4KQ Timingbelt- Broken...

[Jim Green]

--- Marc Swanson <mswanson at mswanson.com> wrote:
> > is this an interference engine?
>
> nope
>
> > Cause the timing belt broke today. 5 days
> > before the appointment to have it fixed. Just
> wondering what level of
> > screwed I am at.
>
>
> Should be ok.  there is still a very small chance
> you could have had
> valve/piston contact.  I've heard a few stories on
> the list of this happening.
>

The only way you would have valve contact is if the
belt had skipped before, and you drove it around long
enough for some nasty carbon to build up on the
pistons and valves.  Then you drove it around with
high revs because it runs better like that, because of
the skipped belt, and snap, your screwed, bent valves.

=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq EFI
http://www.geocities.com/jeg1976/car_home.html

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