Home › Forums › Stay Dirty Lounge › Service and Repair Questions Answered Here › Engine lock up…. › Re: Engine lock up…. November 6, 2012 at 8:27 pm #474811 mckrishesParticipant In my experience of buying things, I have learned that a seller never tells the complete truth. That being said, do the best assessment you can and go from there. I’ve never heard of a transmission causing an engine to lock up.