hi my car was ticking over and suddenly cut of my boyfriend seid he thinks timing bealt bustid wot damidge dos it do can eny 1 tell me its an o5 20.16.valve petrol

hellp, November 2008

Hi, your engine is whats known as an iterferance fit which means in the event of the cambelt failing valve to piston contact is most likely!! it will mean doing a compression test to see if there is any damage and if there is the cylinder head will have to come off to assess the level of damage

nigel, November 2008

1000 to 1600 pounds worth of damage,the 16valve engine has no clearance.damage will have occured

glen, November 2008