Is the 16V an interference engine??

[area53 at validpath.com (Jeff Toomasson)]

IIRC, you're still running a 1.8L 16v, Larry? I have a different take - use the 
opportunity to drop a 2.0 in there. Source a good used one - you can take the 
frugal route and drop it in there (which would cost you about the same as the 
head rebuild you'd be facing if you bent any valves (pistons are a different 
story)) or rebuild/recondition it and have peace of mind for years to come 
(hopefully).

HTH, JT

> --- LEF <rocco16@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> My 16V cam belt stripped its teeth yesterday.
>> Am I looking at replacing just the belt, or most of the
>> valves, too??
> 
> As was stated, it is an interference engine.  (When was the
> last time you changed the belt???)
> 
> I've seen 16v engines lose the belt and do NO damage, other
> times they've bent 'most every intake valve and crack a
> piston.
> 
> Inspection is going to be the only way you'll know for
>sure.
> 
> 
> Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> '80 Scirocco                 '81 Scirocco S 16v to be?
> '86 Scirocco 8v              '88 Scirocco 16v 
> '88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '96 Passat GLX Wagon
> '56 Cessna 172
> The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts -
> Ehrlich's Law.
> 
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