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if your timing belt breaks and if its an interference motor, which a lot of belt driven engines are, your basically screwed, you valves would be bent and you could have a cracked piston. if try to crank the motor over with a timing belt broken your basically hear loud metal noises and the motor not going to have any compression so basically if just keep cranking it with the starter your just going to hear a loud winning noise because the crankshaft is the only part that is moving now that the belt is broken from the camshafts.
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How do you know if timing belt is broke when driving?
If you can drive the car, the timing belt isn't broken. An engine will not start or run with a broken cam belt.
What do you do if the timing belt breaks and how do you know if that is what happened?
If you think your Timing Belt broke DO NOT try to crank your car, if you continue to crank you car with a severed timing belt you will cause more damage. The only way you can tell for sure if the timing belt broke is to remove the upper timing cover and inspect the belt. If you see a naked cam sprocket your timing belt has broken and you will most likely need a top end engine rebuild.
How can you tell if your timing belt is broken on 1.8t?
if the timing belt is broke, then the car wont start. and u probably bent a bunch of valves.
If the timing belt broke in a 2000 Mazda Protege 1.8 will the car be damaged?
A 2000 Mazda Protege with 1.8 DOHC engine appears to be a "free-running" engine, meaning there is no valve/piston interference in case the timing belt broke. There is enough clearance between the valve and piston, even if the cam stops (i.e. the timing belt breaks) with the valve fully open. Therefore, the car will not be damaged if the timing belt broke.
How do you know if timing belt broke?
your car will not move because your camshaft will not be rotating, therefore you will not have compression in your cylinders.
The timing belt from my car a Mazda MIllenia broke I want to know if my car could get fix or not?
timing belts are fairly easy to fix ,you need the # on the belt to get the right replacement ,go to an auto body shop,they know how to do this job.
What is the price for a Dodge neon timing belt replacement?
depends on if the timing belt broke or not.... if the car was running and it broke there is a good chance you will need to do heads valves etc. on the dodge neons there is a zero tollerance clearance. About 1500.00 to 2000.00 if it broke while running About 150.00 to 200.00 if you replace it before it breaks
Does a 2003 Chevy Cavalier have a timing chain or a timing belt?
Yes every car has a timing belt or chain.The 2003 Cavalier has a timing belt
How do you replace a timing belt on a 1997 Plymouth Neon?
well if u were drivein the car when it broke the motor is junk they are o tolerence engines
Why wont your car start if its full of fluids and the battery is fine?
if the timing belt has broke on a vauxhall corsa 1.4 will the pistons hit the valves
What does Grand AM have timing belt or timing chain?
You can find out if a car has a timing belt or chain at www.timingchainorbelt.com web site.
Which is better in a car a timing chain or timing belt?
a timing chain last longer than a timing belt... a lot longer.
