You’re A Mechanic If You Can Pass This Essential Car Maintenance Quiz

A failure of which part can cause catastrophic engine damage?

Retry Correct Incorrect While you don’t want any of those to fail while driving, if the timing belt goes, it will cause the pistons to bang into the valves, causing catastrophic damage to the engine.

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A failure of which part can cause catastrophic engine damage?

• Coolant Pump
• Alternator
• Timing Belt
• Tie Rod