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Old 07-30-2007, 09:18 AM
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help me 500sl

i turned my car off perfect no noises didnt overheat, the next time i started it would only tik. engine seized.
how can it be

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Old 07-30-2007, 02:15 PM
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You probably have a dead battery.
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Old 07-30-2007, 02:51 PM
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I'm glad to see there are other neurotics on this forum besides me. Who else tends to think the worst possible thing has happened right off the bat?
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Old 07-30-2007, 06:27 PM
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AA guy come out and checked the battery, cant turn the engine with a bolt on the pully
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Old 07-30-2007, 09:30 PM
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Someone else on this forum just had the same thing happen a few weeks ago. Didn't it turn out to be plastic timing chain guide rails broke and fell into oil pump gear? follow link

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=191081&highlight=seized+engine
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Old 07-31-2007, 03:51 PM
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thanks mate, very similar problem

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