# Can engine run with one timing belt broken? (2007 Ferrari 612 Scaglietti)

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-engine-run-with-one-timing-belt-broken-2007-ferrari-612-scaglietti/132462>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** 612-scaglietti, ferrari\
**Created:** [January 11, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-engine-run-with-one-timing-belt-broken-2007-ferrari-612-scaglietti/132462 "2019-01-11T18:21:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![JerryDavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@JerryDavis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JerryDavis)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-engine-run-with-one-timing-belt-broken-2007-ferrari-612-scaglietti/132462/1 "2019-01-11T18:21:49Z")

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Can a v-6 or v-8 engine with double overhead cams still run, albeit poorly, with one timing belt broken? Or, is it really injurious to continue to run the engine to limp into a service location? Is AAA the only answer?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-engine-run-with-one-timing-belt-broken-2007-ferrari-612-scaglietti/132462/2 "2019-01-11T18:26:54Z")

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> [@JerryDavis](#):
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> ? Is AAA the only answer?

Yes………………

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-engine-run-with-one-timing-belt-broken-2007-ferrari-612-scaglietti/132462/3 "2019-01-11T21:27:52Z")

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> [@JerryDavis](#):
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> Or, is it really injurious to continue to run the engine to limp into a service location?

It is VERY injurious to run with only one cam belt. You will go from a very expensive repair to a HUGE repair assuming it doesn’t just lock up solid. TOW it. You have a Ferrari, it is no stranger to the roll-back.

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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:** [January 12, 2019, 12:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/can-engine-run-with-one-timing-belt-broken-2007-ferrari-612-scaglietti/132462/4 "2019-01-12T00:59:56Z")

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I kind of question the Ferrari part. What Ferrari owner does not know if they have a 6 or an 8 when the standard engine was a 5.7L V12?  
Plus indicated AAA, towing is free.