Water Flooded!!!!
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If you want to save it don't wait, The longer the water sits in the cylinders the more damage will be done. Here is my recipe to get a water logged engine going.
Drain the oil/replace filter then refill with oil, I use the cheapest I can find because it's going to replaced almost immediately.
Check the air filter and related components to make sure they are not holding water.
Pull the spark plug and turn it over for several seconds to flush water from the cylinders.
This part I do at least twice> Pour a few ounces of diesel fuel or kerosene in each cylinder and turn it over a few times making sure you get all fluid out of the cylinders.
Put new plugs in and try to start engine, It may take a few tries to get it to fire and it may smoke for a couple minutes.
Run for a few minutes and check the oil for contamination. If it milky then change oil and filter again, If the oil looks ok then start it back up and let it run for a little bit.
Drain oil again and replace filter.
I've done this a few times and never had anyone bring the car back, It's doesn't seem to effect them if they didn't bend rods when they first ingested water.
How deep was the car submerged?
Drain the oil/replace filter then refill with oil, I use the cheapest I can find because it's going to replaced almost immediately.
Check the air filter and related components to make sure they are not holding water.
Pull the spark plug and turn it over for several seconds to flush water from the cylinders.
This part I do at least twice> Pour a few ounces of diesel fuel or kerosene in each cylinder and turn it over a few times making sure you get all fluid out of the cylinders.
Put new plugs in and try to start engine, It may take a few tries to get it to fire and it may smoke for a couple minutes.
Run for a few minutes and check the oil for contamination. If it milky then change oil and filter again, If the oil looks ok then start it back up and let it run for a little bit.
Drain oil again and replace filter.
I've done this a few times and never had anyone bring the car back, It's doesn't seem to effect them if they didn't bend rods when they first ingested water.
How deep was the car submerged?
Last edited by phoenix trans am; Sep 5, 2019 at 12:15 PM.
Don't attempt to start it until you pull the plugs, If there is water in the cylinder it can bend/break a rod or several and can snap the starter off the block.
It's possible that the starter or other electrical components were damaged.
It's possible that the starter or other electrical components were damaged.
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When we tried to start it today, couldn’t even hear the starter engage. Is this typical of this kind of problem? My starter was beginning to give a little trouble prior to this incident. Still think I should pull the plugs first and foremost?
Oh boy... Just pull the damn plugs man! Then get under the car and see if the starter is still bolted to the block.
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By the way, now that I’m really thinking about it, the water wasn’t too deep because nothing seeped into my interior and like I said my car is low.
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I just grab a ratchet and try to turn it over by hand. If it rotates I crank it. If it don't I pull the plugs and hit it then slap em back in and run it and see if it's okay.
Then an oil change is a good idea. To me there's no point in changing the oil on a potentially damaged engine.
Then an oil change is a good idea. To me there's no point in changing the oil on a potentially damaged engine.