On an interference engine it can cause severe engine damage. On a non-interference engine the engine may not start or run incorrectly.
No, not if the belt was installed correctly.
When you have the belt put back on correctly it will be back in time.
getting the marks aligned correctly is important to insure the amount of power you will have.
If I recall correctly. When a timing belt goes bad it just go...
The most common cause for no compression after a timing belt change is improper timing. Make sure that tdc is set correctly, and is not 180 degrees out of sync.
Diagrams for timing belt marks for 1999 Mercury Mystique cars are great for mechanic's. If they need to replace a timing belt the diagram can show pictures of how the parts are set up to make sure they are fixing the timing belt correctly.
Take it back to the shop that did the timing belt. They did not do it correctly.
changing the timing belt is either pretty involved or pretty expensive. if you dont remember doing it or paying the $900+ to have it do then it wasnt done.
There are many tips to helping you replace your timing belt. First thing you should do is watch some YouTube videos of how to replace the timing belt. This should take you step by step on how to do it correctly.
Belt is probably not timed correctly.
if you mean the timing belt has not been set up correctly, you will damage the valves in the cylinder head
timing alignment marks used to install the timing belt correctly but what is the tension/torch?