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On Thursday night I noticed that my car was getting warmer than normal when I put the defroster on. So I decide hey let me take the car to dealer in the morning. At about 7am in the morning, I'm on the way to the dealer when all of a sudden the car just stalls. I pull over and I can't get the car started again. I have to get towed to the dealership. At about four that afternoon, I get a call from the dealership and it's horrible news. Sidenote, I know the service manager personally and I trust him to treat me right and this service department isn't trying to screw me over. So...he tells me that they haven't pin pointed the cause of the failure yet, but there is a lot of damage and he's pretty sure I need a new engine. So, I wanted to hear some speculation on what could have caused a complete engine failure from the symptoms I noticed...
(1) Car got warm when I turned on the defroster.
(2) Noticeable thump when the compressor turned on.
(3) Car stalled and wouldn't come back on.
Let's hear some speculation!
Thanks
2000 Ford Taurus 3.0 OHV Flex Fuel
On Thursday night I noticed that my car was getting warmer than normal when I put the defroster on. So I decide hey let me take the car to dealer in the morning. At about 7am in the morning, I'm on the way to the dealer when all of a sudden the car just stalls. I pull over and I can't get the car started again. I have to get towed to the dealership. At about four that afternoon, I get a call from the dealership and it's horrible news. Sidenote, I know the service manager personally and I trust him to treat me right and this service department isn't trying to screw me over. So...he tells me that they haven't pin pointed the cause of the failure yet, but there is a lot of damage and he's pretty sure I need a new engine. So, I wanted to hear some speculation on what could have caused a complete engine failure from the symptoms I noticed...
(1) Car got warm when I turned on the defroster.
(2) Noticeable thump when the compressor turned on.
(3) Car stalled and wouldn't come back on.
Let's hear some speculation!
Thanks
2000 Ford Taurus 3.0 OHV Flex Fuel