Timing belt broke is this a collision engine. Does it bend the valves if the belt breaks.

No you don't always bend valves typically with 4 or 6 cylinder engines are equiped with free floating engines that when the chains or belts break it allows the engine from creating greater damage to other parts of your engine

Honda engines are what they call interference engines. This means when a timing belt breaks, the pistons hit the valves and bend them. You will need to remove the cylinder head and get the bent valves replaced if you want it to run correctly. Impossible to know how many valves are bent, depends on how fast the engine was turning when the belt broke.

find out either it is or isn't an interference engine. If its interference you probably have a bent valve and damaged piston

yes they can. sometimes you'll get lucky if it broke while starting, most times they bend when belt breaks while driving.

The timing belt connects the pistons and the head valves so that they all go up & down in the correct sequence. Turn over the engine with a broken belt and they could hit together - rather like hitting your fists together very hard.- and one or more of them could bend or break needing either replacement pistons, valves and/or head.
On the other hand you could have the luck of the devil and only need to line up the various timing marks and fit a new belt

you might bend valves

im not sure about your car but some cars are interference engines,meaning if the timing belt breaks the valves will hit the pistons and it will bend the valves and the car will not run again just by putting a new belt on it,,hopefully thats not the case but alot of import cars are interference engines,,good luck

If you 2000 Dodge Stratus is equipped with either the 2.0 Liter (SOHC) 4 cylinder engine or the 2.5 Liter (SOHC) V6 then you have serious engine damage. Both these engines are interference engines. When the belt breaks the pistons will make contact with the valves thus causing damage. The belt on the 4 cylinder should have been replaced at 100,000 miles. The belt on the V6 should have been replaced at 60,00 miles. At 60 mph you for sure are going to have some damage. How much damage, you will know when they open it up.

if the timing chain went on you while driving, you most certainly ruined your engine.
have a mechanic troubleshoot.

Hello mawbea: My name is Roger I will answer your question. You did not say which engine is in your car. So if you have a 2.0 SOHC engine. If the belt broke you should be Ok. If you have the 2.0 DOHC engine. The likely hood of bending the valves are just about a guarantee. How ever with any engine using a timing belt it is possible to bend a valve.Should you need more help please just ask.
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