i have an 88 civic dx hb and i was driving and my timing belt snpped off, i have talked to some people and they ahve said that my motor is done, is y motor and interference motor?

Jesse

 

Only way to tell is either to put a new belt on and see if it runs or to pull the cylinder head and check for bent valves and yes your motor is an interference motor.

 

put a new belt on

 

I fixed a friend's d15b2(should be the same for your car) when his belt snapped on the freeway ~80mph. I pulled the head to inspect anything and saw no signs if valve to piston interference. Slapped a new tbelt on and it ran like a champ.

Hondas are interference engines, but I'm wondering if this engine has a bit more clearance.

 

put a new belt on, try to start it up!

maybe will run

maybe not

 

ya but what im wondering is because i dont want to put that much more money into it because its a pile of crp, so roughly how much is it and how hard is it to do to put a new belt on

 

You'd save a lot of money doing it yourself.

It's really not that hard to do, but it's like 50 times easier if the engine is out of the car. A new belt will cost you anywhere from $40 to $80 depending on where you get etc.

Paying a mechanic to do it would cost more than the engine is worth. But if you do a little search im sure you can find a write up on how to do it.

 

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Hondas are interference engines, but I'm wondering if this engine has a bit more clearance.
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same happened to me @ 80. Why is that?
You can spin the cam and the crankshaft independently to see if everything works.
It wouldn't hurt to pull the head & use a new gasket since you'll be doing the timing belt.
afaik 88+sohc are non interference
dohc (I heard) are interference

 

Pull the valve cover off and check your valve clearances, bent valves wont be able to retract all the way leaving you with a good sized gap.