My engine is locked up and is there any way to try to get it going again ive heard of being able to bring back

Question

its a 1998 eclipse and when we hooked it up to the battery and it sounded like it wanted to turn over and was cranking but didnt go

Answer 1

I had that happen to a BMW. The starter tried to crank but the pistons had already smashed the spark plugs to smithereens. The technician showed me a spark plug which was compressed in half. I was running the car at 120 MPH, a car with over 206,000 miles. I guess I got what I deserved for buying a car which needed a $1,500 timing belt change.

Had one spent $600 to replace the timing belt on the Eclipse, the car would still be going strong. I gambled with not replacing the timing belt on a 95 Neon with 183,000 miles because all the miles on that car were highway.

You could replace the starter and see if that resolves the problem. If the problem is resolved then the starter was bad. If you continue to have the problem with a new starter, then the engine has probably locked up.

Answer 2

yea U want believe this but my son locked up his wifes car when she went into labor,Well we where told to take the spark plugs out and put Marvel oil into the spark plug holes and put the spark plugs back into the slots and leave the marvel oil in for 2 weeks than after that hook back up ur battery and see if it will turn over,If it does than U are saved,My daughter-in-laws car is running again.the car will smoke for a little while.Drain out the marvel oil and put in a good brand of oil Good Luck

Answer 3

If its cranking, turning over its not locked up .Something else is wrong with it could be lots of things but only one of three fuel air fire.

Answer 4

Sounds like you broke a timing belt.

Answer 5

I have had good luck with locked up engines using a lock smith. Try Pop-a-Lock