And, to answer your question directly, YES, your 94 4-cyl is an
interference engine, and if your timing belt breaks, you will get
piston/valve contact, and in most cases, extensive damage.

The good news is that timing belt replacement for the 4 is considerably
less than for the V6!

-Arthur

John M. wrote:

> On Tue, 11 May 2004 08:48:42 -0700, John Ings <nodamned@spam.org> wrote:
>
>
>>On Tue, 11 May 2004 09:43:31 -0700, Frank Boettcher
>><fboettcher@ebicom.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I've heard that a timing belt failure on some engines will produce a
>>>catastrophic failure with a high possibility of a valve running amok
>>>in the engine. On other models it just shuts down with no additional
>>>collateral damage. Which category does a 94 accord four cylinder fall
>>>into?
>>
>>The first. With very few exceptions Honda engines are interference
>>engines. See
>>http://www3.telus.net/public/johning...l#interference
>>
>
>
> See also:
>
> http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?br...ocation_id=540
>
> (The PDF download at the bottom of the page)
>
> John M.