The timing belt broke on my Volkswagen 2001 Jetta. The dealer called me and told me they would replace the timing belt and as long as there were no other problems it would cost $500. They called me two days later to tell me the valves were bent and this would cost another $3500 to fix. I called o…

The valves can be checked with a simple compression gage. If they can hold pressure, they’re good. If not, they’re bad. If they’re good, you need only do the timing belt and it’s accessories…the tensioner and the water pump. Damage to the pistons can only be checked with the head off. If the head …

I bet if the VW dealer had something similar to this http://www.milwaukeetool.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductId=2311-21&CategoryName=SC%3A+HVAC+Tech's+Top+Tool+Choices they could have seen the damage by unscrewing the spark plugs and viewing the damage with a scope. They cold have even Emailed you th…

Great. Just great. WHY did you have to show me this 2 months before Christmas??? I want I want I want!

For me it all boils down to what you were told. Were you told that your engine is a inteference engine and the chances of your engine escaping damage were slim? or were you told that your engine is not a inteference engine but there was still a chance that your engines valves could be damaged and th…

Sure it’s ok to put used parts (cylinder head(s)) on a USED engine. They match, don’t they? Does your car have over 100,000 miles? A timing belt usually (though, not always) lasts over 100,000 miles, before failure.

Yes Americar, but they would not have made a $450 profit on an unnecessary job. Cristy, read your other thread too.

A bent valve is not easily identified even with the head off. With most OHC engines replacing the belt and attempting to start is the standard procedure.

Both of the 4-cylinder engines that were available on this model are interference engines. In the case of an interference engine, the possibility of escaping a broken timing belt incident without bent valves and/or damaged pistons is similar to the chance of jumping out of a 6th floor window withou…

On the interference engine with timing belt that I have the most experience (BMW M20) the chances of escaping a timing belt breakage incident without valve damage are absolutely zero. The real question would be if we could save the head. Myself I would have wanted to keep you as a customer so I wou…

Broken timing belt and bent valves please help!

Maintenance/Repairs

Caddyman October 17, 2009, 3:54am 6

It is very difficult to determine if the valves are bent without replacing the belt first…The cam must be turning and be “in time” in order to perform a reliable compression test. So you do owe the dealer $500 for their vastly overpriced belt…or walk away from it and buy a $3500 used car…One that does not use a rubber timing belt…

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Broken timing belt and bent valves please help!

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