C70 S70 V70: please help my 1997 s70 wont start !!

[thomasbiglad]

hi all im tom im a new member i just joined yesterday , and im the proud owner of a 1997 s70 , 2.0 i , it had and was driving great even though she has 162,000 miles and previous owner didnt care for her properly , all work aka new cluch service tyres etc have been done , and like i said she was driving great ,
But !! with the cold snap over here and -10 c hasnt helped her starting , finally she gave up 2 days ago and nothing even when i tried to jump start her nothing , ive replaced the battery and still nothing , she tries to turn over just wont fire !! she is locking , unlocking with the fob , the interrior lights come on , the dash board lights up as normal with the normal lights for start up , but she just wont fire up, we tried a rolling bump start and still nothing , i dont have a code reader nor able to get one were i am at mo as in the sticks , so please can any one help !!!!!!!! alternator , fuel pump , hti leads all checked ,

[friedfrog]

Dizzy cap and or rotar arm maybe? Does the cooling system have anti-freeze at proper ratio ie. the water isn't frozen is it?
Apart from that I have no real idea.
Does the engine turn "strongly" or does it struggle.
Could there be problems with the immobilizer perhaps?
Good luck anyway.
Ant.

[thomasbiglad]

ok the raditior , and its pipes are all frozen solid is that affecting the start up ???

[friedfrog]

Originally Posted by thomasbiglad

ok the raditior , and its pipes are all frozen solid is that affecting the start up ???

I would have thought that is likely to be the problem then. How to thaw them out tho I don't really know.
The weather ought to be improving soon, when it does I'd drop the water out and refill with the proper ratio of water and anti-freeze, which I believe is a 50/50 mix.
Ant.

[thomasbiglad]

ok the pipes and rad is frozen solid in places can anybody hepl me in knowing how to defrost them with out damaging the block or pipes ??

[Chris_Rogers]

I expect the damage is already done, dont try and run the engine this will definately cause more damage.

The only way is to thaw it out slowly, realisticly this means either waiting for the weather to improve or getting it to a warm garage.

[stevo48]

If the radiator is frozen it is more than likely already split, trying to start the engine will cause more damage, as above wait for a thaw or get the car into a warm garage. If the waterways in the engine have frozen there is no telling what sort of damage could have occured------water expands when freezing, ice has been known to split cast iron pipes open.

[thomasbiglad]

can the core plugs be pushed out or would the ice have done so??? and if there was a leak in the raditior b4 , will there still be damage to the block ?