Can driving with bent valves destroy an engine

[cocoloyespanol]

Ok guys heres a little history first, my timing belt snaps and i replace the timing belt, pulley, water pump and all belts. Of coarse the timing belt snapping resulted in bent valves. I drive the car with bent valves and it shuts off on me again while driving. So i tow my car to the shop and they tell me my engine is done. My question is, can driving with bent valves cause more damage or possibly destroy the engine??

[cantgo2fast]

wow.... uh yes.

common sense FAIL

[beachbum2185]

can geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance?....

[bNasty]

werent you trying to put an enterprise sticker on your car?

[timmy]

Yes, it can, and it probably did!

[cocoloyespanol]

so what exactly is the worst case senario that could of happened specificly?? and is it worth fixing??

[97-gst]

Originally Posted by cocoloyespanol

Ok guys heres a little history first, my timing belt snaps and i replace the timing belt, pulley, water pump and all belts. Of coarse the timing belt snapping resulted in bent valves. I drive the car with bent valves and it shuts off on me again while driving. So i tow my car to the shop and they tell me my engine is done. My question is, can driving with bent valves cause more damage or possibly destroy the engine??

do NOT try and drive your car with bent valves

[tsi1991awd]

Worst case scenario? ....umm, your pistons are now garbage, valves are garbage, scoring, etc. etc. etc.....man full rebuild time or get another motor. Is rebuilding the engine worth it to you? Only you can answer that one.

[VETTE_50_TH]

The car obviously didnt bent all the valves or it wouldnt have run after you did all the work. But yea, either way, the motor is toast at a minimum a rebuilt head.

[Boosted_talon98]

Originally Posted by VETTE_50_TH

The car obviously didnt bent all the valves or it wouldnt have run after you did all the work. But yea, either way, the motor is toast at a minimum a rebuilt head.

I bet he bent his valve springs