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audi90
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Seized engine

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What's the best product to put down spark plug holes to try and release stuck piston rings?cheers Stevie
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Diesel has never failed me, even on a 6 cylinder Dodge engine sat outside with the bores full of water for approx. 20 years.
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I would try the diesel. But why has it seized?? Long time standing - or overheated and ground to a halt....?
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I used diesel on mine left it for a week and it moved freely, that was seized from standing for five years

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