The mechanic told me it would cost 1k to get the timing belt replaced and that there is a 50% chance that the engine will be good enough to drive afterwards. The 07 Mitsubishi eclipse GS was going roughly 10-15 mph when the timing belt broke on the highway. It is a manual transmission. I don't want to throw 1k + into a lost cause. He is doing a leakdown and compression test at the moment.
It's weird because I have to pay to SEE IF the car will work. Should I throw down 1k+ along with getting a new engine (prolly 3500$) or just salvage the car to get another used car?
Not that the interference matters much with a chain, but still....For those that care about such details. I got to see a 2.0 lariat in person today and spoke to the trainer. He also relayed that the skid plates do not have access holes for the drain plug or filter and that the truck was getting 30-31 on the highway with or without the tonneau cover.
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The engine model is either 230A3000 or 230A4000 (with CAT). I can't find accurate information if it's an interference engine or not. Basically I purchased it recently but don't want to shell out on replacing timing belt right now, since it didn't came with a maintained book. Wanted to know if it's worth a gamble?
I was reading up on twin scroll turbochargers this morning and learned about valve overlap. The thing is, though, I thought that in any interference engine there isn't room for any valves to be open at TDC? I was wondering if valve overlap just isn't present in certain engines, or if there actually is a bit of room for the valves to be partially open at TDC?
Just took the old timing belt off and when I was getting ready to put the new one on i realized the driver's side camshaft was loose for 30 ish degrees before getting tight again. Are these engines interference? Would a valve have hit the piston if the pistons were freewheeling for a good amount of time?
Also, would a 2008 wrx engine/trans/wiring swap cleanly into a 2008 impreza OBS without any issues?
Hey guys as the title suggests just trying to work out my engine type as there is lots of conflicting info on the web. Its a 1999 (1998cc) Toyota RAV 4, with 3s fe engine, 5 door.
Timing belt whilst driving at speed and I'm very hopeful that its a non-interference engine so that my baby is fine lol.
Edit: I may even be wrong about 3s fe engine?
I'm working on my first project car that is a stock MG midget and I can't find anywhere online if it is one please help.
Hi all,
I have an incoming project 1976 CVCC 5 door hatch, and all I know is it abruptly quit about 20 years ago. I’m currently planning out the build, and was curious if anyone knew. Is the 1st Gen CVCC 1500 an interference motor?
Googles lost its reliability. Are there ways to more easily find reliable information? Maybe some less biased search engines?
I wish to buy a car, and one of the many things I care about is having a timing chain and non-interference engine.
At the moment I don't know of any easy way to find if a given model, year, and engine type has those or not, it requires a lot of googing time, sometimes with no answer.
To complicate things even more, some manufacturers use many times their own nomenclature instead of years (like MK1, Series A, 4th-gen etc.) which adds another layer of googling trying to figure out which years are which gen.
I would love it if I could find a single source to check these things.
Also if an engine is naturally aspirated or not.
(The reason is because I do all work and maintenance on my car by myself, I never buy a car that is younger than 15 years, and I always drive my cars until they literally fall apart before replacing them, so usually 800 000 - 1 200 000km).
Thanks
I owned a 90 integra as my first car in early 2010’s. The timing belt snapped when I was driving but the engine was fine since it was a non-interference engine.
I’ve only owned cars with timing chains instead of belts since then. I all of the cars that had timing chains were non-interference. Is this because manufacturers are confident in the timing systems never going out? Can’t they just make them non-interference just to do it?
Is there a big difference that makes one or the other better when the engine is healthy?
I never really understood it.
EDIT: meant to say all the cars I’ve had with timing chains were interference engines.
I’m looking at buying a 2001 Lexus GS430 that has some timing belt issues at 70k miles and I’m curious if anyone knows if the engine is an interference or non interference engine
