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Engine full of H2O
Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:50 pm
by knowhopetattoo
Hit a bunch of water on a flooded bit of road tonight and now the little car is full of water and out for the count
It would appear that it sucked a bunch of water into the cylinders as it won't even turn over let alone start.
So I'll be pulling the plugs out tomorrow and trying to get all the water out and seeing if it'll turn over (hopefully I haven't bent a con rod ^^)
How much of a hassle is it to get the plugs out of a GPX can someone tell me?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:05 am
by jonowong
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:07 am
by jonowong
on a serious note...
you need the correct spark plug tool to get the spark plugs out as a normal tool wont fit in the hole... might have to use a tube spanner
also the intake manifold is a bitch to take off the first time... i wrote a DIY somewhere
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:36 am
by Bennoz
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:01 am
by knowhopetattoo
I'm a bit worried that it might be a write off....she got a good gut full straight down the cold intake pipe....trying to decide if I should start opulling things apart myself or get it straight to a mechanic.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:50 am
by I8A4RE
Unless you can finish the job dont pull it apart yourself. Mechanics get real pissed off when they cant take it apart themselves plus they might not be able to put it back together again correctly.
I would help you but i honestly have so much on plate at the moment.
If it is a rooted engine I have one for sale
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:30 am
by knowhopetattoo
I8A4RE wrote:Unless you can finish the job dont pull it apart yourself. Mechanics get real pissed off when they cant take it apart themselves plus they might not be able to put it back together again correctly.
I would help you but i honestly have so much on plate at the moment.
If it is a rooted engine I have one for sale
Yeah I know you've been super busy latelly with the land buyiong and all.
It's really not a difficult job for me.......just don't wanna waste time if the engines screwed.....but I guess there's only one way to find out.
Dunno about changing engines yet......I'm assuming my insurance company will write it off.....depends on how much I could buy it back for really.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 11:37 am
by koolio1234
sorry to hear, hopefully it wont empty your pockets too much. These intakes are quite tricky and poorly designed ones wont allow water to drain out before water gets to the engine.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 4:02 pm
by knowhopetattoo
Not looking good, got all the water out, put everything back together and it started.......but has a severe knock.....like the cops banging on the door....that kinda knock.
Insurance company said they'll send a tow truck around today or tomorrow to tow it of to get assessed.
Hope they don't make problems over the after market air filter ^^
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 5:13 pm
by oodLes
If you have the old one swap it out now (unless you listed an aftermarket filter on your insurance)
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:40 pm
by Jamie
Sorry to hear. I hope its not too bad. Saying that though water doesn't comprese too well so I would guess the conrod is bent aswell. As for the air filter, just ask around, somebody might have the stock one thats not being used.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:06 pm
by sublime19
Ouch, not sounding too good.. The link posted below, AJ and I were with Frozenwaffles when it happened, he drove into a puddle and his air intake sucked in the water cos his intake was down at the front behind the front bar.
Hope yours doesn't suffer the same fate his did. Sorry to hear, all the best.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:25 pm
by MR2YEN
Sorry to hear mate. So how would you avoid this if you have a pipe leading to the front bar for CAI?
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:43 pm
by knowhopetattoo
Jamie wrote:Sorry to hear. I hope its not too bad. Saying that though water doesn't comprese too well so I would guess the conrod is bent aswell. As for the air filter, just ask around, somebody might have the stock one thats not being used.
Tow trucks been and picked it up allready......went with the old honesty is the best policy system.......but we will see....should here from the insurance company tomorrow.
Bent conrods for certain I reckon
Boundary road was the location of the offending puddle Jamie, dunno if you use it much but it's quite close to your house.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:57 pm
by nvr2low
mate you should get a mechanic to find out what is wrong. If the motor is stuffed buy simons and get it put in mate. You shouldn't have gone through insurance man proberl cost 2k mate. I sold my old motor to noccers maybe send him a pm to see how much it cost him to change his motors over.
Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:21 pm
by koolio1234
Well, I'd be worried that they use the excuse that you put an aftermarket intake system which allowed the water in, compared to keeping it stock which would of protected your engine from water entry. I don't think they can fault you for not claiming the aftermarket intake on your insurance, they just wont cover it.
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:50 am
by sublime19
MR2YEN wrote:Sorry to hear mate. So how would you avoid this if you have a pipe leading to the front bar for CAI?
Avoid puddles
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 12:55 am
by Robbie
and roo's...
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 2:19 am
by koolio1234
sublime19 wrote:MR2YEN wrote:Sorry to hear mate. So how would you avoid this if you have a pipe leading to the front bar for CAI?
Avoid puddles
Also putting drainage holes at strategic locations on the intake will leak any water out before it reaches the manifold.
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:49 pm
by aza013
koolio1234 wrote:sublime19 wrote:MR2YEN wrote:Sorry to hear mate. So how would you avoid this if you have a pipe leading to the front bar for CAI?
Avoid puddles
Also putting drainage holes at strategic locations on the intake will leak any water out before it reaches the manifold.
another way is to have the back area of the air box open that way if you hit water it will then tack air from the bay rather than suck up the water.