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Depends on if it's an interference or a non-interference engine.
In an interference engine, the range of motion of the valves overlap with the range of motion of the pistons.
If the timing belt breaks, these parts will no longer move in synch with each other, and the pistons can smash into the valves, seriously damaging both set of components.
In a non-interference engine the valves will always clear the pistons, and the engine will simply not run, w/o any further damage,.
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