Telling Interference and Non-interference apart

barrylarry, Jul 4, 2:16am
Is there a way to tell an engine if its interference or not just by looking at it!

thunderbolt, Jul 4, 6:20am
You can find out by using the engine code, but sometimes interference engines survive when a belt breaks. Not often though.
What engine is it!

kazbanz, Jul 4, 6:43am
Think this through for a bit and you will have your own answer.
To help I'll ask a couple of questions
1) what does the word interference mean in this context!
2) what are the parts that will be DIRECTLY affected!
3) can you on any modern/semi modern engine see those parts (without diasembily)!

jokerboss, Jul 4, 12:48pm
interference generally refers to the valves coming into contact with the piston should something happen to the timing movements (belt/chain)

supernova2, Jul 4, 3:16pm
I think the Gates site tells you which is which as long as you know the engine type code.