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This depends on the type of motor. Many motors today have interference heads. This means the valves open down into the path of travel of the piston; timed in such a way they don't strike each other. If your belt breaks on a motor like this the piston will travel up and hit the valve and could cause serious damage to the valve, the head and/or the camshaft. This could mean buying a head for your motor. There are pictures of Porsche motors that blew the valve right through the valve cover when the timing belt broke. Preventitive maintenance is the best cure. Follow the manufacturer's maintenance schedule and replace the belt as they recommend.
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∙ 14y agoGenerally if the timing belt breaks, it will not do damage apart from the cam, etc. being out of time. However, if the belt streches thru wear and slips on timing, this can do serious damage, such as beding rods and valves. Sometimes in this case if you are really lucky you can have a rod go through a piston, then you need a major rebuild.
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∙ 14y agoyour engine will not run if the timing belt is broken and if it is an interference engine, the valves would hit the pistons and completely ruin the engine; if the belt has skipped a tooth or two, it will run badly
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∙ 16y agowhen the engine is cranking, the crank will turn but the valves will not work. if timing belt has failed cranking can bend valve stems so be very careful what you are doing
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How do you know if broken timing belt did more damage on 99 ZX2?
99 zx2 has a non interference engine. This means if the timing is off or the timing belt breaks, no damage will occur to your engine. If you replaced the belt and your engine runs rough, misfires, bucks, that means you didn't put the timing belt on right. It's got to be put on perfectly with the crankshaft at TDC and the cams aligned. Have fun. If you can figure it out, you can take it to a Ford dealer to have the timing belt put on properly.
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Is their damage to a snapped timing ldv?
Well I really have no idea what a ldv is, but if your timing belt breaks and your engine is an interference engine there will be damage. If it is not an interference engine there will be no damage.
