i am new at these so hopefully somebody could give me some good advice on what to do on my situation. I own a 2003.5 MSP protege 2.0L FS. a couple of weeks ago my rear engine mount busted on me and then a couple of days later the #3 engine mount broke (timing belt side) also. when #3 engine mount broke my car completely shut off on my way to work. i noticed that the alternator belt was half way off and the engine mount was totally gone. so i figure it would be an easy repair untill i started taking things apart i also noticed that the timing belt what sheddered (not broken). so i decided that the job was too advance for me to do so i took it to a local shop and i am being told that my valves are bent. i called the Mazda dealership and i was told that newer mazda's have a non-interferernce engines which means that if a timing belt was to break off it wouldn't damage the valves because there is enough clearance between the pistons and the valves. according to the mechanic he says that i have a "interference" engine and that i do have bent valves. he also mentioned that he ran a compression test and showed about 10 psi on #1 cyl. so my question to you guys is, Is my 2003 2.0L FS a interference engine or not? and could my timing belt being sheredded cause my valves to bend? any advice would be helpful. thanks

 

yellowaz, please download PDF file from here http://www.mazda-auto.ru/mazdainfo.p...3&sl=2&qid=340 (please disregard that the site is in Russian, the file itself is in English) or from here http://www.pvgarage.com/sitebuilderc...s/gatestbr.pdf

There is some info about which Mazda’s engines are interference engines and which are not in that catalogue

 

thanx SIROB for the great info

 

A BIG THANK YOU... Stu