. All that contamination's eating away at your belt and you're looking at premature failure. Fresh cover keeps your timing belt alive.

Here's the Bad News

This lower cover's the only piece of the H22A timing cover assembly that Honda hasn't discontinued yet. The middle cover? Discontinued. The middle back cover? Discontinued. All the seals and gaskets? Discontinued. Honda's done making them. If your middle covers are cracked or your seals are toast, you're hunting for used parts on forums or you're buying aftermarket garbage that doesn't fit right. This lower cover's still available from Honda. For now. H22A parts have been disappearing for years. If you need one, buy it now before Honda kills this part number too.

No Seal Included, Because Honda Discontinued It

You're getting the lower plastic cover. That's it. There's no seal or gasket available because Honda stopped making it. The cover bolts straight to the block. If your old cover had a rubber seal or paper gasket, tough luck - it's not available anymore. Most people clean the mating surfaces real good, run a thin bead of RTV around the edge, and bolt it on. It's not how Honda did it from the factory but it's what you're stuck with when OEM parts don't exist anymore. Just don't go crazy with the RTV or it'll squeeze out onto your timing belt.

Protect Your Timing Belt

If you're doing a timing belt job, check this lower cover while you're in there. If it's got cracks, broken mounting tabs, or chunks missing, replace it. You just dropped $200 on a timing belt kit and spent half a day installing it. Don't leave it exposed because your lower cover's held together with zip ties. The cover's there for a reason. It keeps rocks and road debris from destroying your belt. Without it, every pebble that flies up is hitting your belt directly. You're cutting the life of your new belt in half. If you're currently running with no lower cover at all, you're asking for trouble. Get one on there.

What You Get

• Honda OEM lower timing belt cover (part number 11810-P13-A01)
• Black plastic construction
• Protects lower timing belt from road debris and contamination
• Bolts to engine block below crank pulley
• Last H22A timing cover piece Honda hasn't discontinued (yet)
• No seal included (Honda discontinued them)

Fits Your Car

• 1996 Honda Prelude Si/Si VTEC (H22A4)
• 1997-2001 Honda Prelude Base (H22A4)
• 1997-2001 Honda Prelude Type SH (H22A4)

Compatible Engine

• H22A4 (1996-2001 Prelude)

Note: The middle cover (11820-P13-A00), middle back cover (11830-P13-000), and all timing cover seals are discontinued. You can't buy them from Honda anymore. If you need those parts, you're hitting up junkyards or buying used parts online. If you're doing a timing belt and your lower cover's trashed, replace it while you're in there. This part might disappear from Honda's catalog any day now. When it's gone, you're stuck with whatever used covers you can find. Buy one while they're still available.