It's an interference engine.. Expect to pay BIG $$$ to have the Bent Valves fixed on each Head.
It has a timing belt. Mine broke after 140K miles.
A timing belt failure normally trashes the engine.
Sounds like maybe the timing belt/timing chain broke or jumped. If it will not run at all, I'd guess broke.
i HAVE A 98 AND THE BELT BROKE TWICE AND DID NO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. The first time I was on freeway doing 75 and it broke. I have a '97 Contour and had no damage to the engine when my timing belt broke. Make sure you check your pulleys to ensure that the bearings are good. Mine were not and had to replace them.
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not knowing what year, make or model this is, it may have broke a timing belt.
Maybe the timing belt broke.
If the engine runs at all, the timing belt is not "broke."
get help right away, sounds like timing belt broke from what you said, bad things can happen to motor when this happens. Piston bad, slapping cylinder wall, bad wrist pin.
Let me guess...threw the timing belt, didn't you? Happpened to me twice on an '02 Escort. POS! It bolts to the block, sir.
The engine will stop running. This is not an interference engine so there will be no engine damage. Just replace the belt.
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