Good afternoon all

I want to buy a car to drive australia for 6 months. I'm looking at a 2006 outlander, 2.4l auto gearbox. I saw the car today and everything seemed fine (I have mechanical knowledge), but the only thing that caught my attention is that the car broke the timing belt at 159k km.

I know the implications of this, and they could not tell me if there was any kind of repair, but the workshop invoice said there might have been some damaged (as you would have thought) but nothing appear to be damaged at the time. The car is being sold now with 215k km, so it's been 56k km sinse the belt snapped, am I right to assume there was no damage after so many kms?

Thank you for your help.

Edit:

The invoice with the work that was done. Its been 1 year and a half and 55k kms

 

The timing belt broke on my 2007 while on the highway at 70 MPH (112 kph) it resulted in bending two valves and I had to have the head redone.

But there's no way for the engine to run at all after, unless it is properly repaired. If it's got 56K since the belt break, there is no remaining issue. I feel it's unusual for there not to be a bent valve or two after a belt-break, but at 56K even a slightly bent valve would be obvious.

I feel you don't need to worry about the broken belt. Focus on other issues, like the suspension and the CV joints.

 

Thank you for your help. Meanwhile another Outlander came by so I am looking at it tomorrow. Same price (almost) and 255k kms with not broken belts.