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So my dumass 16 yr old bro, drove my Injen Cai Civic through the biggets puddle ever, now car won't start, re-parked it on the side and hopefully water will drain, what else should i do? most likely will tow it to honda.......

 
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Take your intake off. Put stock one back on then take it to honda.

 
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^do that. If that fails, get a K20 and keep your idiot brother away from your car.

 
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what happens when you turn the key to start it? do the headlights go dim? does it not make a sound at all, but you know its trying to start. If so......sorry.

 
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damn that sucks man, i think there was just another member that got hydrolocked not to long ago... maybe u can ask him.... lemme find his thread

Edit: http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/sh...ight=hydrolock

His username is streetglower

 
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You might be thinking of Hawk. He hydrolocked and then started the type-S swap. Man... that seems like so long ago.

 
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^^^ hehe sorry i was thinking about streetglower, yup hawk did a k20# swap..

 
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thats cause it was so long ago 7 months to be exact.

but it all might end in a month. yes thats right folks you heard it first, my car might be alive very soon, just need to get up another $300.00 or so.

Now back to the topic imp:

 
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yap some click click sounds and thats about it, tried jumping cables to see if it was the battery but i knew it wasn't but tried anyway....

so i guess i'll be bringing it to honda to see if they can flush out the water.....

 
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Tell me more. TELL ME MORE.

 
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pm

 
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Pull out the spark plugs and crank it out. Then put a little oil in each cylinder and crank it some more. Then put the plugs back in. Might want to drain the oil as well to make sure no water is left. Re-fill and try again. Unless you break a rod, you can flush the engine clean yourself if you have to.

 
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i don't want to get you scared or anything, but i heard a click too, a very quick, click then nuthing. the click i heard was the starter trying to engage, and it couldn't turn the motor cause all 4 connecting rods were bent.

But i have the worst luck in the world, so i'm sure you'll be ok.

This thread and my experience should be a wake up call for people that live in areas that get alot of rainfall. For the 1-2hp difference you get over a SRI, the risk of a CAI FAR out weighs the benifits.

 
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you could just get one of those bypass things that goes in the middle of the pipe.

 
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those dont work. they break and goto into your intake manifold.

 
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^ kinda late for that now. dont you think?

 
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I heard so many stories about this and I made sure that I rode thru puddles instead of accelerating but damn it.. my bro.. what can you do, I guess..

well to be honest, i think i'll just tow it straight to Honda, i should change the intake back but finding all the parts for the stock intake is a hassle and paying two towing fees from where it is now to my house then to honda is also a hassle, wish me luck all

hopefully they can just flush it

 
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thas why i got an SRI for fear of hydrolock.. sorry to hear yer bad luck man..

 
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even if you put back your stock intake, honda most likely wont fix it under warranty. the stock intake sits too high up to suck any water into the engine, unless you drove into a swimming pool.

 
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Well to be honest, not to worried about warranty, if i pay to fix it, thats fine, just wondering CAN it be fixed? or is my engine gone?

 
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Your rods are most likely bent like hawk said..... I hate to hear of these things happening to you guys...Look at it this way, it gives you a really good reason to swap for the K20a2 (If you have the $) if not, you can always get a fairly new D17 for a cheap price. kepp your head up and maybe something good will come out of all this

 
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OH MAN!!! I'm SOOOO SORRY TO HEAR THIS DISTURBING NEWS!!!<----Moral support


Well, look on the bright side....like cwick187 said...GOOD REASON TO DO A K20A2 SWAP!!!!<----half joke, half serious.


Sorry I couldn't be of more help, but as far as I know if you hydro lock...you're hosed.

 
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i heard a d17 engine is only 500$....so if it can be fixed ask for the price and compare.

it might cheaper to get a new d17 engine

but if u got the money...put the k20a in and say...bring on the type r's

 
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um... i think if you were to save the engine, or if there is even a chance to save it, dont crank your engine until you are absolutely sure you got all the water out or you're just gonna kill the engine completly. just take it to the dealer and let them deal with it, there might still be a chace :-)

 
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i heard that short ram intakes suck too guys....... in the summer time when its hot..... all you are getting is hot air..... and your actually losing hp instead of gaining it.... but in the winter time you may gain some hp like 1-2 if it is cold........ anddddd i personally love the CAI because its pretty cool imo..... im actually gonna buy one soon.... and hey man...... did you have a bypass valve for your injen... they may not help alot....but they can help ya..... and also next time you go through a flood or somethin...... let the force of the vehicle take you without giving any gas...... this is necessary so your throttle body isnt open and doesnt take in any water....... on manual tranny your just gonna have to take it to the friction point and let it take you lol........ and sorry bro...... hope you get it fixed

 
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Yes they do work. AEM did have a failure problem with the valve about 2 years ago. But now it is fix and nothing breaks.

 
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Well, will be bringing it into Honda today, to be honest, k20 swap is so out of the question, honestly who has 5-10K US lying around for a swap out of nowhere but i guess its an interesting way to look at it

hopefully they can just flush the engine or whatever

 
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are you sure the d17 is only $500? cause people with si's swapped out their k20a3's for k20a2's and k20a's and they took their a3's and sold em on ebay to people with ex's, then people with ex's sold their engines for around a grand so why would anyone with lets say a dx or hx or wutever buy a ex engine for 1000+ when u can get it new for 500

 
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Yea, it can be fixed and you can do it. How you ask? Well I hydrolocked my car as well when I had it.

1.) What you do is take off the intake and the throttle body. Get a rag or a long sponge and soak the water out. Or get some kind of pump that will pump the water out of the intake manifold. Look in the and see if you got all or most of it out.

2.) Now clean the spark plugs with either gasoline or WD40 (I used WD40).

3.) Now try to crank it. It won't start right away or the first few times. When trying to crank it, give it some gas but not a lot. As long as you didn't leave the water in the engine for too long, you might be able to make it.

This is exactly what I did to my car when I got hydrolocked and it worked. The intake manifold was completely flooded with water. IF your car starts working again, buy new spark plugs and change the oil IMMEDIATELY. Run the car for like 100 miles with the new oil and change it again. Also, buy some of that stuff that your pour in your gas tank that gets rid of water from your gas tank and make sure it says that it gets water out. If you can make it to this point, your car should be ok, but have it checked anyway. I was able to run my car for another 15,000 miles after this incident then I traded her in for a rsx-s.

Lenny

P.S. - The water draining part should take like 2 or 3 hours including taking apart and putting the manifold back together, very simple.

 
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A D17 sold on ebay for $299 a few days ago. BTW.

I feel cheap now.