Need Help!!!! Water in Engine!!
Safety Car
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 4,095
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From: Pewaukee WI
If it were me, I'd remove all the plugs and turn it over by hand to make sure it feels and sounds normal. Then use the starter to bump it over a bit before replacing the spark plugs and seeing if it will fire. If it fires and runs, change the oil and count your lucky stars.
After drying everything out completely, of course.
Good luck.
After drying everything out completely, of course.
Good luck.
and wish you good luck
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 7,364
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From: Rocky Mount Virginia
So I'm taking it that you went thru the water and it stalled. Did you then have it towed from that point? Did you attempt to start it after it stalled?
Hopefully, the water ingested slowly enough that it cut off all air, stalling it without doing damage to the internals. However, I would still follow the advice of pulling all the plugs and bump the engine over to expel any more water.
Good luck!!
Hopefully, the water ingested slowly enough that it cut off all air, stalling it without doing damage to the internals. However, I would still follow the advice of pulling all the plugs and bump the engine over to expel any more water.
Good luck!!
Racer
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 316
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From: Douglas MA
My brother's jet boat with a 468ci twin-turbo blew apart an intake manifold gasket...
milkshake!
This is what we did and it's been fine.
Drain all the oil. Use a vacuum pump if you have access to one. Turn the engine over with the plugs out to get any water out of the engine. Then run the engine. As long as you get a majority of the water out of the engine, the heat will evaporate the rest.
I'd then change the oil again.
And keep an eye on the oil! Any sign of it turning to milkshake and stop running it!
milkshake!
This is what we did and it's been fine.
Drain all the oil. Use a vacuum pump if you have access to one. Turn the engine over with the plugs out to get any water out of the engine. Then run the engine. As long as you get a majority of the water out of the engine, the heat will evaporate the rest.
I'd then change the oil again.
And keep an eye on the oil! Any sign of it turning to milkshake and stop running it!
