Cause
| Correction
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Seized
Accessory Drive System Component
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- Remove the accessory drive belt or belts.
- Rotate the crankshaft by hand at the crankshaft balancer or the
engine flywheel location.
- Repair or replace as required.
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Hydraulically Locked Cylinder
• | Coolant/Antifreeze in cylinder |
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- Remove the spark plugs and check for fluid.
- Inspect for broken head gasket or gaskets.
- Inspect for cracked engine block or cylinder head.
- Inspect for a sticking fuel injector.
- Repair or replace as required.
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Seized Automatic Transmission Torque Converter
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- Remove the torque converter bolts.
- Rotate the crankshaft by hand at the crankshaft balancer or the
engine flywheel location.
- Repair or replace as required.
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Material in Cylinder
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- Inspect the cylinder for damaged components and/or foreign materials.
- Repair or replace as required.
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Seized Crankshaft or Connecting Rod Bearings
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- Inspect the crankshaft and the connecting rod bearings.
- Repair as required.
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Bent or Broken Connecting Rod
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- Inspect the connecting rods.
- Repair as required.
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Broken Crankshaft
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- Inspect the crankshaft.
- Repair as required.
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Seized or Broken Camshaft
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- Inspect the camshaft or camshafts.
- Inspect the cylinder head camshaft journals for damage.
- Repair as required.
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Seized or Broken Intermediate Sprocket
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- Inspect the intermediate sprocket.
- Inspect the intermediate shaft.
- Inspect the oil feed to the intermediate shaft.
- Repair as required.
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Seized or Broken Camshaft Timing Components
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- Inspect the following sprockets:
• | The crankshaft sprocket |
• | The intermediate sprocket |
- Inspect the following chains:
• | The primary camshaft drive chain |
• | The secondary camshaft drive chains |
- Inspect the following guides:
• | The primary camshaft drive chain guide |
• | The secondary camshaft drive chain guides |
- Inspect the secondary camshaft drive chain shoes.
- Inspect the following tensioners:
• | The primary camshaft drive chain tensioner |
• | The secondary camshaft drive chain tensioners |
- Repair as required.
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Seized or Broken Valve Train Components
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- Inspect the followers, rocker arms.
- Inspect the lifters
- Inspect the valves
- Inspect the valve springs
- Repair as required.
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