If the engine had been so badly compromised that is could move, there would be a noticeable grind and rattle of broken metal being pushed around in the engine as energy got transferred from the tires to the driveshaft, transmission to the crankshaft. I put it in Low1 and pushed it 3 feet down the driveway, it grudgingly moved, but I kind of assumed that a car pushed while in gear with a seized engine would act like a car in park, only for different reasons. Like in the Blues Brothers as that big assed sedan is self destructing. but I was expecting noise: crunching, grinding, shearing metal noise. Replaced it, and the coils, wires and spark plugs and is well. It gets exciting on highways with no shoulders. I had it towed home, pulled the battery & had it tested & charged.Įarlier this summer, my 99 Buick Regal would randomly stop running without warning, in traffic at 60mph. I have my father’s voice in my head giving me THE LECTURE) Also noticed there was no oil on the dipstick. I was driving a 2002 Chevy Tracker and the engine cut out while I was doing 35 MPH.( after 40 minutes of highway driving)Ĭoasted it into a gas station, tried to start it and had a no crank, no start situation. Passenger Compartment Fuse Box Engine Control Module (ECM) '06-'09: Electronic Throttle Control System (ETCS) Control Relay High Beam Cut Relay '00-'01: Intermittent Wiper Relay'02-'09: Rear Window. So, hypothetically, isn’t there usually a fair bit of noise & drama as the engine seizes up while the car is moving?
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |