Originally Posted By: UncleDave
Originally Posted By: Jimkobb
I was just curious . On today`s cars should a timing belt break would it cause damage to the engine? A car my daughter had some years back the engine was damaged when the belt broke.
There are two basic engine designs
An "interference engine" - when a belt breaks catastrophic damage will occur.
A "non interference engine" - when a belt breaks you get stranded.
This ^^^
Find out what kind of engine you have.
Originally Posted By: Jimkobb
I was just curious . On today`s cars should a timing belt break would it cause damage to the engine? A car my daughter had some years back the engine was damaged when the belt broke.
There are two basic engine designs
An "interference engine" - when a belt breaks catastrophic damage will occur.
A "non interference engine" - when a belt breaks you get stranded.
This ^^^
Find out what kind of engine you have.
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