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the car died on the way home . low on oil the car turns over faster than before but will not start
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SOUNDS LIKE YOU BLEW YUR TIMMING BELT, CHECK TO SEE IF ITS AN INTERFEARANCE FIT HEAD, IF SO YOUR DONE, YOULL BE TAKING THE HEAD OFF TO GET NEW VALVES PUT IN THAT GOT WACKED WHEN THE BELT BROKE AND THE VALVE TERAIN CAME TO AN ABRUPT HALT WHILE THE PISTONS CONTINUED TO GO UP AND DOWN, EVEN WHILE YOU TRIED TO START IT...TIMMING BELTS NEED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 65 75K IF YOUR ENGINE IS NOT AN INTERFEARANCE FIT CYLINDER HEAD, THEN YOUR FORTUNATE, YOU JUST NEED A TIMMING BELT KIT, AND DO THE WATER PUMO WHILE YOOUR AT IT BECAUSE THE TIMMING BELT USALLY RUNS THE WATER PUMP AND THE THE JOB PAYS THE SAME EVEN IF YOU HAVE TO REPLACE JUST A TIMMING BELT OR A WATER PUMP, NO SENSE PAYING FOR THE JOB TWICE A MONTH LATER. EASY WAY TO SEE IF YOU BROKE THE BELT IS TAKE THE COVER OFF AT THE TOP, IF YOU CANT TAKE IT OFF, OPEN THE OIL FILLER CAP AND HAVE SOMEONE CRANK THE ENGINE, IF YOU DONT SEE THE ROCKER ARMS MOVING UP AND DOWN OR THE CAM SHAFT ROTATING THEN YOU BELT IS DONE.
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