hydrolock 01 integra gsr
Ok few days ago at night I got stuck in a flooded area and now I have
some water in my engine. I had the car towed home and the next day I took out the spark plugs and sucked out the water from each cylinders. The first two cylinders had some water but the last two didn't. From someone advice from some newsgroup on the internet I sprayed some intake cleaner fluid in each cylinder. The next day I check and there was still some intake cleaner fluid in the cylinders. So I sucked it out again and drained everything. I then realized that I forgot to check the intake so when I took out the intake hose there was bunch of water. So I drained that and used some intake cleaner to clean that out as well. I changed out the old spark plugs and the car still won't start. When I go to crank it, it sounds like the way the car cranks when you have a dead battery. So I tried to get a jump and still no luck. Any ideas before I call my insurance? Thanks in advance |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga <googamooga@gmail.com> wrote in news:6dba68bc-b866-4bac-b9cd-
2bd0327a3a42@34g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: > Ok few days ago at night I got stuck in a flooded area and now I have > some water in my engine. I had the car towed home and the next day I > took out the spark plugs and sucked out the water from each cylinders. > The first two cylinders had some water but the last two didn't. From > someone advice from some newsgroup on the internet I sprayed some > intake cleaner fluid in each cylinder. The next day I check and there > was still some intake cleaner fluid in the cylinders. So I sucked it > out again and drained everything. I then realized that I forgot to > check the intake so when I took out the intake hose there was bunch of > water. So I drained that and used some intake cleaner to clean that > out as well. I changed out the old spark plugs and the car still > won't start. When I go to crank it, it sounds like the way the car > cranks when you have a dead battery. So I tried to get a jump and > still no luck. Any ideas before I call my insurance? > > Thanks in advance > Bet your ECM is toast, as will be the rest of the electrical system. Did the water go above the door sills in the interior? -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Water didn't get in the compartment, I think due to the good seal I
have round the door but the water was up to the middle of the bumper. Now when I turn the key all the lights on the dash come on, but just won't crank over. |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga <googamooga@gmail.com> wrote in news:4c2184f8-0895-4d54-8ae8-
7763313526dd@2g2000hsn.googlegroups.com: > Water didn't get in the compartment, I think due to the good seal I > have round the door but the water was up to the middle of the bumper. > Now when I turn the key all the lights on the dash come on, but just > won't crank over. > You're saying the starter turns the engine over really slowly? Does the Check Engine light come on for two seconds when the key is first turned to "II" then go off again? -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
Yes, it come on for 2 seconds and then goes off, but the SRS light on
the top right stays on for 5 seconds then goes off, not sure if that has any value. |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga wrote:
> Ok few days ago at night I got stuck in a flooded area and now I have > some water in my engine. I had the car towed home and the next day I > took out the spark plugs and sucked out the water from each cylinders. > The first two cylinders had some water but the last two didn't. From > someone advice from some newsgroup on the internet I sprayed some > intake cleaner fluid in each cylinder. The next day I check and there > was still some intake cleaner fluid in the cylinders. So I sucked it > out again and drained everything. I then realized that I forgot to > check the intake so when I took out the intake hose there was bunch of > water. So I drained that and used some intake cleaner to clean that > out as well. I changed out the old spark plugs and the car still > won't start. When I go to crank it, it sounds like the way the car > cranks when you have a dead battery. So I tried to get a jump and > still no luck. Any ideas before I call my insurance? > > Thanks in advance if it's simply hydrolock, simply remove the plugs, crank the motor, and let everything shoot out of the plug hole. keep a fire extinguisher handy in case of gasoline discharge. then clean and dry the plugs and she should start. if so, then change the oil as it will probably have water in it. check for the other electrical problem mentioned by tegger after you've eliminated the hydrolock condition. |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
Jim it won't crank over, plus I have already sucked the water out from
the motor. Far as the electrical, not sure where to start or how to do it. When the car died, I had the vent on, and then I could smell some air with gasoline mix, not sure if that is a hint for a blown gasket of some sort. |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga wrote:
> Jim it won't crank over, /without/ the plugs? if you put the plugs back in and there's still fluid, you'll still get lock. > plus I have already sucked the water out from > the motor. seldom good enough. besides, cranking without plugs and expelling fluid that way is highly entertaining. > Far as the electrical, not sure where to start or how to > do it. When the car died, I had the vent on, and then I could smell > some air with gasoline mix, not sure if that is a hint for a blown > gasket of some sort. so, you got hydrolock when the engine was running? that could be very expensive! look for bent rods or a broken crank. |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
yea thats what I am afraid of
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Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga wrote:
> yea thats what I am afraid of it might have helped diagnosis if you'd mentioned the small but important bit about the engine running earlier... |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
yea time for the mechanic
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Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
Ok today I jacked my car up and found some oil leaking, after some
careful inspection there are chunks of the engine missing, looks like a rod or something broke out. yea time to call a real mechanic. |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga <googamooga@gmail.com> wrote in news:cb948e4e-fed9-42f7-a6da-
9b09ec2f3363@e39g2000hsf.googlegroups.com: > Yes, it come on for 2 seconds and then goes off, but the SRS light on > the top right stays on for 5 seconds then goes off, not sure if that > has any value. I'll bet that if the water got high enough to get into your intake it also got into the distributor and shorted that out too. This is ultimately a "flood salvage" vehicle. It has automotive typhoid at this point. If it were me, I'd take as much from the insurance as I could negotiate and walk away from it. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
googamooga wrote:
> Ok today I jacked my car up and found some oil leaking, after some > careful inspection there are chunks of the engine missing, looks like > a rod or something broke out. yea time to call a real mechanic. let me guess - you had an after-market "cold air" intake? |
Re: hydrolock 01 integra gsr
On Tue, 13 May 2008 15:14:22 -0700 (PDT), googamooga
<googamooga@gmail.com> wrote: >Ok today I jacked my car up and found some oil leaking, after some >careful inspection there are chunks of the engine missing, looks like >a rod or something broke out. yea time to call a real mechanic. That's sad. Let us know how the repair process goes. I would particularly be interested if you end up buying a lightly used Japanese engine which seems like the best option from what I read here. |
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