[Shotimes] St.Joseph '99 on AutoTrader
bjshov8
bjshov8@comcast.net
Tue, 20 Apr 2004 19:57:46 -0500
Honda has built a lot of interference engines, and their timing belts were
known to snap easily. However it didn't cost nearly as much to repair as
the V8 SHO does. Also, the Honda fails as a result of missed maintenance
whereas the SHO fails as a result of design errors.
> From the sounds of this cam weld problem, it's probably no
> worse than owning a car with an overlapping (interference between
> pistons and valves) cam design when the timing belt snaps?