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<blockquote data-quote="ukplankton" data-source="post: 2419111" data-attributes="member: 830676">OK.Car stopped suddenly and after bit of trying managed to get it started up again and to my home with no power streeting and the battery light on all the way.It wouldn&#039;t start up again and the problem seemed to be flat battery (wouldn&#039;t kick over and the clock resets to zero etc).&nbsp; However couldnt get a jump from my mates diseal van or my portable battery pack.My mate looked at it and the Fan belt has bust (no power to alternator means no power to steering and battery not charging etc) and my more knowledable mate has said he thinks the whole engine has frozen solid and that the cam/timing belt has shredded as a result of the cold and the fan belt going so no amount of jump/boosting will get it going and the engine will have to be stripped etc which will cost £4-500 Quid.Now there is a little bit of ice (size of 50p) at the very top of the coolant neck, the coolant itself isnt frozen, the pipes all over are all flexible (nothing solid in them), I had head gasket replaced within last couple of years and a new bigger battery battery within a year.So questions is do you think its as bad as my mate thinks or in theory should new fan belt and a charged up battery see me right?The coolant in the fill bottle doesnt appear to be frozen (the little bit of ice is at top of the neck when you unscrew the cap) but inside the fill bottle its sloshing about nicely.It is indeed the 8v 1.2 model.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ukplankton, post: 2419111, member: 830676"] OK. Car stopped suddenly and after bit of trying managed to get it started up again and to my home with no power streeting and the battery light on all the way. It wouldn't start up again and the problem seemed to be flat battery (wouldn't kick over and the clock resets to zero etc). However couldnt get a jump from my mates diseal van or my portable battery pack. My mate looked at it and the Fan belt has bust (no power to alternator means no power to steering and battery not charging etc) and my more knowledable mate has said he thinks the whole engine has frozen solid and that the cam/timing belt has shredded as a result of the cold and the fan belt going so no amount of jump/boosting will get it going and the engine will have to be stripped etc which will cost £4-500 Quid. Now there is a little bit of ice (size of 50p) at the very top of the coolant neck, the coolant itself isnt frozen, the pipes all over are all flexible (nothing solid in them), I had head gasket replaced within last couple of years and a new bigger battery battery within a year. So questions is do you think its as bad as my mate thinks or in theory should new fan belt and a charged up battery see me right? The coolant in the fill bottle doesnt appear to be frozen (the little bit of ice is at top of the neck when you unscrew the cap) but inside the fill bottle its sloshing about nicely. It is indeed the 8v 1.2 model. [/QUOTE]

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