Is it possible for a BMW E36 316i to bend valves when my cambelt hads stripped?

They are an interference type engine and will experience valve and piston damage if the timing belt fails.

It is possible that the cambelt was not tensioned correctly or the tensioner was not thightened correctly

You must have had shop manual to install cylinder head correctly. If not, you need one to get this right. Do it wrong and you will bend valves again, so invest in cheap shop manual.

it depends on the design of the engine. Some are designed so that the valves are unable to contact the pistons in the case of a cam belt snapping, others are not.

your fear is REAL ,your valve will be down when piston comes up, if you take your time and have no destractions you can do it follow instructions carefully ,and roll motor over by hand first before starting ,get an repair manual ,most part stores can get the one you need , its cheep 15.00 compaired to 300.00 in damages.

Probably not. The valves will be bent requiring a head job and a visual inspection will reveal any damage to the piston tops. This would be unusual as the valve stems bend very easily.

Hi guys, I just want to now if someone can tell me if a hyundai getz 1600 16v 2004 can bent valves if the cambelt snaps. I did put a new cambelt on and tensioner. It start but misfiring and a soft tickking noise from the head. Hope you can advise me please. Thanks

Valve stems normally. In extreme cases can damage pistons and con rods as the piston comes up and hits the valve which is jammed open in the cylinder

the change interval on this belt is 60,000 miles or 100,000 KM, remember this engine WILL BEND VALVES IF THE BELT BREAKS.

what is the liter size of your engine? the 1.8L is an interference engine. generally all Audi engines are interference engines, and timing belt breakage can bend valves, the sure way to determine without detailed maintenance information, install a new belt, once the belt is on immediately run a compression test, if timing marks are good and compression fails, valves are bent.