Can i repair seized engine in a 2000 chrystler intrepid? v6 2.7?

its my friends car, somehow the oil ran dry, he said it wasnt knocking at all beforehand. It started losing power and eventually died. Now its seized. I need to help him on a $0.00 budget. I do a little wrenching myself but i dont know how to tell if it can be saved. I can rebuild it with a Haynes Manual though if its possible. PCV valve melted on top of engine. oil sprayed on the bottom of the block but not on the top. Any ideas. I would appreciate any info and ideas. Thanks- MattCan i repair seized engine in a 2000 chrystler intrepid? v6 2.7?
Seizing after losing power is a very bad sign - the engine was still developing the right amount of power but was diverting it into overcoming the increasing friction. The best case would be if the friction was entirely in the rings but most likely a lot of things were getting eaten up.



A zero dollar budget isn't likely to get it going but you are welcome to try. The first thing is to remove the spark plugs and put an ounce or so of oil in each cylinder. Be sure there is oil in the engine before you try to crank it - the cheapest oil is okay at this stage. Put a socket on the crank bolt and try to rotate the crank clockwise. It will be ungodly tough, but if it won't move at all there is pretty much no hope. Once you get it to move, pull it through for a minute or two and then try the starter. Leave the plugs out but ground the coil output - I think the 2000 still used a coil and distributor - to avoid damaging the coil. Anyway, what you are hoping to hear is the starter labor at first and then crank faster until it sounds like it is as free as it is going to get - about fifteen to thirty seconds. Put the plugs back in and see what happens. The PCV valve is not a big deal at this point but watch for oil problems.



There is very little hope of making the engine suitable for highway driving, but if you can get it freed up it can putter around town for quite a while. A replacement engine from a wrecking yard is the only cheap way of getting the car back on the highway because you can be sure the crank bearings are toast. If driven on the highway after this... ahh...event it will almost certainly throw a rod rather soon.
The only way to know is to start tearing it down although you could have the cooling system pressure tested to see if it still holds pressure. That wouldn't completely rule out a cracked block or head, but it would be a hopeful sign. A seized engine isn't a simple fix and got worse with aluminum blocks and heads, so call around for used engines unless you have a LOT of time on your hands.Can i repair seized engine in a 2000 chrystler intrepid? v6 2.7?
the car is just about toast. like the last guy said your not gunna do much to it with no money junk it and take it for what its worth
If it got hot enough to melt the pcv valve, then that engine is toast. SorryCan i repair seized engine in a 2000 chrystler intrepid? v6 2.7?
on a budget of $0 sell it to the junk yard you should geet 300 for it.