Re: What hapens when you drop a belt on a 16v?

[Eric L Ellis <elf16v@juno.com>]

On Wed, 19 Apr 2000 09:08:37 -0700 (PDT) h bragg <hlbragg@yahoo.com>
writes:
> Hello listers.
> 
> I have heard if you break a timing belt on a 16v you
> will bend valves. No way around it. 
> 
> Is this true?
> 
> I am looking at buying a 16v with a broken belt and am
> interested in how much expense is involved in getting
> it running again. TIA.
> 
NOT TRUE! I have broken a belt on a 1.8 and had no bent valves. It's a
depends on the RPS's the car was running at the time the belt broke.
Chances increase if the belt breaks on a 2.0. The good news is that the
intake valves are the ones that normally take the damage. They are the
cheaper ones to replace.

You can put a belt on it and do a compression check before you think
about removing the head.

Don't forget to replace the belt tensioner.

-Eric Ellis
Good, bad....I'm the guy with the gun!


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