need4spd90
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hey all, new here,trying to get some info
looking at buying a 99 Protege with a 1.6L engine for a cheap daily driver car...i can get this thing DIRT cheap, has 120k on it, and very clean inside and out..the main problem..the previous owner said(via his mechanic) the timing belt is broken...
so obviously im worried about the pistons getting too comfy with the valves...
so from what i read, for the most part, these cars are supposed to have a non-interference type engine...? but i havent read anything that states for sure...
just wondering if anyone could shed any definite light on the subject for me, i dont deal with these newer overhead cam type motors hardly ever, i mostly work on pushrod v8 mustangs, so the whole non-interference concept is new to me haha(i know what it means, just wondering IF the 1.6L is non-interference..hopefully it is, i could just put a new belt on and drive the damn thing)
it looks easy enuff to pop the valve cover off and take a quick peak, but obviously i wont be able to see the valves/pistons without pulling the head...
any help is appreciated, thanks
looking at buying a 99 Protege with a 1.6L engine for a cheap daily driver car...i can get this thing DIRT cheap, has 120k on it, and very clean inside and out..the main problem..the previous owner said(via his mechanic) the timing belt is broken...
so obviously im worried about the pistons getting too comfy with the valves...
so from what i read, for the most part, these cars are supposed to have a non-interference type engine...? but i havent read anything that states for sure...
just wondering if anyone could shed any definite light on the subject for me, i dont deal with these newer overhead cam type motors hardly ever, i mostly work on pushrod v8 mustangs, so the whole non-interference concept is new to me haha(i know what it means, just wondering IF the 1.6L is non-interference..hopefully it is, i could just put a new belt on and drive the damn thing)
it looks easy enuff to pop the valve cover off and take a quick peak, but obviously i wont be able to see the valves/pistons without pulling the head...
any help is appreciated, thanks
