# Interference engine

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engine/58057>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** suzuki, forenza, engines\
**Created:** [November 28, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engine/58057 "2010-11-28T22:03:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![valmay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/dc4da7/32.png) [@valmay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/valmay)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engine/58057/1 "2010-11-28T22:03:37Z")

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This may have been asked already somewhere, but I need to know if the engine in my 2005 Suzuki Forenza wagon is an interference engine. It’s a 4-speed automatic.

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engine/58057/2 "2010-11-28T22:19:59Z")

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Yes, It Is.

Go to Gates Belts website, go to timimg belts and scroll down to:  
Interference Engine Issues - Got an Interference Engine? Find Out Now   
Put your car info in and have a look.

Link:  
[http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2256&location\_id=3487&go=TBHome](http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2256&location_id=3487&go=TBHome)

CSA

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**Author:** ![Goldwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@Goldwing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Goldwing)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/interference-engine/58057/3 "2010-11-29T14:19:50Z")

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Yes, it’s an interference (for those of you who are curious.)
