red99cl2.3

so my dad was driving my car i have a cold air intake installed and he tells me the car stalls out and he tries to turn it on and all it did was smoke out. so now the car is sitting on my driveway so what should i do??? help please i hope idont have to replace the engine.

SwervinCL

water and engines ARE NOT good friends.

red99cl2.3

i took out the spark plugs and they were dripping water so my questions is do i gotta replace the engine now????

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

Your motor may be blown, I know there are people on here that have dried out their cylinders, do a search, someone posted about hydro lock a couple weeks ago and told how he dried out the motor

SwervinCL

This is why NO ONE drives the CL....

zoltanh

damn dude that sucks, i bet your dad is blaming you too because of the cold air intake right?

lnsyone

pray to jesus

red99cl2.3

yeah i get blamed becaue of the intake go figure just when i had the carputer working. i took out the spark plugs and try to let it dry. wish me luck

97BlackAckCL

iTrader: (6)

And why I have a bypass valve

blackacura

leaving school today i was extremely surprised i didnt kill my cl... i only have a short intake, and my fucking car was so far down in the water it must have been less than an inch off of the cone filter... the car stopped moving for a second because there was so much water to move through and the tires wouldn't grip at all..

ShavedH22CL

My car has done that about 8 times and there is nothing wrong with it, it just needs to bassicalyl dry out a little, before the water really hurts anything the car just shuts off. And my friend had a bypass valve and he hit a pothole in his 97 2.2 the wheel well liner broke and the tire hit the intake and took it fight off from where the bypass valve was connected. so im straight with by pass i just dont drive in the rain or snow, everyone with a moded car needs a second car i believe

Acura3.0CL

Bypass Valve >

I got a AEM bypass off ebay for like $40...just figure out what size intake pipe you have and buy one.

wilp99

to answer your question... you need to remove all the spark plugs, drain the oil. cause there will be water in the oil. turn it over with all that removed. if there is a problem it will have trouble turning over or you will hear the valves. once you turn it over to get all the water out of the pistons reinstall the spark plugs, replace the oil filter, and oil. then start and cross your fingers. good luck pimp.

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Did the car stall out as soon as he drove through the puddle or did he make it home? You can't compress water so if any made it into the cylinders you would have cracked the block or bent a rod or the valves.

red99cl2.3

it stalled out he turned it back on moved it a bit and it shut off with smoke coming out the back. i uninstalled the spark plugs so i should try and turn it over now???

mclarenf3387

Sounds like your fucked. Once you start the car with water in the system, bye-bye engine. Happened to my friends Jeep. He even was able to take out the plugs right when it happened and dry the motor, but the damage was done.

At this point, dry it out and start it up and see what it sounds like. But from what you said it doesn't sound too good.

Palayah8ta

I was at the acura dealership, and the tech showed me a b18c with a hole the size of a golf ball through the side. Hydrolock is a bish..

red99cl2.3

ok so i took out the plugs went to start it and it sounded like wanted to turn over water just kept shootin out of the cylinders. is that good or bad?? i did it until all the water was outta the engine.

Palayah8ta

so does it idle ok?

red99cl2.3

nooo i dindt have the spark plugs or wires plugged in was just checking to see if it turned. and it did. so its not "locked" per say. some guy told me to just repalce the cap and rotor and i should be all set, soo many mixed ideas i need clear thoughhh please help.

Palayah8ta

why dont u wait and not touch ur car..

Did u do everything this man sed?

mclarenf3387

THats what your supposed to do to clear the water out of the cylinders. Thats good in a sense, but bad because know you know for certain water was in the motor when your dad tried to start the car so something will give soon.

THe motor may still run even though something is bent. My friends Jeep ran for 2 mor weeks before the rod that bent snapped and punched a hole in the side of the block the size of a softball.

mclarenf3387

Umm, DON'T follow that in that order. Empty the water FIRST, then drain the oil. Running the motor bone dry will kill it for sure. Once you get the water out, do an oil change, and start looking for a motor.

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Someone in Maryland has a 2.3L for sale. He did the H22 swap. I'm sure you could get it for a steal of a price.

CL Platano

Yeah xrunner86x has his 2.3 motor for sale

wilp99

i meant to remove the plugs and drain the oil.. and turn it over. not start it. which it couldnt do with the plugs removed. being that he has water in the cylinder there is water in the oil. and like someone said earlier, you cannot compress a fluid, so if the oil pan is totally full of water you will bend a rod or destroy a bearing if the water gets pushed thru the oil journals. once the oil is drained with the plug still out, and oil filter removed, and sparkplugs removed turn it over to get the water out of the journals.

danielsmi

Sorry I'm new but what do you mean by turn it over?

Daniel Smith

wilp99

just turn the key like your going to start it (it will not start cause you will not have the plugs in) let it kick over for bout 15 seconds at a time. do this 2-3 times.

red99cl2.3

unfortunatly the engine is beyond repair, when my dad tried to restart it it fucked up everything. so new engine it is i found one luckely with the same mileage my car has but damn there goes another 800 into the car jesus!!!! thanks for the help guys.

SwervinCL

So is your dad taking the blaime and fixing your shit?

danielsmi

That's what I thought thanks wilp99

Daniel Smith