2000 Kia Sedona 2.9 TDi

I couldn't start my Sedona. Instead of turning the engine over it made a weird metallic grinding noise. I tried rocking it backwards and forwards to see if the engine was seized. When I tried to start it next time, it sounded like it was trying to throw the engine over once and then it was whirring. I thought it was just the starter motor that did not have the ability to turn the engine and was disengaging.

However, the AA man discovered that the timing belt was turning even when the whirring noise was occuring. There is no compression being produced at the exhaust. So he reckioned that the timing belt had slipped round and that when the pistons were trying to compress they were actually just pushing the gases back out of the intake, and so was just whirring without any resistance.

So, does this mean that my engine has been destroyed? What will have been damaged? Will my valves have all been bent?

It was a bad day.

Thanks

Edited by nowthenjohn on 04/04/2010 at 02:59