Is the 06 1.6 kia rio an interferance engine? acts like timing belt broke only 58k

The 1.6L (and others) size engines have an "Interference Engine". If the timing belt breaks, severe engine damage results in pistons crushing valves. The timing belt MUST be replaced at regular intervals as outlined in your manual. Did you replace the timing belt in time?

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your car has an interference engine. that means if the timing belt breaks, the pistons and valves collide. best case you can have new valves put in the head and it will be okay. worst case

were the RPM's high(above 3000) when the belt broke? if so that would explain the engine failure. the car has an interference engine which means if the crank turns a few revolutions after the camshaft has stopped then it can cause some major engine damage.

I'd recommend doing a web (or dealer) search for your specific engine to see if it's an "interference" engine. An interference engine is one where the intake or exhaust valves could come in contact with the pistons if the timing belt were to break. If your engine is NOT an interference engine, you can start to swap out the timing belt with no worries. If it IS an interference engine, and the timing belt broke while you were driving, there could be a great deal of internal damage. It's hard to estimate what the damage could be... it could range from zero damage (unlikely), to broken valves and pistons. You could do a compression test on each cylinder before replacing the belt.

Good luck.

The timing belt should be changed around 100,000 miles. I hope this is what you are asking.

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yes it is interference and if belt broke some valves are bent.head removal required

Yes this is and interference engine and will be damaged if you were driving when the belt broke more than likely.

take it in its alot of pissing around about the timing belt i wouldent recomend to do it yourself

Typically timing belts need to be replaced every 60,000 miles, in order to prevent them from breaking or loosing teeth and leaving you stranded, or possibly damaging the engine. I doubt the timing belt is causing your engine vibration issue. I would suspect that a good tune up would take care of that problem.

sounds like a bent push rod or bad starter