[Healeys] Non Healey engine question.

[i erbs]

If there is no piston no piston damage, then you should be safe to assume
its a non-interference engine. I had a Subaru timing gear explode at idle
and it destroyed the engine.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
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Please excuse random auto corrects and misspelled words

On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 7:23 AM, <michael.salter at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have been tasked with repairing my B in L's 2008 Saturn Astra.
> 1.8 litre Ecotec engine.
> Cam belt shredded.
> Some sites say this an interferrence engine some not... I can see no
> evidence of the valves having touched any piston.
> The exhaust cam appears to have slipped about 270 degrees and there is NO
> compression.
> The question is...if there are no marks on the pistons can I be fairly
> confident that the valves are okay and installing a new belt and resetting
> the timing will be all that is needed?
> Michael S
> BN1 # 174
>
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