My car just died one day and I figured out it was the timing belt.
What are the odds that it did engine damage.

 

95% that it damaged the engine. My uncle's belt broke but his car was under 2000rpm with basically no load. All he did was get a new belt installed. Right now all you can do is install a new belt and do a compression test as outlined in the haynes/chilton repair manual. If it comes out bad, then you have to either get another set of heads or get another engine.

 

I lucked out because my belt broke at 60 mph and I just took a chance and put a new one on myself and turned the key and it was just fine. But they say that I was lucky.

 

You sure are lucky not to have any damage done. Does your car have an automatic?

My friend had an 85 Accord w/auto, belt broke rounding an off-ramp, replaced it and no damage.

My 86SE with 5sp was not so lucky, rounding an on-ramp at 25mph, lost power and I knew what had happened, pop the clutch-in hoping it was not too late. Two exhaust valves were bend, but I went ahead and changed them all.

Just curious, AL