Toyota 1995 Camry
Your Non interference Toyota engine is safe if the timing belt breaks. Many, not all, Toyota engines can freewheel and not be destroyed. You will lose your power-assisted steering and braking, so steering will be hard and braking will be hard.
3.0L V6
Use Gates belt T257. Water pump is driven by timing belt.
Most times when the timing belt goes it results in bending a couple of the inlet valves because the pistons are coming up as the valves are going down.
Worst case is that the valves punch holes in the piston crowns
You should remove the rocker box covers and camshafts to check that all of the valve stems can be moved or more to the point all come back up to sit at the same level proving that they are travelling straight in the valve guides.
If any of them fail to sit level they are not seating on the valve face and the engine will not run anyway, in that case you will need to take the head or heads off to do a manual inspection.
Good luck to you .
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