2G timing belt jump

[C1nical]

I just seem to keep finding problem after problem with this damn car.

I was driving down my street to go somewhere yesterday when I heard a noise, it sort of sounded like a pop and I noticed my engine died so I put it in neutral and pulled to the side of the road, had my dad help tow it back to my house and I immediately took off the timing belt cover to check the belt as I thought it had broke. It was intact but I noticed the cam gears are way off alignment it looks like, so I am assuming they jumped the belt.

At the very least I have some bent valves correct? I am a bit scared to even check just because I know I don't have the money to fix this problem. I also believe my harmonic balancer needed to be replaced.

Does anyone have any opinions on what I should do with this car? What would be the cheapest/most logical way to go about fixing this thing? rebuild the head or get a new engine & how much do u think that would run me?

Thanks

 

[13b Bro]

I would redo the timing belt making sure that all the marks are lined up and set the tension properly. Then do a compression test to see if you bent any valves.

 

[haswesley]

Been there, done that. You first need to take the entire timing belt cover off and ensure the belt in fact slipped by checking timing marks. If you bent some valves, the cheapest fix is to find another head at a salvage yard for like $75 and clean up the top of the pistons. The valves may have scarred the top of the pistons. Put a new timing component set in. You may have additional damage, but unlikely. Good luck.

 

[Clinical]

Definitely sounds like bent valves.

Just pull the head and send it someplace like dsmgraveyard and have new valves put in - and if you can afford it, do some upgrades - ie springs/retainers/cams.

 

[Darrell J]

9 times out of 10 when you jump timming you bend valves..
Now with the valves being bent, ( if you have the money to do) get the springs/retainers/cams and some port and polish work.. LIKE Clinical said.