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hopefully someone got an idea as to what may be going on. normal driving nothing out the ordinary till I started hearing a rattle for a second kinda like if the heat shield was loose or something (TCT?), suddenly the car jerked/hesitated for a second and kept going fine. .5 mile down the road coming up to a stop the car shut off and had the oil light/battery light come on - still had headlights/radio etc. Tried to turn it back on then it just made a click just like when the battery dies and all the lights dimmed. Tried to get a jump start..nothing, tried a push start..nothing. Checked fuses, connection to the batt, immobilizer is all good, fuel pump primes, oil level is fine, no CEL and no funky smells. Left the car parked overnight and today I took out the battery to get it recharged just in case..still nothing. I don't have a socket big enough to try and spin the crankshaft as of now.
Sounds like it could be the thrust bearing. A washer shaped bearing that rides between crank and block on the trans side of things. It can seize, and car will stall, not restart.
Sometimes car will startup later like nothing ever happened, but its a ticking time bomb. Engine will be toast if you keep driving it. Your idea to try turning engine manually with a wrench is what you need to do next. See if its seized.
died while driving now no start
