16 valves interference
8 valve cis non interference
8 valve digifant non interference
8 valve ABA motronic non interference
8 valve AEG interference (introduced 1999.5)

that said a local bought a ABA that lost a belt and had bent valves but
we didn't know if the engine was completely stock.  i have also heard that
the older a "close" non interference engine gets the more likely you are
to get some contact when you break a belt.

jonathan

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, Zoran Mladen wrote:

> I beg to differ on the 2.0 liter engine...it IS an interference engine.
I have seen the timing belts break and the havoc they leave.  The valves
will be bent.
>
>  Z
>
> Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote:
>  Actually, on the 8 valve engines, the timing belts rarely break. Usually
> they get loose due to the lack of a compensating Tensioner, and then at
> the most inopportune time, 2 or 3 teeth will shear off they go around
> the crank sprocket allowing the crank to continue turning with moving
> the belt.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of Tim Demarest
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:03 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: NVC: Re: interference engines.....was Re: How much would this
> cost
>
> Thanks Chris, but now you've done it... given me an excuse to put the
> job
> off longer. Maybe I should at least move that belt from the shelf to the
> trunk of the Jetta, so I have it with me when I get stuck by the side of
> the road... :-)
>
> btw - it's the 2.0, I was waaaay too cheep to spring for the extra $4K
> to
> drive away from the showroom with with a VR6,
>
> tim.. '97 jettas wont bend valves if you break the TB. the only engine
>> offered in '97 on the mk3's was the 2.0 8v or the Vr6, neither of
> which is an
>> interference engine... i think the TDI is an interference engine,
> though...
>>
>> chris
>
>
>
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