anybody have a Neon survive a broken timing belt?

Discussion in 'Neon' started by Joe Pfeiffer, Dec 21, 2005.

  1. Joe Pfeiffer

    Joe Pfeiffer Guest

    This is ... bizarre. My daughter's '95 Neon (SOHC engine) broke its
    timing belt just before Thanksgiving. Finally got it to a state I
    could do a compression test today... and it looked good! 180-200 PSI
    in all four cylinders. So I'm curious: has anybody else ever seen
    this happen (I should mention that yes, it is an interference engine)?
     
    Joe Pfeiffer, Dec 21, 2005
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  2. Joe Pfeiffer

    Joe Guest

    Are you saying you fixed the timing belt without taking the head off? The
    car has a timing belt on it now, right?
     
    Joe, Dec 21, 2005
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  3. Joe Pfeiffer

    maxpower Guest

    What would be bizarre about a timing belt breaking on a car that is 10
    years old? And I assume you have it fixed and running?

    Glenn Beasley
    Chrysler Tech
     
    maxpower, Dec 21, 2005
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  4. Joe Pfeiffer

    kmatheson Guest

    I believe that the SOHC is *non-interference,* meaning that the valves
    do not crash into the piston tops when the timing belt fails. I don't
    think this is the case for the DOHC engine, in either the 2.0 or 2.4
    flavors.

    This info is most likely available on allpar.com.

    -Kirk Matheson
     
    kmatheson, Dec 21, 2005
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