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Can you still run the engine without overheating when the water pump timing belt is broken?
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∙ 13y ago
It is really a bad idea to even crank the engine over if the timing belt is broken. Engines can be either so-called "interference" engines or "non- interference" engines. In an interference engine the valves at their lowest are lower than the pistons at their highest, so if the timing belt breaks the valves and the pistons can collide, badly damaging the engine.
If it's a non-interference engine this type of damage can't occur, but w/o a timing belt powering the valves the engine won't run at all.
If the broken belt isn't a timing belt, but simply a drive belt for the water pump, then the engine can be started w/o a belt. But it is very likely to overheat rather quickly if you actually drive the car that way.
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