No fire or start after overheating?

2006 KIA OPTIMA
160,000 MILES • 2.4L • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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SHLBTWD
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Car overheated and now won't turn over or fire.
Sep 12, 2022 at 5:24 AM
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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.
Sep 12, 2022 at 12:07 PM
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