Cause 
 | Correction 
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Seized accessory drive system component 
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- Remove the accessory drive belt or belts.
 
- Rotate the crankshaft by hand at the crankshaft balancer or the engine flywheel location.
 
- Repair or replace as required.
 
 
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Hydraulically locked cylinder 
|     •  | Coolant/antifreeze in cylinder |  
  
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- Remove the spark plugs and check for fluid.
 
- Inspect for broken head gasket or gaskets.
 
- Inspect for cracked engine block or cylinder head.
 
- Inspect for a sticking fuel injector.
 
- Repair or replace as required.
 
 
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Seized automatic transmission torque converter 
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- Remove the torque converter bolts.
 
- Rotate the crankshaft by hand at the crankshaft balancer or the engine flywheel location.
 
- Repair or replace as required.
 
 
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Material in cylinder 
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- Inspect the cylinder for damaged components and/or foreign materials.
 
- Repair or replace as required.
 
 
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Seized crankshaft or connecting rod bearings 
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- Inspect the crankshaft and the connecting rod bearings.
 
- Repair as required.
 
 
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Bent or broken connecting rod 
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- Inspect the connecting rods.
 
- Repair as required.
 
 
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Broken crankshaft 
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- Inspect the crankshaft.
 
- Repair as required.
 
 
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Seized or broken camshaft 
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- Inspect the camshaft or camshafts.
 
- Inspect the cylinder head camshaft journals for damage.
 
- Repair as required.
 
 
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Seized or broken balance shaft 
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- Inspect the balance shaft.
 
- Inspect the block for damaged balance shaft bearings.
 
- Repair as required.
 
 
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Seized or broken camshaft timing components 
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- Inspect the following sprockets:
 
| •  | The crankshaft sprocket |  
  
- Inspect the following chains:
 
| •  | The primary camshaft drive chain |  
  
| •  | The secondary camshaft drive chains |  
  
- Inspect the following guides:
 
| •  | The lower primary camshaft drive chain guide |  
  
| •  | The upper primary camshaft drive chain guides |  
  
- Inspect the secondary camshaft drive chain shoe.
 
- Inspect the following tensioners:
 
| •  | The primary camshaft drive chain tensioner |  
  
| •  | The secondary camshaft drive chain tensioners |  
  
- Repair as required.
 
 
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Seized or broken valve train components 
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- Inspect the followers, rocker arms.
 
- Inspect the lifters.
 
- Inspect the valves.
 
- Inspect the valve springs.
 
- Repair as required.
 
 
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