Ive got a 1600 (not 165) block with a 2ltr head on it, if the cambelt breaks will it be valve safe, or will they get bent? Just out of curiousity to be quite honest

Adrian

 

i would have thought they would bend as they do on the 2 litres and on the 1.6 so a combo of both will most probably do it also!

 

thought the 2ltr dont bend valves

 

i repaired a transit a few years ago that did, my autodata cambelt book also identifies it as an interference engine

 

i lost a belt on my old Mk4 cortina 2.0 and that was fine. snapped at 50mph!

 

Well fair enough mate

 

2.0 is non interferance, transit more so as it has lower piston height and a lower lift cam than the car version all 3 of my autodatas list them as non ? (96, 99, 02 print)
a well skimmed head or one with a high lift cam can make them hit though
TBH a 2.0 head on a 1.6 will have too low a compression to be usefull? can i ask why that combo ?

 

Thanks for the replies, and yeah sorry i meant 2ltr cam