Maybe, it depends on if your engine is an interference engine.
if i remember correctly the 2001 still has an interference engine.....if your timing belt broke you surely pinged some valves.
if the timing belt is broke, then the car wont start. and u probably bent a bunch of valves.
You can do a cylinder leakage test to check for bent valves.You can do a cylinder leakage test to check for bent valves.
the timing belt on my 2003 galant broke while i was driving and i had it replaced by the dealer. they said it's possibility for the valves to bend. I had no problems after my timing belt was changed Tony
if the timing belt broke while you where driving you need a new motor it smashed the valves and blew the motor
A lot depends upon when the timing belt broke. If it broke at an idle, valves possibly are OK, If it broke at high engine speed, then bent valves are a strong possibility. All depends upon what manufacturer or model engine it is. Some manufacturers engines rarely bend valves, others almost certainly bend them. Put a new timing belt on and properly time it. Then check compression on all cylinders. If all cylinders have 125 psi or higher, then you are ok.
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My timing belt broke while driving on the freeway. Nothing was damaged. I think that I was lucky though.....
It's highly likely that the valves and piston have touched, as with most modern 16v engines. I'd replace the timing belt, then try turning it over by hand, if that works see if it will start. It is however unlikely to start, so it will then require the cylinder head removing to replace the damaged valves. Check everything in the timing belt area; tensioner, idler, water pump etc, as damage or failure of any of these could have caused the timing belt to break
If the timing belt went as in broke/stopped working, I don't think your engine would start. The timing belt controls the camshafts which actuate the intake and exhaust valves. Neons have an interferance engine if the timing belt broke you possibly have bent valves and the engine will spin over very fast and you will have no compression. That's probably not what you want to hear though. Cross your fingers.
No, this is not an interference engine.
Yes, when the belt failed valves may have been open when the piston came up. It is very common for this to happen.