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Old Jan 18, 2016 | 08:20 PM
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Car over heated hear box fault posted on screen.Car won't turn over. 22 degrees Fahrenheit outside.antifreeze is hot in reservoir. Fan ran like 10 minutes Heated blew cold air the whole time Only drive like 5 minutes while overheat warning was on
Did I blow the motor
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 08:50 AM
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When you say the car won't turn over do you mean the starter won't crank it. To determine if the engine is seized from overheating you need to try to turn it over by hand at the crankshaft.
Is the battery in good condition and the connections tight.
We need a bit more info to be of help.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 10:04 AM
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Red face 2004 x type antifreeze froze wont crank

Thank you for the reply the motor seened to overerheat quickly I shut it off after maybe two minutes when I went to try and restart it said gearbox fault or something like that maybe the thermostat got stuck I hope
When I turned the key I didn't even get a click like the battery is dead
It was like 10 degrees Fahrenheit last night
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 11:20 AM
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When the battery is low you will get a lot of different messages on the console. Trans fault, asc not available, cruise control not available. You need to get a charge on the battery and start from there.
If the anti-freeze coolant is frozen then you have more water than anti-freeze. You will need to get that thawed out before you can start trouble shooting.
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 11:46 AM
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Dugre, while you were driving it with the warning like on (I am assuming you mean the red light) what did the engine sound like? Did it sound normal or did it start to sound like a lot of metallic rattling? How did it stop running? Did it stop on its own while you were driving or did you pull over and stop the engine yourself?

What kind of coolant level do you have in the car right now? What about the oil level and does the oil look all milky in color?
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 04:12 PM
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Got her started Seems antifreeze was mostly H2O. Battery is toast Too cold I suppose. When she starts the check engine light stays on Didnt prior to the overheat.She sounds fine when she is running
Can I reset the computer module to turn off the check engine light?
Any suggestions on changing the thrmostat
Is that a big job for DIY
 
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Old Jan 19, 2016 | 04:13 PM
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Motor sounds fine
May need a thermostat
 
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