Cause
| Correction
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Seized accessory drive system component
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- Remove the accessory drive belt.
- Rotate the crankshaft by hand at the crankshaft balancer or the engine flywheel location.
- Repair or replace components, as required.
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Seized starter motor
| Replace, as required.
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Hydraulically locked cylinder
• | Coolant/Antifreeze in cylinder |
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- Remove the spark plugs and inspect for fluid in the cylinder bore.
- Inspect for a sticking fuel injector.
- Inspect for a failed cylinder head or gasket.
- Inspect for a cracked engine block.
- 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 camshafts.
- Inspect the cylinder head camshaft journals for damage.
- Repair, as required.
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Broken or mis-aligned camshaft timing components
| An improperly installed timing belt may lead to valve-to-piston contact.
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Seized or broken valve train components
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- Inspect the rocker arms.
- Inspect the lash adjusters.
- Inspect the valves.
- Inspect the valve springs.
- Repair, as required.
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