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Do the valves on a Ford Contour get messed up when the timing belt breaks?
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∙ 12y ago
From what I've seen on the web and in my Haynes manual (I do Own a 95 Contour, 4-banger)
The Zetec engine is a non-interference engine. Meaning you won't wreck the engine's head if the timing belt goes...
But, just to be on the safe side, have it replaced. When they had to do my water pump (driven by the timing belt), I had them change the belt, along with the tensioner pulley, just to be on the safe side.
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