Stuck motor

[Darkcloud]

My engine finally failed on me today and i want to know if what caused not 2 start, it cranked but didnt start my friend check my oil level but i was dry and i changed my oil,plugs,cap,rotor. Now my block is ceized wut happened. P.S I havent put in my new motor yet

[foamypirate]

Your oil was dry? Empty? Gone? That's what happened.

[JohnD1079]

not enough info.......

[924dr]

My engine finally failed on me today and i want to know if what caused not 2 start, it cranked but didnt start my friend check my oil level but i was dry and i changed my oil,plugs,cap,rotor. Now my block is ceized wut happened. P.S I havent put in my new motor yet

sounds like you had a leak lol you can spray wd40 in the spark plug holes and put a breaker bar on the crank pulley bolt and try and turn it do that a couple times a day and it should break free but the rings and cylinder walls will prolly need some love

[MadSpleen85]

Is there oil in the oil pan?


Stupid questions but they have to be asked with this lack of info...

Is there a giant puddle of oil underneath the car?

Was everything reinstalled correctly (oil drain plug, oil filter, etc)?

Did you start the motor after completing the oil change or wait until today?

[deevergote]

It's done. Replace or rebuild. If you ran out of oil and it seized, it's shot.

If it cranked, it's not seized. If it won't crank anymore, it's done. You can try what 924dr said, but even if it moves again, the insides are probably severely damaged.

Did your oil light come on at all before this happened? You say "finally failed" as if you expected this to happen.

If there was no oil in the motor, the motor didn't fail you... YOU failed your motor!

[924dr]

It's done. Replace or rebuild. If you ran out of oil and it seized, it's shot.

If it cranked, it's not seized. If it won't crank anymore, it's done. You can try what 924dr said, but even if it moves again, the insides are probably severely damaged.

Did your oil light come on at all before this happened? You say "finally failed" as if you expected this to happen.

If there was no oil in the motor, the motor didn't fail you... YOU failed your motor!

i jus wanna know how you leak/burn oil and not know about it or not fix it

[deevergote]

My h22 leaks or burns... I'm beginning to think burns, because I'm not seeing any puddles now that I park in the street. It sat without being started for a few months this summer, and the rings probably dried out... happened to my A20A as well. I don't care though, since I'm building another H22. If it blows, it'll just give me more reason to speed up the process! (I already have another A20A going turbo )

Still, it's never more than a quart low. I have enough sense to keep an eye on it.

[Darkcloud]

I dont know if it was burning oil but every now and then there were spots of oil on the ground but that was from the valve cover and no oil light came on at all or check engine light. but it would crank fast then slow before it finally stop.

[BootlegCB7]

sympathy to your engine....
so what's your plan? swap it out and take a look at it before trash it?

[Darkcloud]

pretty much

[evil_demon_01]

I dont know if it was burning oil but every now and then there were spots of oil on the ground but that was from the valve cover and no oil light came on at all or check engine light. but it would crank fast then slow before it finally stop.

Crank fast then slow? Do you mean over the last few weeks or while cranking? Cause that sounds more like a flat battery causing slow cranking.
And you say its cranking, as Deev said its probably not seized then.
More info Please

[oranger]

I dont know if it was burning oil but every now and then there were spots of oil on the ground but that was from the valve cover and no oil light came on at all or check engine light. but it would crank fast then slow before it finally stop.

The slowing down makes that sond like a dead battery. Do you have dash lights? If not, try replacig your battery/jumpstarting.