1998 Honda Accord Timing belt jumped

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MAJUDY742
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1998 Honda Accord 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

My car stopped on the way suddenly and it didnt start again I took it to a repair man he said that the timing jumped some teeth..he recommended to replace the belt and set the timing again..we got the belt installed on the car started checked the compression 5cylinders have approx 200 psi 1has zero..the repair guy said that it might bent some valves.now what should I do?replace the engine or fix it?how much it takes to fix the valves?
Jul 10, 2010 at 3:33 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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HI there,

you will have a bent valve, it will be far cheaper to do a top end over haul, your mechanic will be able to give you an indication as to head over haul V new engine costs, if it was mine i would be doing the heads.

mark (mhpautos)
Jul 10, 2010 at 4:07 PM
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