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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
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Originally Posted by sperry
Are you refering to the Mazda? I thought all Mazda motors were non-interference, so breaking a timing belt is just an inconvience, not motor time.
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Any of em... I've read that most Honda & Toyota 4-cyl motors are interference designs, so snapped belt = bent valves. As for the Mazda, I don't know... it's about 10-15k past due for a new belt and it could blow sky high for all I care. I've given up on the thought of selling it, we'll probably donate the damn thing. |
IIRC someone was worried about his Mazda MPV van that broke a timing belt, and asked if the motor was non-interference, and the expert consensus was that *all* Mazda motors are non-interference.
Honda and Toyota... I'm pretty sure a broken timing belt == ruined valves.
Oh, and no fair buying an '89 Si or anything... if you do, I'm stealing it and building an STX class killer.
And Kevin... SLO is *not* LA... hell it's more NorCal than SoCal as far as the people IMO, and insurance there is cheaper than Reno or Sac because there's far less people/drunk drivers/car theft. What's expensive in SLO is housing... mostly because of the college and the lack of places to live.... (i.e. high demand, low supply).