well i was driving and it raining really hard out and i didnt see this huge like whole rode was foot under water and i drove rite threw it yeah i know. if i would of know it was there i wouldnt have drove thew it . but any way i opened the t/b after the car shut off on me and like a cup of water comes out of the intake manifold. i have the 2.3ho intake on my 2.4 thats why is came out but yeah what do you guys think the engines junk or what would i do about seeing if it not wrecked ??????????????? plz help out
iam sorry if this isnt the rite forum
Thanks Alot
Paul Tjepkes
disconnect your intake and let the whole thing stand open. also see if you can find a way to keep the tb open(assuming you are in an enviorment with no flying dust or dbris in wind or anything like that) and just let it dry out. then disconncet the spark plugs and try turning the motor over a few times. then hook the spark plugs back up and see if it will fire. if you have actually broken something when you fire it back up when everything is dry either the engine will run really rough or it won't run at all. if the puddle was that big be on the lookout for electrical problems also.
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when you beat someone in a civic people wine and make excuses
when you beat someone in a cavalier they pull over and check under thier hoods
forget the whole letting it dry out thing. take out the spark plugs and crank it over a few times imediately. Water should squirt out of each cylinder. Crank it for 10 seconds, let it sit for 20, repeat a few times. get the remaing water in the 2.3 manifold with a shop vac. Put the plugs back in and crank it over.
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M I N I O N - Sinbird wrote:forget the whole letting it dry out thing. take out the spark plugs and crank it over a few times imediately. Water should squirt out of each cylinder. Crank it for 10 seconds, let it sit for 20, repeat a few times. get the remaing water in the 2.3 manifold with a shop vac. Put the plugs back in and crank it over.
agree'd, dont let it sit around unless you like seized engines! get the water out and try to get it running again ASAP. when you turn it over to ge the water out, have the plugs out, throttle wide open, and fuelpump relay out so its not pumping fuel in. (that or unplug the injectors)
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alright i got the shop vac out clean the intake out turned it over so water would come out of spark plug holes sucked the remaining water out with a tube and my mouth lol gross any way changed the oil put some oil in threw the spark plug holes and turned it over then to lube the cyl walls put it all back togather and its all running good i did a compression test on all 4 cyl and there all running at 200psi i think that pretty good i think stock is 210psi is that right??
and thanks alot guy you help out alot thanks
Thanks
Paul Tjepkes
Paul Tjepkes wrote:alright i got the shop vac out clean the intake out turned it over so water would come out of spark plug holes sucked the remaining water out with a tube and my mouth lol gross any way changed the oil put some oil in threw the spark plug holes and turned it over then to lube the cyl walls put it all back togather and its all running good i did a compression test on all 4 cyl and there all running at 200psi i think that pretty good i think stock is 210psi is that right??
and thanks alot guy you help out alot thanks
Thanks
Paul Tjepkes
ya did all that work, did you put it back together and try to start it up?
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when you beat someone in a civic people wine and make excuses
when you beat someone in a cavalier they pull over and check under thier hoods
wow..i just hydro locked mine today too
but I have video
..ill post it this evening of me trying to get the water out and the results of water lock...bent rods...sounds great let me tell ya
that sucks what happend ???? i guess i didnt hydrolock it tho so thats good
yeah its up and running agane iam just trying to get the rest of the water to evap out but yeah it running now
ok guys here you go...sorry for the poor quality but its off my cell phone
this one is when i took out the spark plugs and FINALLY got the engine to turn over..the first time i did it it shot out ..this is the 3rd time of me turn it over ..try to see the water shooting out of the spark plug holes
hydrolock
and this one is what happens AFTER hydrolock...anyone curious to hear what a bent rod sounds like..please listen
knocking rod
enjoy
wow that sucks what are you going to do now?
I still dont understand how you can hydrolock an engine (well i know how, but jeebus)
i've been in some pretty nasty situations, i've run large hoodscoops in rain/snow, i've been puddle jumping etc.. and never once hurt an engine.... either you have really @!#$ty luck, or dumb as nails, or just not paying attention.
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my intake broke..well..the cuppler on the elbow that held the filter up in my fender broke and the elbow twisted around and let it drag the ground..if i KNEW it happened i would STOPED..but i didnt know
..so right thru the water i went
