[Mk2] [Turbo] rev1 turbo an interferance engine or not?

[calum4492]

hi all
unfortuneatly my car kind broke on me the timing belt tensioner packed in and the belt started 2 wrap around the crank pulley can some1 confirm if these are or arent (please!) an interferance engine? coz i went on google 2 find out but there were different opinions and couldnt find out?

[Lewis Jay]

Non-interference, put a bel5t on it and see if alls o.k.

[calum4492]

my boss is letting me use the garage nxt wkend i have a rev3 metal head gasket and new bolts but dont wanna pull the head off and find out the valves are bent coz the car has a 2 be gone by mon and its getting my hand on another head. its also the case of dropping the engine putting a belt on it and refitting 2 find out she needs 2 be dropped again

i do appologise if iv confused u kinda confused myself

[Lewis Jay]

You dont need to drop the engine out to put a timing belt on.

Put the belt on and then turn it over by hand, if all is o.k start it up and do a compression check.

[calum4492]

are they not a pure c**t 2 do a belt in place?

[Lewis Jay]

Easier than taking the engine out.

[jon_st205]

Easy to do the belt in situ. Don't take the head off until you get the belt back on and see if all is well. One step at a time and all that.

[calum4492]

do u reckon all will be well?

[Rogue]

do u reckon all will be well?

I've had two cambelts snap in MR2s while I've been driving them. One was a rev 2 turbo, the other a rev3 n/a race car. In both instances the belt was changed and the engines totally undamaged.

As a general rule of thumb Toyota fit belts to non interference engines, and chains to interference versions.