HELP! waterlocked?
HELP! waterlocked? So i was at school and it started flash flooding so when I get out I head home and there were a few deep puddles, I had to go through a couple but swerved around most.
I've heard of water locking and I think that may be what has happened. The car is misfiring under acceleration now but it idles fine and everything. If I leave the car to set there awhile will it dry up and be fine or am I screwed?Or is this what is even wrong with it?
I've heard of water locking and I think that may be what has happened. The car is misfiring under acceleration now but it idles fine and everything. If I leave the car to set there awhile will it dry up and be fine or am I screwed?Or is this what is even wrong with it?
If its running its probably fine, you did not hydralock it.
What you most likely have is wet spark plug wires. The water gets into the ends of the wires where they snap onto both the coils and the spark plugs. If you have the type of spark plug wires that don't break easy when you're trying to pull them off.....go ahead and pull them all off so they can dry out faster. After they are dry, put a glob of dielectric grease into each end of the wire. A big glob. Then dry the spark plug tips just by wiping them each with a rag. Put the wires back on. You should be good to go.
If they break easy...just let them dry over time, might take a day or two.
Also, the water may have splashed up into a wire harness or maybe even splashed the PCM or fuse boxes.....which will just take some time to dry by itself.
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What you most likely have is wet spark plug wires. The water gets into the ends of the wires where they snap onto both the coils and the spark plugs. If you have the type of spark plug wires that don't break easy when you're trying to pull them off.....go ahead and pull them all off so they can dry out faster. After they are dry, put a glob of dielectric grease into each end of the wire. A big glob. Then dry the spark plug tips just by wiping them each with a rag. Put the wires back on. You should be good to go.
If they break easy...just let them dry over time, might take a day or two.
Also, the water may have splashed up into a wire harness or maybe even splashed the PCM or fuse boxes.....which will just take some time to dry by itself.
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Thanks for the quick response.
I pulled it into my garage and put our shop fan blowing on the engine and I'll leave it for awhile and see how it does.
It's still poring down here so I'll have to wait to drive it again.
I pulled it into my garage and put our shop fan blowing on the engine and I'll leave it for awhile and see how it does.
It's still poring down here so I'll have to wait to drive it again.
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A true hydrostatic lock is pretty rare unless the water got to the point that it fills the inside of the engine via the intake. The key here is it won't even turn over, and may be accompanied by broken pistons and bent connecting rods in the attempt to start the engine. A little splashing from a puddle won't cause it, but will as was stated get the electrics wet and cause grounds that shouldn't be there.
it happens to me everytime i drive in heavy rain. Soemthing gets wet and messes stuff up. If im accelerating lightly, or the rpms are low, it bogs and has like no power. But if i slam the gas or rev it up and slowly release the clutch from a stop, it runs fine. i hate how our calls hate water 
I drive in the rain a lot down here, sadly. The only problem I've ever had is when I went into a DEEEEP puddle that I couldn't avoid. Since then, I've learned which ways around are best when it rains...
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Verdad Gallardo well i let it sit and dry for a day and i just took it out, it seems to be better, but it still bogs down and acts a little weird, like the 2-3 shift (a4) it revs to like 3500 before shifting and stuff.
Should I just let it dry some more or what?
Should I just let it dry some more or what?
But again, it could also be somewhere in the wiring harness thats wet or the PCM or fuse boxes.
Hard to tell.
Thats why its a good idea to put a big glob of dielectric grease in each boot before putting the wires on. I do that at every spark plug change, a big glob if it. And we get monsoon rains down here almost every day in the summer, never had a misfire issue after driving in the rain or going through big puddles.
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