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Old 10-24-2010, 01:09 PM
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daughters belt broke when at a idle at a stop light. Is this engine a zero clearance engine, is it wrecked or can I just replace the belt
 
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Old 10-24-2010, 03:40 PM
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Yes, it is an interference engine. At the very least you have bent valves. So you will need either a new head or at least new valves and head work. The timing belt needs to be changed every 60K miles or 5 years. How many miles were on the engine? It should have been done 2 years ago.
 
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Old 10-24-2010, 05:15 PM
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109,000km,,,,I never knew it needed to be changed at regular intervals,,Guess I will get it back from crappy tire and rip er apart
 
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Old 10-24-2010, 08:03 PM
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Before you go tooooo wild tearing it apart,,, flip a new timing belt on and re-install the crank pulley + tighten enough to keep the crank cog in place, and start it up and see if it will light a fire and run... go from there.

Once in a very great while you might get lucky
 
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