FredV

It rain today and my car suck in some water through the intake. I don't know how much, but it slowly stall.Than white smoke started to fume out of my exhaust. so i parked it in a gas station and tow it back to my garage. I'm sure it was just a small amount of water that got in. Just asking if anyone have ever had a similar situation and what are the proper procedure, of getting out the water as much as i can. It still starts and run but i'm worry about the water mix with the oil...

ntmera

Let it sit in a bag of rice for 24 hours.

Seriously though, you probably bent some rods. $$$

FredV

That's not what i'm hopping for. I did some research. I'm suppose to change the spark plugs, drain old oil, leave the sparks plug connectors open to dry and let it sit for a couple days. Than another oil flush. I'll give that a try.

polobunny

Did you drive in a pond without a filter?

csmeance

white smoke could have been water vapor touching the exhaust and flashing into steam. The best thing to do is take it to a qualified shop! Don't let the engine sit with the current oil!

truonghthe

In southern state the water level is enough to cover over your roof during thunder storm. This is why i don't do CAI, OP drain alll the motor oil, put nee one and repeat for couple times. Replace all the plug.

FredV

My bottom plastic guard got caught and fell off. Happened a few weeks ago. Water must of slip in to the CAI when it rain today. I drained my oil already and its sitting in the garage. I can't work on it tonight. I'lldo another oil flush tommorow, after i run it for 30 minutes.

thisaznboi88

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take out the spark plugs and crank it. That should eject any water in the cylinder.

FredV

Yeap I'll do that tommorow. Thanks.

anx1300c

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Lol, northern states get bad rainstorms as well. This is 6/2013, upstate New York.



OP, listen to thisaznboi and pull the plugs and crank it! You'll probably be ok.

ZOMGVTEK

Your engine will be happy to ingest a little bit of water. If its enough to stall, it was way more than 'a little'. The damage is going to depend on how much it sucked in, and how much throttle you were feeding in when it stalled. Lots of people appear to throttle out when the engine starts to stall, which generally means the engine tries to make some more power to break itself better. It could just be that the filter got soaked and starved the engine. No big deal there. The best way to tell if you actually sucked in enough water to hydrolock was decide if the intake was submerged in water or not.

If it ingests enough water to stall, your first priority should be getting the water out. Pull the plugs and crank it over as soon as possible. A day with water in the cylinders is a really bad idea. I would pull the plugs immediately, and crank it over until you think its all gone, then spray some fogging oil in the cylinders, spray the plugs with carb cleaner, change the oil and try to start it up. If it runs good, drive it around slowly for a few minutes then take it out for a long drive to get it hot. When you get back, check the oil for signs of water.

nfnsquared

Did you guys miss this^^^^.

I doubt any water is left (if there was even any water ingested at all). Did the drained oil appear milky at all? If not, then you should be fine.

FredV

Good news, after an oil change, new spar plugs and letting it dry for 2 days. It's running like new again!! I also bought seafoam, but I don't think it's necessary. When I emptied the oil, it didn't seem like a lot of water got in. The water must of choked in the carburetors, that's why it stalled. Thanks for all the help!

thisaznboi88

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^ carburetors? wtf

Americandream

Lmfao, word

FredV

Intake manifold components...

6MTSSR

Two Holley 750 double pumpers mounted on a high rise,cross ram dual plane intake..THAT WAS THE PROBLEM RIGHT THERE...