sucked up water w/aem v2 last night
10-03-2006, 10:15 PM
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hmm, yeah this is where some knowledge of how the entire engine works would've been beneficial to me...i've been trying to figure out how it works from the advice of like 15 different people today. based on the last two posts, i'm a little worried now, haha.
well, whatever the case...i'm ready to pay for it, i still can't believe i tried to drive through that water. so dumb. again, thanks for the replies.
i can't really tow it to my apartment because there's no way the car would get into the garage (tight fit in alley, that would be a huge hassle)...nor do i live that close/convenient to my parents house anymore. if tomorrow doesn't work i'm thinkin i'll just tow it to a shop near work.
well, whatever the case...i'm ready to pay for it, i still can't believe i tried to drive through that water. so dumb. again, thanks for the replies.
i can't really tow it to my apartment because there's no way the car would get into the garage (tight fit in alley, that would be a huge hassle)...nor do i live that close/convenient to my parents house anymore. if tomorrow doesn't work i'm thinkin i'll just tow it to a shop near work.
10-03-2006, 10:24 PM
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-Remove all the water from the CAI
-Remove the spark plugs and crank the engine and hold for 2-3 to shoot the water out (do this 2-3 times)
-Place spark plugs back
-Flush all the oil out completely and fill it back up with new oil (repeat this step 2-3 times mostly to get as much water out as possible)
-Than cross your fingers and start her up and check compression.
-Remove the spark plugs and crank the engine and hold for 2-3 to shoot the water out (do this 2-3 times)
-Place spark plugs back
-Flush all the oil out completely and fill it back up with new oil (repeat this step 2-3 times mostly to get as much water out as possible)
-Than cross your fingers and start her up and check compression.
10-04-2006, 07:25 AM
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yeah, it seems like quite a few in the last few days. it's been raining this morning so i'm gonna have to wait and hope it clears up by this afternoon before i try removing the spark plugs.
if there is indeed water in the cylinders, is there any rust damage i have to worry about? i thought i read a post in another thread about it, but it was the only post i ever saw related to rust in the engine.
if there is indeed water in the cylinders, is there any rust damage i have to worry about? i thought i read a post in another thread about it, but it was the only post i ever saw related to rust in the engine.
10-04-2006, 08:34 AM
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Tell us whether any water blows out of the sparkplug holes. I'm betting "No," since you were able to start and run the engine a little. Changing the oil is a good idea anyway.
10-04-2006, 04:10 PM
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great news!
1) rained again early this morning, so when i went out tonight i checked the intake again...no water had pooled up.
2) we removed all 4 spark plugs. 3 out of 4 had water on the tips, which is why it wouldn't start yesterday.
3) cranked the engine...no water! healthy dose of fuel spraying through.
4) bought 4 new plugs (old ones didn't look so good), replaced em, and fired up the engine. all good! engine starts w/a small bit of hesistation, but begins to idle as normal.
5) checked the oil for frothiness, ran the engine some more, checked again, nothing out of the ordinary.
so, so far it seems like i haven't damaged too much. i'm leaving the car in the parking lot tonight, then changing out the oil tomorrow. thanks for everyone's replies...and i'm lucky to have a co-worker here that knows so much about cars, haha. i'll update again once i actually start driving the car around again.
1) rained again early this morning, so when i went out tonight i checked the intake again...no water had pooled up.
2) we removed all 4 spark plugs. 3 out of 4 had water on the tips, which is why it wouldn't start yesterday.
3) cranked the engine...no water! healthy dose of fuel spraying through.
4) bought 4 new plugs (old ones didn't look so good), replaced em, and fired up the engine. all good! engine starts w/a small bit of hesistation, but begins to idle as normal.
5) checked the oil for frothiness, ran the engine some more, checked again, nothing out of the ordinary.
so, so far it seems like i haven't damaged too much. i'm leaving the car in the parking lot tonight, then changing out the oil tomorrow. thanks for everyone's replies...and i'm lucky to have a co-worker here that knows so much about cars, haha. i'll update again once i actually start driving the car around again.
10-04-2006, 07:31 PM
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[QUOTE=rustywave,Oct 4 2006, 07:10 PM]great news!
1) rained again early this morning, so when i went out tonight i checked the intake again...no water had pooled up.
2) we removed all 4 spark plugs.
1) rained again early this morning, so when i went out tonight i checked the intake again...no water had pooled up.
2) we removed all 4 spark plugs.
10-05-2006, 05:49 AM
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[QUOTE=RED MX5,Oct 4 2006, 10:31 PM] Because the diameter of the tube varies with the V2, it shouldn't be able to suck enough water for a complete hydrolock.