[Malo_Industries]

Man, that’s a rough situation — sorry you had to deal with this.

From what you described and the photos, the sequence you’re being told does make sense: once the belt comes apart and gets pulled in, it can cause a cascade of secondary damage very quickly. Belt debris can get wrapped and flung around once it starts shredding, which is where a lot of the collateral damage comes from.

The good news (if there is any) is that if the shop has already inspected timing, compression, and oil pressure and everything checks out, then this often is a contained repair rather than a full engine-loss situation. The belt event looks dramatic, but it doesn’t automatically mean internal damage if it was shut down quickly.

I agree with the approach of:

Dropping and cleaning the oil pan

Replacing the belt, pulleys, and tensioner

Making sure no debris is left in the pickup

Addressing any damaged wiring properly rather than patching it

As far as whether it’s “worth it” — that’s really a personal call, but at ~50k miles, the car itself is still relatively low-mileage. If the engine checks out internally, repairing it properly now is usually the cheaper option compared to starting over with another unknown used car.

Hopefully the shop kept you updated.

Let us know how it went!