2006-12-05 19:40:02 · 12 answers · asked by mark n fordman 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Wrecked and repairable
However, it will be easier and cheaper to replace the engine with a refurbished one.
2006-12-05 19:43:40 · answer #1 · answered by wally_zebon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When the belt lets go at that engine speed, your crankshaft keeps turning, and the cam stops. What happens in the 1/1000th of a secondt later is the pistons connected to the crank slide up their cylinders cause they are attached to the spinning crankshaft, there are valves open (pushed into the down position)and those that are down,get hit by the pistons and bent badly. Maybe not all, but some for sure. You will not be able to just reset the crankshaft position to be in time with the cam, and add the new Timing Belt. You have to pull the engine down for a check, and replace all the parts damaged. You will need good professional help from a shop you can trust. I have seen the head removed, valves replaced, and the pistons weren't damaged...but everytime it is different , and hard...it seems.
2006-12-06 03:53:35 · answer #2 · answered by Spin 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's hard to say without looking at it myself but I would say that the cylinder head is probably going to need to be replaced and you may have damaged or holed a piston. If the pistons look ok when you remove the head you could probably get away with putting a good second hand head on to repair it.
2006-12-06 05:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Goofy Goofer Goof Goof Goof ! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends very much on the engine. Some engines are designed so the valves cant hit the piston. You will only really know once you get the head off.
2006-12-06 03:45:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that car is not available here but if you can get a wrench ( oops sorry, spanner ) on the crank and spin it over a few times by hand you are blessed with a non-interference engine , it's a " simple " matter of lining up the timing marks and replacing the belt , if not , its major surgery time. good luck
2006-12-06 11:14:28 · answer #5 · answered by sterling m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only way to be sure is to whip the head off and have a look. If it is knackered, it may be repairable but it may also be better to simply change the engine. It depends. Sorry not to bring good news, but you can't be sure until it's been inspected.
2006-12-06 03:52:14 · answer #6 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sorry you will of bent some of the valves , the good news though, i did my mates about 2 months go,(same engine same speed) the valves are about £6 each (8 of them ) and you might of snapped some rockers these ant expensive . + a head gasket . don't get ripted off, theres five hours work max .
hope this helps
2006-12-06 17:46:21 · answer #7 · answered by TIM P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Ist thing to do is to put a cam belt on and check compression it makes no difference what speed you were doing when the belt snaps the cam stops i have replaced a few with no damage,try that first
2006-12-06 04:03:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happened, many years ago, to my old Ford Cortina. Not surprisingly, the engine was wrecked.
2006-12-06 03:51:12 · answer #9 · answered by grpr1964 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
easy way to tell get a compression tester they don't cost allot this will tell if your valves are bent if not bent put a new belt on do the water pump as well .
2006-12-06 04:35:14 · answer #10 · answered by Jennifer T 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋