Cause
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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 cylinder 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 camshaft timing components.
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- Inspect the following sprockets:
• | The crankshaft sprocket. |
- Inspect the following chains:
• | The primary camshaft drive chain. |
• | The secondary camshaft drive chains. |
- Inspect the following guides:
• | The lower primary camshaft drive chain guide. |
• | The upper primary camshaft drive chain guides. |
- Inspect the secondary camshaft drive chain shoe.
- 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 Stationary Hydraulic Lash Adjusters (SHLAs), rocker arms.
- Inspect the lifters.
- Inspect the valves.
- Inspect the valve springs.
- Repair as required.
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