when a timing belt breaks does it cause any other damage

Asked by Guru9K5R86 Mar 26, 2022 at 09:15 AM about the 2009 Hyundai Elantra SE FWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2009 hyundai Elantra timing belt broke would this damage the valves or would
something else need replacing besides the belt 200000km on the engine

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It can. If you have an interference engine the valves are bent and, honestly, the vehicle will not be worth fixing. Hope that helps! Jim

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