# Chevy metro: Engine Siezed? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [September 7, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516 "2008-09-07T13:20:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/1 "2008-09-07T13:20:25Z")
So i have a friends 2000 Chevy metro. the motor is believed to be siezed but i want to definitely verify this before i change the motor. ive had the starter out and verified. the battery is ok. i put a socket and ratchet on the crank pulley but i could not get it to move. that leads me to believe its siezed, but again, i want to make sure. its an auto btw so pop starting it isnt an option. anyone have a motor for this? lsi 4cyl. ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/2 "2008-09-07T13:56:40Z")
learn how to spell Chevy ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/3 "2008-09-07T13:58:48Z")
if you can’t move the crank with the serp belt off it is siezed ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/4 "2008-09-07T13:58:51Z")
Quite the AUTOMOTIVE forum we have here. \*Chevy ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/5 "2008-09-07T14:15:06Z")
cmon, i caught it right after. see above edit attempt. ill take the serp belt off and give it a whirl… ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/6 "2008-09-07T15:23:55Z")
Pull the plugs, and accessory belts off. Try to turn it by the crank nut making sure to only turn it in the engines operating direction. Make sure to take the plugs out though. What cause the motor to fail, do you know? ---
**Author:** ![Bucker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bucker/32/7379_2.png) [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/7 "2008-09-07T15:56:12Z")
No oil… ---
**Author:** ![mechanicalmadness](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mechanicalmadness/32/5022_2.png) [@mechanicalmadness](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mechanicalmadness)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/8 "2008-09-07T16:08:14Z")
> [@Bucker](#): > > No oil… Hah, good call. Could really be a number of things. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/9 "2008-09-07T16:40:52Z")
> [@travisnewberry](#): > > cmon, i caught it right after. see above edit attempt… edit attempt? Is it really that hard? good luck with everything, you’ll need it ---
**Author:** ![ZOMGVTEK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zomgvtek/32/5063_2.png) [@ZOMGVTEK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ZOMGVTEK)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/10 "2008-09-07T18:56:17Z")
Dump some oil down each cyl and get a breaker bar on the crank and turn away. Cant hurt to try if you plan on swapping the engine anyways. But you would probably have 20 psi in each cyl anyways… Or hardcore snap something. ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 7:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/11 "2008-09-07T19:42:58Z")
marvel mystery oil in the cylinders… give it hell after a day or two. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/12 "2008-09-07T20:20:22Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > edit attempt? Is it really that hard? > > good luck with everything, you’ll need it i tried to edit it but it would not let me edit the title… yea apparently the car was borrowed to a friend and this friend never knew to check and/or change the oil. i might take the belt and plugs off tomorrow morning, regardless ill post back when i give it a shot. there isnt enough room to get a breaker bar in between the crank bolt and frame, the frame is about a half inch below the bolt. but i can get a ratchet on there and put a long extension on the end of the ratchet handle. the only thing that sucks if i break something is finding a snap on dealer since i dont work at a shop anymore… ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/13 "2008-09-07T21:52:42Z")
To edit the title, after you hit edit, click “go advanced” and you can edit it. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/14 "2008-09-07T21:53:15Z")
Fucking firefox is being gay. God damn double posts. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 7:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/chevy-metro-engine-siezed/54516/15 "2008-09-08T07:52:45Z")
> [@Paulo](#): > > To edit the title, after you hit edit, click “go advanced” and you can edit it. thank you, i obviously never knew that.