1998 Dodge Caravan bad timing belt

1998 DODGE CARAVAN
130,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DHARVEY2007
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I have a 1998 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0L engine. A mechanic told me the timing belt was bad, no prob. But im also hearing that this engine is a INTERFERENCE ENGINE. I need to know for sure so i know what all i have to do or rather or not its worth fixin w/o replaceing the engine. Thank you very much if you can help
Feb 3, 2008 at 11:10 AM
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[quote:5b15d1253c="dharvey2007"]Engine problem
1998 Dodge Caravan 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic 130000 miles
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I have a 1998 Dodge Caravan with a 3.0L engine. A mechanic told me the timing belt was bad, no prob. But im also hearing that this engine is a INTERFERENCE ENGINE. I need to know for sure so i know what all i have to do or rather or not its worth fixin w/o replaceing the engine. Thank you very much if you can help[/quote:5b15d1253c]

put new belt and start
thats the easy and cheep way now
if you have a valve damage then you have to do a valve job
Feb 3, 2008 at 11:41 AM
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