Rickdogg

i was driving my car back from the smog shop and my water pump took a crap and snapped my timing belt is my motor done for cause i talked to a shop and they said i probably broke a valve rod is it time for a new car?

D16SiHatch

its quite likely you destroyed multiple valves and the cylinder head as well. just depends on where it broke. you might have gotten lucky though so its worth taking a look. Use a long screwdriver in a spark plug hole to determine about where the midrange of the pistons travel is. (that way all 4 pistons are about at the same spot and farthest away from the valves). once you do that then try and set the cam and cam gear to tdc. if it moves freely you may be in luck. once you do that set the crank pulley and pistons 1&4 to tdc. then throw the belt back on and cross your fingers.

Rickdogg

ill try this out thanks

19REX89

its worth a try to just slap a new one on there, when mine snapped i tried to crank it over because it died while driving. once i slapped a new belt on there i got lucky and it turned right on.

VtecBlood

Even of your motor is screwed up you can just get another motor. If you talking about getting anotehr car then I guess you can do that, it be cheaper to just get a new motor and drop it in. But it also depends on what kinda of motor you had in it. Good luck

LightWeightED8

Same here. I snapped a belt while driving, had to tow it home. I bought a cheap $30 belt, slapped it on and it fired right up. I wasn't planing to drive around with it, but it allowed me to move the car up and down the drive way. Beats pushing the car up the driveway.

Now I'm sure there was some damage, I never comp tested it after to see the severity. I ended buying a reworked head.

2ed6sbandzc

ive had some crx's that snapped belts and dont bend the valves best bet is to install a new timing belt and water pump and see if she starts. no need to take the head off.yet...

Rickdogg

i took my spark plugs out and i found 3 of the 4 spark plugs had oil on them but i check and my cam is tdc still what would make oil go into the plugs tho?

Rickdogg

i tried takin the pully off and its a bitch now im stuck any tips to get it off?

DCRB

use an impact gun of some sort, and soak it w pb blaster. worst case scenario is you'll have to use a torch on the bolt then replace it.

Link16

Sounds like the tube seals, I would replace the valve cover gasket and those seals, that should stop the oil from leaking down from the top.

-Alex

Rickdogg

thanks changn it out rite now