1999 Mercury Villager Timing Belt Broke

1999 MERCURY VILLAGER
188,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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RUBY WOODSON
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Is possible that the timing belt can will cause major damage to the engine?
Apr 22, 2010 at 12:44 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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First, the only belt driven engine from Ford that is an interferance engine is the one you have. Basically what that means is this. If the timing belt breaks, while the engine is still turning, the top of the pistons can hit and bend or damage the valves in the head. Thus, major damage can happen if the belt breaks on this engine.

Let me know if you have other questions.

Joe
Jun 10, 2010 at 9:38 AM
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