Engine locked solid/seized

[Gadgetman]

With the starter off, and the injectors off, you've removed the two most common reasons for lockup.
That leaves 'crankshaft/crankshaft bearings' and ''stuck piston', really.
Is it possible that the 'low oil' warning was 'low oil pressure'?
A final possibility is that 'something' is jamming the crankshaft or piston rods. And that is a really horrid thought.

I don't think the problem will be really visible until the sump is removed, also.

I once messed up when I was tinkering with an old engine, and got one of the bearing shells on the piston rod to shift when I was putting it together. It ended up gripping the crankshaft so hard that it was imppossible to turn the engine by hand. (That was the old 1.4i from my car. I sometimes try out things on that one before attacking the current engine)

[cooter]

Cylinder head removed this evening, nothing terrible looking either with the valves, or the pistons or bores, we are still seized solid so will get ourselves sorted to remove the sump, the engine is now bin food for us as son has convinced me this little berlingo needs a 206 gti engine(it really doesn't but he is keen)! but I am interested to see what is going on bottom end, we have spent this evening in the rain out on the drive removing ancillary parts and weirdly enjoying our impromptu project

[jj9]

If you're just going to bin the parts from the engine you could offer them to the forum members as there are quite a few running the 1.9 Diesel engine.

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