My timing belt broke at idle sitting at a stop sign. Can I just replace my timing belt or do you guys think there could be damage? Thanks
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Start by removing the valve cover and look for broken rockers. I'm not aware of anyone breaking a TB and NOT damaging something, but I cant say its not possible. While you can replace the belt and then hand rotate the engine to check for valve damage, the best practice is to pull the head.Seat Shocks....I have passed the baton to John Christy from Ninestitch. Email John or Garrett at ninestitch1@gmail.com
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Pull the valve cover.
See what it says. It may say 'rocker chunks' or even 'head chunks'
It's likely you bent one or 2 or 3. Probably not 6, at idle.
You COULD try putting a new belt on it to see what the damage is
But there probably is some. If it was me, I'd pull the head.
Because:
If you can DIY, it's not too hard or expensive to fix.
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Do the math. At idle the engine is rotating approx 800 RPM - Revolutions per minute. 800 divided by 60 seconds is 13.33. So every second that the engine rotated after breaking the belt it had 13.3 chances to bend / break valves and other parts. That is if you shut the engine down to a dead stop in one second. There was probably alot more than one second that elapsed after that belt gave way.
Pull. Inspect.
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Originally posted by TobyB View PostPull the valve cover.
See what it says. It may say 'rocker chunks' or even 'head chunks'
It's likely you bent one or 2 or 3. Probably not 6, at idle.
You COULD try putting a new belt on it to see what the damage is
But there probably is some. If it was me, I'd pull the head.
Because:
If you can DIY, it's not too hard or expensive to fix.
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Originally posted by jalopi View PostThe hondas seem to be the ones that somehow magially never take damager and run safterwards
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