# 2004 Chrysler Pacifica - is the engine toast?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-pacifica-is-the-engine-toast/172905>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chrysler, pacifica\
**Created:** [December 2, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-pacifica-is-the-engine-toast/172905 "2020-12-02T15:19:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![billbowers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@billbowers](https://community.cartalk.com/u/billbowers)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 3:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-pacifica-is-the-engine-toast/172905/1 "2020-12-02T15:19:37Z")

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timing belt broke, no noise, is motor toast?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-pacifica-is-the-engine-toast/172905/2 "2020-12-02T15:42:28Z")

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If an interference engine, quite possibly yes.  
If non-interference, maybe not.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2004-chrysler-pacifica-is-the-engine-toast/172905/3 "2020-12-02T17:31:12Z")

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The 3.5 L engine is an interference engine, there may be bent or broken valves.