Thread: Engine seized?

Originally Posted by fst4dr

rare they hardly ever go internal usually just external on these and it would be more prone to go into the oil if it did happen to go internal. also these engines are kinda known for some head gasket failures
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intake gaskets?? my LIM gasket leaked internally and spilled coolant into my motor. just as common unless there's something im missing here?

Originally Posted by seanparker3

ok if there was coolant in the engine wouldnt it be toast anyway.. I thought coolant = death to an engine? Then again i dont know that much about engines? I found a supercharged l67 series 2 for 800. Im just worried about installation costs. I guess this is what i get for buying a 2000 gtp for 2500

and no not always, most engines can recover if the problem is caught early enough. depends on how long you ran it with coolant in it if that's what happened. mine was apparently ran too long with the previous owner and my engine only lasted a month more. sooo go figure.

granted i'm n/a, but got my motor for $200. had 114k. runs like a champ

so yah.. do you know if the LIM gaskets have been done on this car? if not, good chance that's what happen and now you have hydro locked. take out plugs and crank over to verify coolant.

Originally Posted by brandonl2000

intake gaskets?? my LIM gasket leaked internally and spilled coolant into my motor. just as common unless there's something im missing here?


and no not always, most engines can recover if the problem is caught early enough. depends on how long you ran it with coolant in it if that's what happened. mine was apparently ran too long with the previous owner and my engine only lasted a month more. sooo go figure.

granted i'm n/a, but got my motor for $200. had 114k. runs like a champ

so yah.. do you know if the LIM gaskets have been done on this car? if not, good chance that's what happen and now you have hydro locked. take out plugs and crank over to verify coolant.

if yours was run with coolant in the oil than it went internal to the oil side. like i said it would be much less common for it to have gone to the cylinder and caused a lock condition. the reason for this being a lot less common is for it to go to the cylinder 2 sealing surfaces would have to fail but to go to the oil just one would have to fail and the coolant has a straight shot to the lifter valley

Originally Posted by fst4dr

if yours was run with coolant in the oil than it went internal to the oil side. like i said it would be much less common for it to have gone to the cylinder and caused a lock condition. the reason for this being a lot less common is for it to go to the cylinder 2 sealing surfaces would have to fail but to go to the oil just one would have to fail and the coolant has a straight shot to the lifter valley

i'm not sure i agree that it's less common.. but mine was leaking from the UIM and it hydrolocked. however, there was coolant in the oil for sure as well. i definitely thought that if it was in the oil then hydrolock is possible as soon as there is enough coolant in the oil, regardless of seals.