Set to Stun
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My 2001 Jetta has been murdered. Long story short, I left town for many months and the car stayed with a family member. I made them promise to change the oil. I bought the filters, the T6, and assumed it would be done in our family's enormours car shop, but it was taken to an oil change place in town. I came home, and the car had been sitting for a couple of months (no one was driving it because of expired tags). It fired right up and was running like a champ. I went in the garage to grab a few things (maybe 2 or 3 minutes) and heard it clunk to a stop. I went out to try and restart it and no dice. After an hour of trying to figure out what was up, the sudden realization dawned on me and I checked the oil. Bone dry. I have a skid plate with the access hole, but I guess the oil change place didn't take the 30 seconds to get the drain plug in properly. It bled out while it was parked.
Strangely, there was a faint burning electronic smell. And some wisps of smoke near the drivers side of the bay when trying to restart. I could not determine where it was coming from.
This car had a perfectly guru maintained engine before I bought it. I'm not sure where to start. How can I confirm the engine has in fact seized without further damaging it?
Strangely, there was a faint burning electronic smell. And some wisps of smoke near the drivers side of the bay when trying to restart. I could not determine where it was coming from.
This car had a perfectly guru maintained engine before I bought it. I'm not sure where to start. How can I confirm the engine has in fact seized without further damaging it?