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Is there enough valve clearance from the piston on a Mazda mx3 1.8 when the timing belt slips?
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∙ 12y ago
''no ,it is an interference engine''
Wrong! Not even one mx-3 with 1.8 v6 engine have an interference engine!
Your belt may slip or even split in half, no harm will be done to engine- valves will not be bent. Checked on my own experience 2x.
If the timing belt slips, you may not be able to start you car , or it may work like machine gun(firing sounds)- very rough idle, not able to pick up speed e.t.c (depends on how many ''teeth'' of timing belt have slipped).
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∙ 12y ago
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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.
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