Questions & Answers for: valves bend timing belt breaks

...and the engine came out of time you are probably looking at at least a few bent valves. Could be time well spent to perform a leakdown test before you spend too much time on installing a timing

...bend several valves in cyl head. when this happens the engine will not start or run. the effected cyl head or heads need to be removed and reconditioned or replaced. cyl heads probebly ok but valves ...

...timing belt cover,,,about in the center of the timing belt area,,easy to do,just dont get any coolant on the timing belt,,,if you hav e more than 75k on the car replace the timing belt too before it ...

timing chain or belt? When should it be replaced? Both the 3.0 & 3.5 V6 engines in the Vue use a cam driven by a belt. Both are interference engines and the belt must be replaced at 100,000 miles.

...timing belt. It it goes too long and breaks, it will trash the engine... Timing belt will last longer then water pump. Don't worry about it and replace if water pump goes out. Have worked on v6 vues ...

...timing belt supposed to be changed? 2006 Saturn Vue with a 3.5L engine V-6, Saturn recommends replacing timing belt every 100,000 miles, also replace water pump, due to it is timing belt driven, this ...

...timing belt breaks. this means the valves will hit the pistons and vice versa. Usually the valves are bent and the cylinder head must be removed to get to the bent valves and replace them. If the ...

and this repair is for a good reason, if the timing belt ( or chain) goes out,, damage can happen to the valves, and pushrods which mean added costs , leaving you stuck where ever it happens to go out

...replace 2008 saturn timing chain Whenever manufacturer recommends. If the "chain" [actually a belt] breaks, the valves punch thru the pistons. This because the cam doesn't let them get out of the

...BEND THE VALVES. REFER TO A WORKSHOP MANUAL FOR THE TIMING PROCEDURE. NB: IF THE TIMING BELT IS NOT CHANGED AT THE RECOMMENDED TIME INTERVAL AND THE BELT BREAKS THIS CAN ALSO BEND THE VALVES - CAN BE ...