1998 Kia Sephia timing chain

1998 KIA SEPHIA
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MELISSA GILLMORE
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1998 Kia Sephia 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive 100K miles

Will the timing chain/ belt breaking on my Kia Sephia affect the valves? It suddenly quit on me the other day it had been running rough and the check engine light was on.
Mar 28, 2010 at 1:29 PM
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BLUELIGHTNIN6
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your Kia does have an interference engine, meaning if the timing chain was to break during operation that there is most likely going to be valves damaged. only way to tell for sure is just replace the chain then do compression check on cylinders.
Mar 28, 2010 at 11:03 PM