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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask COF, Crazy, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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An interference engine pretty much eats itself when the timing chain/belt breaks. Basically, when it breaks all the important bits inside the engine smash into each other to the point where there's no realistic repairing it. There are quite a few engines designed that way, though I've never been quite sure why.

Lemme find you a link:

http://yourcarangel.com/2014/07/interference-engines-complete-list/

(I don't think most people actually know what an interference engine is, or why that's important.)

I have no idea how accurate that list is.

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From a quick google search i do believe that my V8 is indeed an interference engine. So that might be fucked.

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Well, the engine wasn't spun up at regular revs - correct?

If not, there's a slim chance that you got lucky. If it just went bang and broke without spinning up the pistons, it may be easily fixed.

I was in a lady friend's Toyota that had an interference engine when the timing chain broke. We were at idle at a stop sign. Amazingly, it didn't lunch itself right there on the pavement. One belt (or chain) later, and we were back in motion.

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Yeah it was not running at all. it tried for an instant but that was it.