hey all,
i was at the lights the other day and my vx just died and now wont turn over every time i try n crank it over it just goes clonk could it be seized its done 220,000 and is a v8 5.7ltr gen 3 should i dump the oil and put more in it and try it again and if nothing try n turn it over manually
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first thing you should do is check if it has any oil then turn it over by hand. dont worry about dumping the oil,if there is any,just see if it will turn over easy by hand.if it turns a bit then gets hard,dont keep trying to turn it over by hand. if it turns over easily then maybe its a starter motor or some electrical issue. if it doesnt turn over by hand then you possibly have a bigger problem. the next step would be to remove the rocker covers,check the rockers & valves to see if any are loose,broken or damaged. either way the next step is remove the heads & see whats what.
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