water in engine f**k
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water in engine f**k
okay... im in vegas and it like never rains in vegas.. so i look outside and see a little clouds commin thinkin its only gonna be a shower... so about 20 muntes later i start getting ready to go run some errands... damn look outside and it is raining so hard that i cant even see my car parked by the gate..heck i couldnt even see past like 12 inches in front of my face... so i finish getting ready and start driving to run some errands and it slows down to like regualr rain again.. okay so here i am at the stop light and all of a sudden a fricken flash flood comes pouring down the street.... water looked about 6 inches deep based on looking at other peoples tires... still at the stop light and it turns green... start gasing it trying to get outta there as fast as i can so i dont get caught in a deeper flood.... pass the intersection and almost across the light then this big 18 wheeler comes bull dozing through the water on my right hand side and makes this wave that literally covers my car...then engine starts stuttering and die... im like WTF... dont tell me got water in the engine... wait a few minutes and start it again.. it sputters then dies...im like F**K.. took my shoes off and socks and rolled up my pants... get outta the car and some kids on the side of the street were like "mister... give us $10 and we will push it out for you..." im like let me check the engine first then i'll let u know... at first i was thinking the engine frooze cuz got water in in... but then the engine still was cranking when i tried starting it... figured the intake was wet cause i have a CAI... popped the hood and what do ya know.. filters partly submerged... so i pull apart the hose in the mid section to suck up some free air... look inside the pipe and its wet.. so i went to the throttle body and pulled the hose off there.. water was in there too... like a little pool dripping into the engine... close hood and a big *** SUV comes boating through the water and gets me all wet...frick.. oh well.. thinking my day couldnt get any worse get back in the car... start car and cranking it... was there for a good 5 minutes trying to start it... then finally i held the gas down and gave it one more try before giving up..... engine starts but sputters while doing it.. like it was struggling.. figured it was trying to get all the water out... and i was like "come on baby.. come on... dont fail me now".. lol... then finally engine revved like a kitten and i was like YES.... then started to drive through the flood as if nothing happened.. so i ran my errands the rest of the day and justgot home.. i still left the intake open at mid section cause it started to drizzle on my way home and it still looked cloudy... dont wanna worry about it again later if it floods again... what a day... so anyone think anythings damaged... i know this has been brought up before
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Well it may not be damaged. What you need to do is remove the intake and remove the spark plug cover. You need to remove the water out of the cylinders and take a vaccumm and suck out as much water as you can from the throttle body. Then you need to drain the oil and tranny fluid about 10-15 times each to insure all the water gets out of there. Just keep refilling it and draining it. Then try and start your car. I had the same thing happen and this is what the shop did for me. Charged me $300, but doing it yourself should be cheaper. Hope this helps you. '
You might have other damage down the road though. My throttle body needed to be replaced after like 2 weeks after I got the car working.
You might have other damage down the road though. My throttle body needed to be replaced after like 2 weeks after I got the car working.
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Rep Power: 287 trying to get out of there might not have been the best idea. just gotta drive carefully, lighter pedal pressure = less intake suction.. driving fast to leave quick probably means you were getting on it a lot and the engine was suckin in hard
Originally Posted by streetglower
Then you need to drain the oil and tranny fluid about 10-15 times each to insure all the water gets out of there.
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If you got splash stalled, and your car runs fine again, I wouldn't worry about it.
There is no more water in the cylinders after the engine starts. Any water that MAY (and I doubt it ) have gotten into the oil will evaporate out while driving. The transmission, unless COMPLETELY submerged, is pretty much watertight. It has a TINY breather, and that's almost impossible to swamp. The mistake a lot of people make that get a little water in their cars is NOT driving it out. The heat from the engine boils it all out. You don't have to change the fluids 10-15 times. That's BS. Once is enough, and then only if you get a chocolate mess on the dipstick like from a blown head gasket. A motor either hydrolocks and won't turn over, or it swamps but will clear itself. If it locks, yes, pull the plugs. If it starts, DRIVE it dry.
Been there, done that. Engines are not THAT fragile. Really.
You don't have to take my word for it. Let a shop take you for a ride. I don't care.
Look at the 4x4 crowd that goes mud bogging. The motors aren't any different. They just use snorkles. Water won't get inside the engine and transmission that easely, or oil would just spill out.
But I do think that aftermarket intakes are a bad idea because of just this. I'll keep my stock box. It's much harder to swamp.
Well, whatever. Just use your heads.
If you got splash stalled, and your car runs fine again, I wouldn't worry about it.
There is no more water in the cylinders after the engine starts. Any water that MAY (and I doubt it ) have gotten into the oil will evaporate out while driving. The transmission, unless COMPLETELY submerged, is pretty much watertight. It has a TINY breather, and that's almost impossible to swamp. The mistake a lot of people make that get a little water in their cars is NOT driving it out. The heat from the engine boils it all out. You don't have to change the fluids 10-15 times. That's BS. Once is enough, and then only if you get a chocolate mess on the dipstick like from a blown head gasket. A motor either hydrolocks and won't turn over, or it swamps but will clear itself. If it locks, yes, pull the plugs. If it starts, DRIVE it dry.
Been there, done that. Engines are not THAT fragile. Really.
You don't have to take my word for it. Let a shop take you for a ride. I don't care.
Look at the 4x4 crowd that goes mud bogging. The motors aren't any different. They just use snorkles. Water won't get inside the engine and transmission that easely, or oil would just spill out.
But I do think that aftermarket intakes are a bad idea because of just this. I'll keep my stock box. It's much harder to swamp.
Well, whatever. Just use your heads.
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Originally Posted by Tinman
Holy cow. Some of guys need to install a snorkel kit in your rides.
If you got splash stalled, and your car runs fine again, I wouldn't worry about it.
There is no more water in the cylinders after the engine starts. Any water that MAY (and I doubt it ) have gotten into the oil will evaporate out while driving. The transmission, unless COMPLETELY submerged, is pretty much watertight. It has a TINY breather, and that's almost impossible to swamp. The mistake a lot of people make that get a little water in their cars is NOT driving it out. The heat from the engine boils it all out. You don't have to change the fluids 10-15 times. That's BS. Once is enough, and then only if you get a chocolate mess on the dipstick like from a blown head gasket. A motor either hydrolocks and won't turn over, or it swamps but will clear itself. If it locks, yes, pull the plugs. If it starts, DRIVE it dry.
Been there, done that. Engines are not THAT fragile. Really.
You don't have to take my word for it. Let a shop take you for a ride. I don't care.
Look at the 4x4 crowd that goes mud bogging. The motors aren't any different. They just use snorkles. Water won't get inside the engine and transmission that easely, or oil would just spill out.
But I do think that aftermarket intakes are a bad idea because of just this. I'll keep my stock box. It's much harder to swamp.
Well, whatever. Just use your heads.
If you got splash stalled, and your car runs fine again, I wouldn't worry about it.
There is no more water in the cylinders after the engine starts. Any water that MAY (and I doubt it ) have gotten into the oil will evaporate out while driving. The transmission, unless COMPLETELY submerged, is pretty much watertight. It has a TINY breather, and that's almost impossible to swamp. The mistake a lot of people make that get a little water in their cars is NOT driving it out. The heat from the engine boils it all out. You don't have to change the fluids 10-15 times. That's BS. Once is enough, and then only if you get a chocolate mess on the dipstick like from a blown head gasket. A motor either hydrolocks and won't turn over, or it swamps but will clear itself. If it locks, yes, pull the plugs. If it starts, DRIVE it dry.
Been there, done that. Engines are not THAT fragile. Really.
You don't have to take my word for it. Let a shop take you for a ride. I don't care.
Look at the 4x4 crowd that goes mud bogging. The motors aren't any different. They just use snorkles. Water won't get inside the engine and transmission that easely, or oil would just spill out.
But I do think that aftermarket intakes are a bad idea because of just this. I'll keep my stock box. It's much harder to swamp.
Well, whatever. Just use your heads.
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Rep Power: 298 well.. my engine wasnt completely submerged... it was more like splashed upon.. lol.. if that makes any sense... checked car out and so far still everything is fine... but u never know
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Originally Posted by lownslocvc
its been about 2wks after my car was hydrolocked.....now im runnin into probs 
[url]http://www.7thgencivic.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2320939#post2320939[/i took off the intake , put the stcok box on ,checked all the connections.then reset the ecu now its doin fine 
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Rep Power: 298 well just got back from the tracks... i checked the engine and oil and everything inside the engine i could without pulling it apart.. well.. then headed out to tracks... car runs fine.. even after 6 hard runs on the track... but some of you said it happens a week or 2 down the line so i guess i'll have to wait???
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Originally Posted by streetglower
No, its not BS to change the fluids 10-15 times. I had my **** completly submerged in water. And I saw them remove the oil the first time and it was completely watery. ok, maybe not 10-15 times, but several times, enough to get water out. Its best to do that so you dont have anything messed up down the road.
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Originally Posted by lownslocvc
its been about 2wks after my car was hydrolocked.....now im runnin into probs
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for one i am getting a turbo in a few weeks... 2nd is why spend the money when it only rains like that once or twice a year
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