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Peugeot timing belt slip, ruin engine?

If my timing belt slips/snaps on a peugeot 406 turbo diesel 1.9 will it ruin the engine?
Johnny B, October 2008
Yes very much so. All the internal moving parts meet in the middle - Bent con-rods, bent valves, smashed piston heads.

This image shows all three together - literally...

http://home.san.rr.com/shazaam1/FailedCamBelt.jpg

Peccavi, October 2008
link Click here to see other fixes for Peugeot 406.