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rog535

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• Apr 3, 2011

• #1

Hoping someone may be able to confirm my suspision of a seized engine on my 2001 TD5 Discovery. Driving today and the engine oil lamp came on. Had to drive short distance to get in safe place to pull over. Checked oil level, which was fine and when tried to restart engine it will not turn over atall. Have since towed her back home. I am assuming that pump oil pump failed and i now have a seized engine? Would this be a correct assumption and is there an easy way to confirm this? Would like to think i lived in cuckoo land and someone will tell me othewise, and its a cheap easy fix!!
Thanks in advance for any help, feeling rather depressed and my wallet is trying to make a flight to safety!!

Cheers

 

T1G UP

New Member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #2

sounds feasable

wanna buy an engine!

 

thought it was mine!

New Member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #3

have you tried turning engine over buy hand dont fear the worse until you checked everything else.Not saying it hasen't siezed i hope it hasent.Just don't jump in to deep only to find something stupid has happened good luck

 

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rog535

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• Apr 3, 2011

• #4

Thanks for the reply. Only thing have tried when got it home was putting it in 5th gear and tried to push it with my brother, but it wouldnt shift. Not sure whether it would move engine seized or not. Will try it tomorrow on crank pully. Fearing the worse i guess it will be an engine swap so may well be after an engine T1G UP !!!

 

thought it was mine!

New Member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #5

sorry but find the push part quite funny!!Or are you and your brother big lads lol just go simple i snapped cam belt on a 2lt vauxhall towed it home me and my father got ready to strip down as pistons hit valves on 2lt:doh::doh:the old man said fook it and just changed belt the car started first turn of key to say i was a happy bunny was an understatment

 

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rog535

Member

• Apr 3, 2011

• #6

Probably not big enough to move it in gear. Let's hope have some luck and will be ok but somehow expecting the worse. Having has quick look second hand engines seem to make good money. About half value of whole vehicle!!

 

thought it was mine!

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• Apr 3, 2011

• #7

looking on ebay a couple of weeks ago second hand prices wer dearer than prices for new engines on ther