No, I think he means interference. That would be the correct description.

 

Interference is the correct term, sorry =) See, if it were a Subaru it could snap and you'd just have to have it towed home... I can speak for that, I broke one on my SVX =P

 

yeah subuaru's and nissans for the most part arn't interference engines not to mention nissan's for hte most part have timing chains (which i've still seen snap lol) but yeah if that belt goes they say you have a 50% chance of your engine staying alive.... i know however in h22's it's morre like a 90% chance your engine will blow lol

change your belt asap

 

Thats because half of the H22s are swapped into a civic and live a rough life and the belt typically breaks when theyre punching it past redline. so of course its going to go ca-boom when it snaps. Usually if it snaps near idle you can replace a few valves and be ok. An accord I owned broke one backing out of my driveway one morning. Replaced an intake valve that got bent and it was good to go again.