C5NOLA

I know I haven't posted on here but i'm just trying to see if anyone here has had a similar occurrence. Last night i was driving and my belt tensioner snapped. I drove it a mile or two to get it home, not knowing what happened... I know i should have just pulled over and got a tow, i'm an idiot. What are the chances that I warped the motor?
Thanks for any advice and your time
Sincerely,
Brian

Phanni

Did it overheat?
If not you're likely OK.
If it did, get your car to a competent mechanic and have the belt and pulleys replaced along with all the fluids (especially antifreeze).

C5NOLA

It did overheat... my cousin and I are going to change the tensioner and belt today.

C5NOLA

I'll change the coolant while i'm at it

JR-01

How hot did it get?

C5NOLA

It was pegged

neutron82

did the car go into reduced engine power and shut off?... there is a feature that will shut the car off once it gets to a certain temp, however I don't know if they are setup this way from the factory or it's something that can be changed when the car is tuned

JR-01

It might be OK. I have overheated other cars and they were fine. I guess you won't know until you get the belt and tensioner replaced.

C5NOLA

It's bone stock so it did go into reduced engine power but it didn't stall out.

bobs77vet

a mile or two shouldnt create a problem unless it was standing traffic....

C5NOLA

Thanks for the feedback. I'm off to get the parts and start working on it. Pray to the Corvette god with me. I'll give an update as soon as I get everything back together

JR-01

Jeff T.

Good Luck!!!

63Corvette

It's a iron engine, so you should be OK. An aluminum engine would (probably) be toast! When your engine gets so hot that it seizes up, THEN you should anticipate that it will require rebuilding.

Phanni

It is not an iron engine. The LS engine in a Vette has an aluminum block.

runner140*

If its not toast, how about an oil change before you try to restart or just drive it.

norcalace

The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!!
Relax! Nothing bad happened to your car. It got hot and went into reduced power. No biggie. It didn't puke out coolant or did it? Even so there is no need to replace the coolant or the oil. Both will withstand way more heat than you applied. Replace the broken parts and hit the road! Geez

Vetteman Jack

Good luck getting the parts installed and the car back on the road. I doubt you damaged the engine, but keep an eye on it once you have it fixed.

Crosis

no fear

m4bgringo

If you warped a head or popped a head gasket you will quickly know once you have it running again. if you did, no big deal if you can turn wrenches.