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Timming belt broke is it easy to replace my self and does it effect any thing when it broke

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THIS CAR USES WHAT IS CALLED AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE, THIS MEANS IF THE BElT BROKE WHILE DRIVING YOU HAVE BENT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVES, VERY REARELY THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN SO PUT A NEW BLET ON AND CHECK THE COMPRESSION, IF U HAVE NO COMPRESSION OR LOW YOU WILL NEED TO HAVE THE CYLINDER HEAD REMOVED AND THE VALVES REPLACED, U MAY ALSO HAVE BROKEN A PISTON CROWN AS WELL, THE NORMAL CHANGE INTERVAL FIOR THE TIMING BLET IS 120,000 MILES, SO IF IT BROKE BEFORE THAT CONTACT CHRYSLER THEY MAY PROVIDE SOME ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COST.

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You probably have a blown hhead gasket is it running rough as well or hard to crank over fisrt thing easyest way to check remove plugs and crank over
another possibility is if it is an auto the coolant may be entering through the trans cooler located in rad assy hope tjis helps allent australia

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My 2001 pt crusier is over heating and its full of coolant. It started this a couple of days ago. With no warning. What can be causing this? Please help

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