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Offline SidekickMN

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Sidekick Engines
« on: December 04, 2005, 10:50:30 AM »
I was just wondering if the track/kick engine are interference fit.  I need this info to try and figure out why my engine blew up.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2005, 10:55:13 AM »
No, I tested both 16 and 8 valve engines.
Some others have said they do have interference
engines, but these might be Spanish models with
a different power plant
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2005, 10:59:55 AM »
Quote from: wildgoody on December 04, 2005, 10:55:13 AM
No, I tested both 16 and 8 valve engines.
Some others have said they do have interference
engines, but these might be Spanish models with
a different power plant


Ditto on that.  North American OEMs are non-interference.

Did the connecting rod on Piston #3 try an escape attempt?

The curious ones want to know what happened...
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2005, 11:17:54 AM »
well this just happend last night there no obvios damage on the outside but ill let u know what happend when i take her apart.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2005, 01:14:56 PM »
Quote from: wildgoody on December 04, 2005, 10:55:13 AM
No, I tested both 16 and 8 valve engines.
Some others have said they do have interference
engines, but these might be Spanish models with
a different power plant

Spanish 1.6 engines are the same as the Jap engines.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2005, 03:31:45 PM »
I'm drawing a blank.  What are you calling interference and non-interference engines?
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2005, 04:12:36 PM »
on an interference engine when the timing belt breaks the valves will hit the top of the pistons and non interference wont hit.

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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #7 on: December 05, 2005, 05:22:08 AM »

That was the conclusion I had came to. 

I'm supprise there not, but it will be good to know.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2005, 07:26:21 AM »
Does anybody know if the 2.0L of the post-1999 TrackVits is an interference engine?
Thanks.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2005, 08:23:35 AM »
Because of the reliability of a chain, as
opposed to a rubber belt, many are of
the interference type, but I don't know
which ones are or are not.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2005, 08:55:54 AM »
The J Series (1.8-2.0) are interfereance engines

Blow the chain...toast the valves...got one in the shop right now.

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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2005, 08:59:13 AM »
Wait a minute.

The 1.6L 8-valve is NOT an interference engine, but the 1.6L 16-Valve engine IS an interference engine.  It says so right in the FSM.
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2005, 09:15:27 AM »
My manual says the 16V is an interference motor as well, but I never checked for valve clearance myself. 
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Re: Sidekick Engines
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2005, 09:31:47 AM »
Quote from: Bobzooki on December 05, 2005, 08:59:13 AM
Wait a minute.

The 1.6L 8-valve is NOT an interference engine, but the 1.6L 16-Valve engine IS an interference engine.  It says so right in the FSM.

So you would think, many 16V engines are, but
I personally put the engine at TDC and turned the
cam by hand, no hitting of valves, maybe while running
and breaking you might have a different story, but I
checked it just for the info to know first hand
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