2001 Kia Rio

2001 KIA RIO
85,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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AHAUPTMAN
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my wife was driving her kia and the timing belt went out, i know theres probly giong to be more damage to the engine, im afraid the machanic will have a field day with my pocket book, have any good advice?
May 15, 2008 at 12:10 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

there is not much you can do but have it repaired and hope that he wont over charge, it is a bit hard to know how much damage there will be, bent valves and may be valve guide damage as well.

Mark (mhpautos)
May 16, 2008 at 2:09 AM
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