2000 S-type 4.0 overheat now won't start and no odo
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You said there was no coolant or oil. Please oh please tell me that's an autocorrect error and there were no coolant or oil puddles under the car. If correct as written, and the crankcase had no oil and all coolant was gone, that's very bad.
What exactly happened when the engine overheated? Was it just the gauge reading high? Any knocking noises? Rough running? Clouds of steam or smoke?
Please define "Won't start". When you turn the key to the start position, does the starter do anything? Does the crankshaft spin at normal speed but the engine won't run? Does the starter sound like it's binding and the cranking speed is slow or erratic? Or does nothing happen at all, like the starter is never energized?
I'm perplexed why the odometer went dead. Was the battery run down trying to restart?
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You read it correctly. When I got to her, no oil reading on stick, no coolant. Charged battery and have odo now. Cranks slower than normal. Coolant res is flexing so I know head gasket, but won't even try to fire. I don't know much else on details due to not being there and wife knowing nothing about cars other than where the fuel and key go.
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No Coolant?
If all that's blown out there must be a trace somewhere in the engine bay, you can't just lose all 10 litres of coolant and not show it somwhere.
Or do you mean no coolant in the expansion bottle?
Have you had the cap off the thermostat tower and squeezed the hoses to see if there is any sound or movement in there?
No oil?????!!!!!
Now that's a bad one.
Has it had an oil change lately?
Maybe the sump plug has come out? Catastrophic if it has.
Hopefully the wife's lack of car knowledge is making this sound worse than it is....................
Got a mate you can send round to have a look if you are away?
If all that's blown out there must be a trace somewhere in the engine bay, you can't just lose all 10 litres of coolant and not show it somwhere.
Or do you mean no coolant in the expansion bottle?
Have you had the cap off the thermostat tower and squeezed the hoses to see if there is any sound or movement in there?
No oil?????!!!!!
Now that's a bad one.
Has it had an oil change lately?
Maybe the sump plug has come out? Catastrophic if it has.
Hopefully the wife's lack of car knowledge is making this sound worse than it is....................
Got a mate you can send round to have a look if you are away?
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It takes some doing to get there.
If your wife is standard issue, she drove it oblivious with warning lights flashing and smoke pouring from the hood until the engine ceased and as a result your engine is 100% toast.
Losing all oil you have about 10 seconds before crankshaft bearings start disintegrating. Partial oil pressure you have a bit longer, so if you start dumping oil and notice that it is possible to roll to a stop and not cause damage. If you keep driving without oil - forget it, not even worth attempting to rebuild.
If your wife is standard issue, she drove it oblivious with warning lights flashing and smoke pouring from the hood until the engine ceased and as a result your engine is 100% toast.
Losing all oil you have about 10 seconds before crankshaft bearings start disintegrating. Partial oil pressure you have a bit longer, so if you start dumping oil and notice that it is possible to roll to a stop and not cause damage. If you keep driving without oil - forget it, not even worth attempting to rebuild.
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I mention all this because it would be very rare to lose all oil with no evidence. Could be the crankcase is full of coolant now. The only thing you'd see is a general wetness on the dipstick, which could easily mislead you. I'd pull the drain plug to be positive.