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Can someone tell me; is the24v an interference engine. In other words do the valves occupy the same space as the pistons if the cam belt breaks?

Non interference, belt breaks, put a new one on and go.

Incognito wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 14, 2020 6:19 pm

Non interference, belt breaks, put a new one on and go.

Yep,
Pulley failed on an Black 24v I had, stripping the cam belt teeth, new belt&pulley, was back on the road in a few days.

Kit

Thanks guys very useful.

If you use a Mazda belt, forget changing at 60k miles, 100k between changes at earliest.

Totally guarantee that it's a non interference engine, after having 2 belts go on two of my probes

Same with the 16v

I had to laugh when my last belt snapped and the RAC man said "well that your engine gone" my words to him was just take me home and I'll have a new belt on tomorrow and the car will be fine, and later that week the car was running again with a new belt and hydraulic adjuster