No fire or start after overheating?

Tiny
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  • 2006 KIA OPTIMA
  • 2.4L
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
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  • 160,000 MILES
Car overheated and now won't turn over or fire.
Monday, September 12th, 2022 AT 5:24 AM

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Tiny
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It sounds like the engine has locked up but to be sure let's use a breaker bar on the front of the engine to see if it turns over. check out this video at 16:28 it shows what you need to do:

https://youtu.be/3vJAojsrfuU?t=988

Let me know how it goes. This guide can help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/starter-not-working-repair

Please go over these guides and report back.
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Monday, September 12th, 2022 AT 12:07 PM

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