Engine Seized?
12-13-15, 01:58 PM
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Engine Seized?
Hi,
I was driving on the freeway when I suddenly heard a thud noise in my car. It drove for another mile or two before the engine stopped. I was able to move to the shoulder of the freeway. The heat gauge shot to the max. There has been a coolant leak in my car and I believe at the time this happened there was very little coolant left. When I tried to start it again, I didn't hear the starter or engine turning noise that you would normally hear but something of a suppressed sound. Engine didn't start. I got the car towed to my home and after an hour tried to start it again and now I hear the normal starter sound, though still a bit suppressed but a bit better than before, but the engine doesn't start. Would anyone have an idea of what happened. Is the head gasket blown? Engine seized?
I was driving on the freeway when I suddenly heard a thud noise in my car. It drove for another mile or two before the engine stopped. I was able to move to the shoulder of the freeway. The heat gauge shot to the max. There has been a coolant leak in my car and I believe at the time this happened there was very little coolant left. When I tried to start it again, I didn't hear the starter or engine turning noise that you would normally hear but something of a suppressed sound. Engine didn't start. I got the car towed to my home and after an hour tried to start it again and now I hear the normal starter sound, though still a bit suppressed but a bit better than before, but the engine doesn't start. Would anyone have an idea of what happened. Is the head gasket blown? Engine seized?
12-13-15, 02:04 PM
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Also, there is a strong burnt smell - like burnt plastic - that was coming from apparently the engine block when I opened the bonnet.
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12-13-15, 03:57 PM
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It's Lexus GS400, V8. The belts seem to be in place. This is what happens when I try to start the car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjUH...ature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjUH...ature=youtu.be
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