Hit A Rock And Now Car Wont Start

[zeko33]

On friday i was driving to melbourne from shepparton on friday. I was on a highway going 100km and had seen a massive chunk of road had been taken out (eg a pot hole had massive cracks and some smartass had pulled it out and placed it on the road). I couldnt swirve left cos someone was in left lane and couldnt go right because there was oncoming traffic. When i hit it i felt the most fkt up shit under my car then two seconds later i hear metal dragging on the ground . I get out and cut some wire off some farmers old shitty fence and did a dodgey job and thought that will do until melb. (its 5pm in middle of nowhere had no other choice haha). So i start the car and drive about 4km till i approach a T intersection, i put the clutch in to gear down and the car had stalled before i had the chance. So i was going about 60 by now and put it in 3rd to roll start it but all i got was a fkt up sound and the wheels locked up... i pushed the car to an emergency lane and tried starting it. All i get is a single click everytime i try start it. I can feel the click in the plenum but have no idea what to do. Ive tried roll starting it in every gear. 1.2.3.4.5 doesnt turn just locks up. Just thought i would get some advise off here before taking to some mechanic in shepparton who has no idea what they are looking at hahahaha.

sorry for such a long story.

any advise would be really appreciated. . . . . btw ive gone to the council and if i cant get it fixed without taking it to melb they will buy me a half cut haha. . . .

[femno]

Well you hit a big ass rock so was any fluid pissing out???

ie engine oil???

if you attempt to roll start and the wheels lock (given that you have a fair amount of pace up) the engine could be seized.

[Guilt-Toy]

engine is screwed

[Simon-S14]

fair enough the rock was unavoidable... shit happens.

but surely common sense suggest that you suss out under the car and the sump for damage before carrying on your way?

from the sounds of it, if it wont turn over by roll starting it there is something seriously screwed.

[Duncan]

yeah sounds a lot like something locked up. if it doesn't move in gear it could be diff, gearbox or motor. if it doesn't move when out of gear it is diff or gearbox. so take it out of gear, put a big socket and breaker bar on the harmonic balancer bolt and see if it turns.

or probably just look under the car and see where the oil came out :|

i am not sure that the council will pay for dead motor if you kept driving knowing/suspecting something is wrong.

[zeko33]

ye no oil leaks, car looks fine but ohhh its not hahahaha

[zeko33]

car moves in neutral, the only problem at the time was exhuast, car was idling and running fine until that intersection. They will pay for it as it is the councils job to maintain the roads etc. Vic Roads said if council dont they will take them to court. Either way ill eventually get it back again.. Looks like ill blow the dust off my non turbo 33 and start driving it around haha .

[Duncan]

like i said if it moves out of gear but not in....you most likely have a seized motor. try and turn the balancer with a big breaker bar when out of gear