[neal]

My timing belt went today :

What roughly is required to fix this?

I assume a new head but it is ususal that the main block needs work as well?

The car is currently being towed to some random mechanic 300km from here by our equivalent of the AA. He was the one who diagnosed the problem.

[E_T_V]

usually the head is ok. Just the valve and possibly guides that need replacing as necessary.

Block and pistons are usually ok.

[neal]

Not quite sure what to do. This is Norway so labour is expensive.

Should I sell the car to a wrecker and cut my losses. Had this car almost three weeks now: New exhaust, New coolong fan, short circut in cooling fan system and now a timing belt ...

Should I buy a reconditioned head plus gasket set plus timing belt and try
and do the job my self?

How many hours are required for the job?

Would the car be drivable just by doing the timing belt and hope that the valves are ok enough to get me back to Oslo. Is is ususal that the valves are bent or is this a rare occurrence.

Apart from the tool holding the spindles to gether and at 90 BTDC are there any special tools required?

I appreciate your comments,

Thanks

200 214si 16v 1.4 litre petrol 1996 R3

[E_T_V]

If the timing belt has broken then the engine will have seized and the valves will have hit the pistons bending them.

It depends on how confident you are with engines, but buying a few valves, guides if necessary, a belt and a headgasket and doing it yourself is the cheapest option.