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Old 06-15-2006, 10:39 AM   #5
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Re: Worst nightmare, 3.1L-V6 locked up, help

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Originally Posted by maxwedge
Broken cam, valves hit the pistons.
Yeah, duh, I think I got that figured out, the real question is how does a camshaft break when a car is just started up, after I've have virtually no problem with this car for 4.5 years, the new owners have it 8 days and the motor is locked up. A broken cam is highly unlikely, they've been making cams for 150 years and this would seem to be a very low probability as to the cause. But then this was a "guess" by some mechanic who may or may not be on the mark. Only time will tell when we get it torn down.
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