Yes they can bend and might ruin the cylinder head
Oh yes!
The 2001 prizm has a timing chain.
1994 Geo Prizm has a timing belt.
AnswerThe 1.6L is a 4AFE engine, the 1.8L is the 7AFE engine. Everything I have read says these are non-interference so your valves are OK if the timing belt breaks.
Prizm's had a timing belt up until 1998 when they then switched to a timing chain.
The '99 Chevy Prizm has a timing chain, not a timing belt, so it does not need to be replaced.
How do you replace the timing belt on a 1994 Geo Prizm 1.6?
it has a chain.
how do you set timing on a 92 geo prizm if timing belt has broken
Chain
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I can't say for sure, but I have a 2001 Prizm and called some mechanics to look into having the belt changed, and they told me I didn't need to because it has a chain. According to the repair manual from 1993 through 1997 the Prizm used a timing belt and was an interference engine. From 1998 until end of production the Prizm used a timing chain. same with its mechanical twin, the Toyota corolla.