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davevans1234

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Registered: 3rd May 09
Location: Pontlottyn, Caerphilly
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20th Dec 09 at 18:13

forgot to change to antifreeze for the winter woke up in the morning everything is frozen any ideas i got a corsa sport 1.4 16valve

Graham88

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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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20th Dec 09 at 18:14

Don't try and start it, you'll have to wait till it melts and hope it hasnt cracked the head

Alex_Rally

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Registered: 6th Sep 09
Location: Tyne and Wear, gateshead
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20th Dec 09 at 18:15

wait till it warms up dont start it mate

Alex_Rally

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20th Dec 09 at 18:15

get the hair dryer out !!

pow

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Registered: 11th Sep 06
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20th Dec 09 at 18:16

What would flushing it through with luke warm water do?

davevans1234

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20th Dec 09 at 18:18

with the weather still as bad as it is what is the best way to try and defrost it cause every nite is just getting colder

Nic Barnes

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20th Dec 09 at 18:19

push it into the garage and put a heater in there

davevans1234

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20th Dec 09 at 18:22

i didnt realise it had frozen and i went to start it and it jus made a grinding noise hav i damaged it by doing this

SR91

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Registered: 21st Jun 08
Location: Lancashire.
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20th Dec 09 at 18:23

Ooops..

LeeM

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20th Dec 09 at 18:23

quote:
Originally posted by davevans1234
i didnt realise it had frozen and i went to start it and it jus made a grinding noise hav i damaged it by doing this

probably

SportBoy

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Registered: 5th Oct 01
Location: Retford, Nottinghamshire
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20th Dec 09 at 18:23

engine will be fubar'd

Nic Barnes

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20th Dec 09 at 18:24

quote:
Originally posted by davevans1234
i didnt realise it had frozen and i went to start it and it jus made a grinding noise hav i damaged it by doing this

more than likely yes

davevans1234

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20th Dec 09 at 18:26

is it worth repairing or just getting rid of it

LeeM

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20th Dec 09 at 18:28

xe it

davevans1234

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20th Dec 09 at 18:30

how much do you reckon it wud cost to for for tha

noshua

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20th Dec 09 at 18:36

This happened to me yesterday, solved it by leavig it in the sun (yes, we had some!) and pouring kettle after kettle of water on the engine and in the radiator pipe(s).

davevans1234

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Registered: 3rd May 09
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20th Dec 09 at 18:37

will it damage the engine if i pour it all over

gazza808

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Registered: 30th Jun 08
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20th Dec 09 at 18:39

if you've tried starting it, it'd have killed your cambelt/water pump

davevans1234

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20th Dec 09 at 18:44

think it wud be better if i jus got rid of it how much do you think its worth like this

SR91

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Registered: 21st Jun 08
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20th Dec 09 at 18:45

£200

taylorboosh

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20th Dec 09 at 18:49

lol wait till it defrosts before you make a rash decision

S@M

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20th Dec 09 at 18:50

only about £8000 id imagine. will have killed the head when you tried to turn it over

wakey1512

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20th Dec 09 at 18:53

if anything your water pump would be stuck and when turned over may have sheared the cambelt

davevans1234

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20th Dec 09 at 18:56

sounds bad lol i bet i will cost it a bit to fix now

harrisp

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Registered: 15th Dec 07
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20th Dec 09 at 19:19

quote:
Originally posted by wakey1512
if anything your water pump would be stuck and when turned over may have sheared the cambelt

Happened to mine, wore the teeth off the cambelt.

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