Not necessarily. If you can give me your engine size (I know it's probably 4 cylinder/but please verify so I don't waste any time) I'll let you know exactly. The engines that are the reason for your question are referred to as Interference - I believe. It's either an interference engine or not - if it is, then when you're timing belt snaps, unfortunately all your valves are still going - doesn't mean you'll damage them, but means you can. A belt snapping as you're pulling out of the driveway at 3 mph - not a lot of RPM - may be lucky. Doing 85 on the interstate? More likely damage could occur. I'll double check if you verify engine size/no problem at all. All The Best, Justin McCartney 17 South Industries, LLC
You're good to go - 1984 was the last year that the 1.9 was an 'interference' engine. You'll want to go BY THE BOOK if you're putting the new belt on - but that's all you'll need as long as that's the only issue/timing belt snapped. Good Luck - and All The Best, Justin McCartney 17 South Industries, LLCYou're good to go - 1984 was the last year that the 1.9 was an 'interference' engine. You'll want to go BY THE BOOK if you're putting the new belt on - but that's all you'll need as long as that's the only issue/timing belt snapped. Good Luck - and All The Best, Justin McCartney 17 South Industries, LLC
If you have a 1.9L SOHC, yes you're looking at damage to pistons and valves since this is an interference engine. The 1.9 is by far the most common engine in the Escort.
If you have a 1.8L DOHC you're fine, replace the belt, make absolutely sure you set the timing correctly, and off ya go. The 1.8L DOHC was found exclusively in the Escort GT and LX-E models.
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Not necessarily. If you can give me your engine size (I know it's probably 4 cylinder/but please verify so I don't waste any time) I'll let you know exactly. The engines that are the reason for your question are referred to as Interference - I believe. It's either an interference engine or not - if it is, then when you're timing belt snaps, unfortunately all your valves are still going - doesn't mean you'll damage them, but means you can. A belt snapping as you're pulling out of the driveway at 3 mph - not a lot of RPM - may be lucky. Doing 85 on the interstate? More likely damage could occur. I'll double check if you verify engine size/no problem at all. All The Best, Justin McCartney 17 South Industries, LLC
1.9lt engine
You're good to go - 1984 was the last year that the 1.9 was an 'interference' engine. You'll want to go BY THE BOOK if you're putting the new belt on - but that's all you'll need as long as that's the only issue/timing belt snapped. Good Luck - and All The Best, Justin McCartney 17 South Industries, LLC
Simplest answer since there were only 2 engines:
If you have a 1.9L SOHC, yes you're looking at damage to pistons and valves since this is an interference engine. The 1.9 is by far the most common engine in the Escort.
If you have a 1.8L DOHC you're fine, replace the belt, make absolutely sure you set the timing correctly, and off ya go. The 1.8L DOHC was found exclusively in the Escort GT and LX-E models.