2001 Toyota Camry engine seized.

[mattbruns3]

Coolant ingestion from a failing head gasket, or a crack? that finally gave up and filled a cylinder enough to hydrolock?

What have you done to investigate further?

If coolant was getting into the oil from a failing head gasket the oil would be milky. But it's not common for head gaskets to blow in Toyotas.

 

[supton]

If coolant was getting into the oil from a failing head gasket the oil would be milky. But it's not common for head gaskets to blow in Toyotas.

Coolant could have been going only into the cylinder. Could be head gasket, could be a crack in the block or head. Did you pull the plugs and look to see what they look like?

 

[Kurtatron]

Does the engine spin over or is it totally frozen?

 

[Pretty Lies]

Maybe yours is just one of those Camry lemons that only lasts 24 years and 200,000 miles.

 

[supton]

OP said it was knocking before it seized, so in most likelihood it spun a bearing.

I missed that. One thing that is known on these motors is the o ring on the oil pump. They get brittle and can cause a big leak. They should be replaced as part of the TB job but…

But it should still make some amount of oil pressure, at least until it all pumps out. So it doesn’t quite fit.

Maybe a valve called it quits. Rattled around until it wedged itself just right.

 

[mattbruns3]

Coolant could have been going only into the cylinder. Could be head gasket, could be a crack in the block or head. Did you pull the plugs and look to see what they look like?

When I changed the plugs they had some black stuff on them. I think that was just due to the plugs being over 30,000 miles old and dirty and needing to be changed.

 

[mattbruns3]

Maybe yours is just one of those Camry lemons that only lasts 24 years and 200,000 miles.

They are supposed to last 300,000 miles or more. And a seizing engine is not due to mileage.

 

[Oliveoil2]

Have you ever adjusted the valves? I’d start by pulling the valve cover and all the plugs to investigate.

 

[mattbruns3]

Does the engine spin over or is it totally frozen?

It did not turn over at all. It would click once when I turned the ignition abd that's it. It would not crank.

 

[fdcg27]

You might try turning it over with a wrench to determine that it is actually seized.
This could be a lot less catastrophic than it appears at first thought.

 

[supton]

They are supposed to last 300,000 miles or more. And a seizing engine is not due to mileage.

This is debatable. Not many (if any) cars are truly designed to last this long. This is a good platform, but at this point, they’re old.

 

[Kurtatron]

OP said it was knocking before it seized, so in most likelihood it spun a bearing.

Agree. Op pull the oil pan and see if anything looks burnt, spun bearings get hot, and sometimes the area around the bearing turns a shade of black from burnt oil.

 

[OVERKILL]

It did not turn over at all. It would click once when I turned the ignition abd that's it. It would not crank.

Have you put a bar on the crank pulley and verified that it's actually seized?

 

[fdcg27]

This is debatable. Not many (if any) cars are truly designed to last this long. This is a good platform, but at this point, they’re old.

After all, this is not a W123 diesel.

 

[HemiBenny]

Have you put a bar on the crank pulley and verified that it's actually seized?

He has apparently answered this question on another forum.

It’s as if he wants someone to tell him exactly what happened to it through the magic of the internet.
He was given suggestions on another forum, and he won’t say if he’s explored any of them. I’ve asked him twice.
We have mattbruns3 here, they have mjbruns2 over there. Coincidence, I don’t think so.
If he’s not willing to take something apart, timing cover, oil pan, whatever, he’s never going to know.
At this point, I think he’s just messing about.

 

[fantastic]

Did you take the plugs out when trying to spin it over?
Also, Take the serpentine belt off too or release tension?.

 

[addyguy]

It was probably run low on oil at some point in the past, as you said it was leaking. Has probably been for a while, and maybe the PO wasn’t as diligent about top offs.
A bearing(s) was damaged from this, and just finally decided to give up, spin, and seize the crank.

 

[HemiBenny]

He even asked the same question on Reddit.

Overheating as well? Never mentioned any of that.

 

[Leo99]

Imagine it's 1990 or 2000 and someone complains their 25 year old engine with 200k miles siezed. With some oil leaking. And some overheating.

 

[dnewton3]

OP -
You've searched out the same basic question at several different places.
I can only assume you're not satisfied with the suggestions you got elsewhere, and so now you're here.

In another thread here, you were asking about the same car having all manner of misfire codes. Many suggestions were given.

Here's the quick and dirty answer for you ...
If you want to know what happened to your engine, either pay for a professional to diagnose the failure, or learn how to do a thorough, detailed tear-down yourself. Because there is no way in Hades that anyone can troubleshoot a failed engine, with no significant details and pictures, over the internet.

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