FTO AUSTRALIA

Hate to say it but you could have a siezed engine, try turning it over manually

Yep water in engine will do it .
If it is that then it would be cheaper to get another engine, faster to get back on the road too.

i tried to turn engine manually the other day, extremly hard, with no luck,

it swallowed a shitload of water, started then more water :/

unfortunately i have no work without my car :/

Maybe you need to buy a cheap car so you can work and fix your FTO over time

yeah, that sounds like my only choice lol,,

thanks for all your help guys, much appreciated

Connor_1994 wrote:i tried to turn engine manually the other day, extremly hard, with no luck,

it swallowed a shitload of water, started then more water :/

unfortunately i have no work without my car :/

How hard it is to turn? With wheel off, extension bad through splash guard you can turn it with a half inch ratchet. If you are a small bastard then you should be able to turn it with an extension bar. Make sure car is in N!

What you can do is see if you are getting power to the starter once you turn the key, if you are, then obviously your engine is bye bye.

Connor_1994 wrote:i tried to turn engine manually the other day, extremly hard, with no luck,

it swallowed a shitload of water, started then more water :/

unfortunately i have no work without my car :/

Pull the plugs out and try. If it turns over keep it going for a minute or so to get rid of the water. Then put it back together again and try to start it.

Margarets TF seized when it had HGF, the bloody garage ran it until it was so full of water/oil mix it came through the top of the engine and through the manifold and into the cylinders. I ran it with the plugs off to get the gunk out and it started once it was clear.

Tow truck to a mechanic me think!

Me cant affprd mechanic lol,,


I had all the spark plugs out, half inch extention on with a metal tube giving me evan more leverage,
and evan with me standing on it and jumping up and down it was extrsmly hard,
Keep in mind i only weight about 65kgs
ive turned it over before with ease,

And yes it was in N hahaha thats first thing i checked lol

From a guess to turn the engine you need to apply 80-90 nm to the crank pulley which is a bit less than a wheel nut. I can easily turn the engine with a normal sized half inch ratchet. I've got a 60kg guy are work and he is weak as but I reckon he would be able to turn the engine.

If you were standing on it and it's not moving then something is wrong. Maybe rip the rockers off and see if anything is bent?

Yeah i can turn the crank quite easily, usually,

Thats a good idea, when its not pooring aith rain i shal doo that

Andym wrote:need FTO to turn over? see lawso...

the bashing i get from being off the forum for a week or 2

god i love you guys.

also, no idea what's wrong, so cannot contribute to this discussion sorry.

Haha, no contribution, just a funny photo, always welcome lol (: