ARZ seized/ won't turn over

[brewey]

Also Nino there are pros and cons of AUM or ARZ. K03s is the main bonus on yours, but I had thought the ARZ was supposed to have the stronger block (although as I'm in this predicament I'm guessing not really a valid point!).

A working car would be nice ATM though.

[Nino]

I never knew that 

[sam1990]

agu with a ko3s would be a good option as the agu engine is fully forged and the ko3s turbos are now inexpensive to buy and bolt straight on, and down to the engine problem id say if the belt is still intact then id of thought the coolant has probably dumped out into the cylinders causing it to hydro lock, if you have chance before the garage get it whip the plugs out and see if it then turns over chucking all the water out, if so the head will be warped/cracked so a new engine would probably work out best

[houston]

agu with a ko3s would be a good option as the agu engine is fully forged and the ko3s turbos are now inexpensive to buy and bolt straight on, and down to the engine problem id say if the belt is still intact then id of thought the coolant has probably dumped out into the cylinders causing it to hydro lock, if you have chance before the garage get it whip the plugs out and see if it then turns over chucking all the water out, if so the head will be warped/cracked so a new engine would probably work out best

agu is cable throttle, a lot of work to retro fit.

[brewey]

I would only look at fitting ARZ, AUM or AUQ. There's no point in making more work than necessary. If it can be fixed as is il take that over anything.

[brewey]

I never knew that 

I'm fairly sure that the ARZ has some of the forge internals with a the smaller port DBW head on, then the AUM had a revised block which has smaller pistons and no forged components.

I'm sure someone on here knows the full facts but these are what I was led to believe through various readings.

[sam1990]

has the issue with you engine been diagnosed yet?

[brewey]

The head has seized from lack of oil, but there is oil in the engine. So they're going to see what's caused that and see what damage there is.

[sam1990]

oh not good at all then fella, if the coolant has also disappeared you may have a whole in the block

[brewey]

No not the best way to start a week really. I've just started my PGCE too which means I don't have much time on my hands and could do with a car.