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broken timeing belt.. engine toast?


doc_brown
07-21-2003, 11:11 AM
My girlfriend's car (94 integra ls) recently broke it's timing belt.

I'm told that the engine made no noises, it just shut off.

So I'm wondering, what are the odds that the engine is ruined?

loesch8102
07-21-2003, 01:29 PM
Probably pretty good. You'll know when you take it apart. How long did the car go without the belt being changed?

york2600
07-22-2003, 01:50 AM
Bent valves and a torn up head. Buy a new head on ebay and get that bad boy installed. Ready to go. Or you just LS/VTEC, but you did say it wasn't ur car.

doc_brown
07-22-2003, 11:40 AM
Yea. not my car.

....and belt had 120k miles on it!!!

is engine damage gaurenteed on belt breakage? The mechancic thinks that it's a toss up (50%) that it's good or bad.

Sid77
07-22-2003, 12:11 PM
No guarentee with that much mileage on the belt. Up to 90k your ok but 120k they won't warranty it.

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