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It's actually a valve and a piston you have to worry about. At normal engine speeds the valves will simply snap shut if the cam stops spinning. Valves slapping
by colhom 10y ago
It's actually a valve and a piston you have to worry about. At normal engine speeds the valves will simply snap shut if the cam stops spinning.
Valves slapping piston is generally only a worry with an interference engine design.[1]
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference_engine https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interference_engine
- Tiksi 10y agoYeah, I was thinking of interference engines, especially OHC/OHV Interference designs. "Timing belt failure" is deeply anchored to Honda engines in my mind, which are pretty much all interference.
- Infernal 10y agoMy '08 Honda Fit may be interference, but it also has a timing chain that /should/ require no maintenance for the life of the car.