Honda prelude timing belt broke when going 40mph now what?

Question

my car is a honda prelude 1989 2.0 si automatic fuel injected and when i was driving home the timing belt broke when going 40 mph people tell me that i might as well get a new motor but were and also many tell me that i can just but a new timing belt into the car and it might work....also i could take the head off and get it fixed i am not sure of the damage of the car since i havent taken the head off but i did take the valve cover off and the belt is boken but what do i look for and how do i take off the head please help me

Answer 1

Find our if it is an interference design (ask dealer). If yes you probably have bent valves and would need the head rebuilt or replaced. Depending on the value of the car you might look for a used head and have it cleaned and the valves ground and use that.

Answer 2

You do have an interference Engine. What you can do is just replace belt and hope no valves are bent. But 8 out of 10 times you are going to need a Valve job and or head job. One way or another it may end up costing so change...

Answer 3

hondas are what they call interference engines....which means if that belt brakes your valves hit the piston which in turn either bends the valves or puts holes in the piston...its usually easier and cheaper to replace the engine with a used unit than to get the head rebuilt...cause the cost of rebuilding the head is as much as a used engine...pluse with a new head the lower end in your engine is more likley to give out under the new pressure that the head causes...

Answer 4

Most Honda have interferance engines, but not all. Call a honda dealer to find out. I couldn't find proof on the web. My 1989 1.6 Acura was not, belt broke and the engine was fine.

Answer 5

i would try a belt first before pulling the head to replace the valves

Answer 6

Is your engine a valve interference engine? Is it DOHC or SOHC? Try chaging the timing belt first.