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(Message started by: bizzay1 on Jun 16^th, 2007, 9:48pm)

Title: Engine won't turn over
Post by bizzay1 on Jun 16^th, 2007, 9:48pm

Well, the wife went out in the 2.3 this morning, only went to a friends house about a mile away, on the way there she said the car was making a rattling/banging sound and when she stopped & got out said it sounded like a diesel.
Well she parked it at her mates house and they went into town for a couple of hours and when she returned the engine won't turn over - I've just got it back home on the back of a recovery truck, and I think the engine is seized cos I can't turn it over with a spanner on the front pully (tried both ways) so once I confirm it I may end up scrapping it :(

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by TiberiuS on Jun 16^th, 2007, 10:30pm

Crikey mate, oil starvation?

Haven't heard of anything that severe before, maybe (hope) it's something less serious?

Regards, Bruce.

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by Spannerdemon on Jun 16^th, 2007, 10:46pm

Has the Sump Plug dropped out? Filter come off? :o :o

Sounds horrible...........Hope it's not terminal.

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by Highlander on Jun 17^th, 2007, 1:58am

aircon compressor clutch hopefully

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by Matt on Jun 17^th, 2007, 5:48pm

would failed bearings in the water pump/power steering also be bad enough to stop it cranking?

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by Highlander on Jun 17^th, 2007, 8:35pm

Or the starter? ;D

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by bizzay1 on Jun 17^th, 2007, 10:13pm

Haven't had a chance to look at it today, was my lads birthday, but as long as the rain holds off I'll try to start eliminating things tomorrow.
My gut feeling is it's seized though, but I'll start by removing the belt, then take the starter out, and go from there

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by Highlander on Jun 17^th, 2007, 10:19pm

manual or auto? maybe gearbox/clutch jammed or broken?

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by bizzay1 on Jun 18^th, 2007, 7:22am

on 06/17/07 at 22:19:15, Highlander wrote:

manual or auto? maybe gearbox/clutch jammed or broken?

Automatic m8, at least that is one area that I can eliminate straight away

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by petehull on Jun 18^th, 2007, 8:13am

Have you tried the Starting Handle?" }{ }{

Those were the days... :-/
Pete

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by bizzay1 on Jun 23^rd, 2007, 5:38pm

finally had enough of a break in the weather to get under and remove the starter & I have deduced that the engine has seized so: - http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=cars;action=display;num=1182616611;start=0#0

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by Matt on Jun 23^rd, 2007, 5:52pm

bizzy, could the chain of broken or the chanin tensioner come apart and wedged in some where? worth taking the rocker cover off and having a look, pull the chain etc...

Title: Re: Engine won't turn over
Post by bizzay1 on Jun 23^rd, 2007, 6:36pm

If I find a bucketful of enthusiasm and maybe a dry day I might have a probe around if nobody is interested in her as a complete car.