kia rio turns over but wont start after cam belt replaced

Asked by stephenfoster Jan 02, 2017 at 08:20 AM about the 2007 Kia Rio

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

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jamnblues answered 7 years ago

Are you doing the work? That is a complicated and potentially dangerous job- dangerous because you take the risk of bending valves- i would not recommend anyone doing this unless they have been successful at doing it at least once before- what can you do now? recheck everything-

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Bob answered 7 years ago

Did the cam belt break thus requiring this repair? jamnblues is correct, this is not a job for the do it yourselfer. You can easily do more harm than good.

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