Q: 02 Volvo s40 turbo. Engine was knocking then died. Now it spins really fast won't start

asked by on September 30, 2016

My car was knocking. Checked oil ...even changed the oil Started to work and the car died. Now it spins real fast like it has no compression. Any advice?

My car has 135000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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