Ok so my wife bought her 02 Santa Fe about 3 weeks ago and last Thursday her timing belt broke. I was hoping we got lucky and didn't bend any valves so I put a new belt on and of course it runs like crap so... I was wondering if anyone has had this happen to them and if they have I was wondering what all had to be replaced, did it just damage valves or do damage to the head also. Hers has the 2.7l v6 dohc. Thanks for your time.

 

Here's what can happen (this was to a 4-cylinder):
https://www.hyundaiforum.com/forum/h...ing-belt-6033/

 

2002 2.7L Santa Fe.
Replaced original timing belt and entire front-end goodies @150K without issue.
At 210K replacement Dealer purchased belt broke.
How do I check for twisted valves?
Is there any chance they are not bent??
Do I need new heads or can I just get new valves and guides??

Sadly,

Dean.

 

Once again I will say, replace the belt every 60,000 miles. Original or replacement belt. Every time, every 60k miles.

If the belt broke while the engine was running then at the very least there are bent valves. If it was running at highway speeds, there is a good chance of broken parts (valves or piston tops).

The only ways to check for bent valves is to do a compression test or a leakdown test.

Once again. REPLACE THE TIMING BELT EVERY 60K MILES.

 

change the timing belt, after 3 or 4 months it broake again, is there any reason why it broke as soon, i alzo change the oil pump, the wather pump. i dont under stand why it broke soo soon.

 

The tensioner and idler also have 60,000 miles on them
So if you don't change them also when you change the belt then it can fail.
Don't know if this was you situation
They can also break prematurely if they are put on with too much or too little tension

 

This is what Change:

Time Belt
Tensiones Pulley
Tensioner Arm
Automatic Tensioner
Idler Pulley

Time Belt B
Tensioner B

Crank Sensore

Water Pump
Oil Pump


Did i miss anything, i just can belive that it broke so soon.

 

What kind of parts (brand name) did you put in?
Just curious