2002 Ford Explorer motor rotation

2002 FORD EXPLORER
115,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MICHAELRAMEY
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I thought i had a bad starter had it checked its fine check battery its fine relays and fuses are fine but i cannot get the crankshaft to rotate with a breaker bar can the engine be seized with oil in it took the belt of also so to make sure there was not resistance on the crank shaft but still would not rotate.
Dec 27, 2009 at 12:38 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If you can't turn it at all, it is locked up. And yes it can happen with oil in the engine.
Jan 2, 2010 at 1:57 AM
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