Have a question about whether your car is an Interference or N-I engine?
Go to Autozone and look up the belt! If the engine is Interference it will tell you "Interference Application".
Interference or Non-Interference? look here!
Dec 05, 2006
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Well spotted. It correctly identifies mine as NI. Doesnt explain how come ive seen a few written-off engines from belt failures though ??!!
Well spotted. It correctly identifies mine as NI. Doesnt explain how come ive seen a few written-off engines from belt failures though ??!!
And, uh, how FAST were your 'friends' going when they blew the belt?
Even in a N-I engine, at high RiPpeMS there can be 'valve-float' that can still cause the pistons to slam into the valves...
Or, so I have been told.
Tried that; no joy. Couldn't find the note anyplace on the page. However, this might do it:
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asterisk (*) is interference
Odd that that place claims that Toyota does not give a maintenance interval for at least 6 engines.
at least 6 engines Well, I dunno. The owner's manual for my old v6 Camry wagon is not exactly a model of clarity but there remains the question of how much faith to give to third-party sources. FWIW, in the Gates online catalog, interference applications are flagged, in red.
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