Masfino

Soo my little hatchy ran thru no exaggeration a 2foot puddle at about 30mph and seems to be hydrolocked . The car does start however the check engine light comes on and it makes a terrible sound, doesnt sound normal. Its still drivable but at times sounds like it struggles so I havent been driving it since it happened. People have told me to let it sit in place untill it dries up and **** but idk dont seem to be working. Anyone got any idea on the possibilities of it being recoverable without having to swap ? And if taking it to a mechanic , would it get fixed if possible , quickly ?

Top Ramen

You probably have a bent rod or bent valve.

Masfino

thats something that can be fixed fairly easy correct ?

Top Ramen

You would need to tear down (disassemble) the motor and send it to a machine shop.

riceburner700

its gonna cost some money to get fixed might be cheaper to find a replacement motor on craigslist or somewhere local to u

Masfino

yea i figured swapping was going to end up being whats best for me

all-mtr-teg

Kick whomever told you this in the head. How is water thats in a pretty much seal container going to dry up?

You need to change the oil and spark plugs and if that doesn't help, do a compression test and leakdown test to diagnose further problems.

95JDMEG9

what he said ^

Masfino

^^ haha i love yall for that lmao . Tomorrow im going to have it checked out hopefully its nothing serious

all-mtr-teg

I say to change plugs as well cause the same exact thing happened to my buddy. His car sucked up water, my buddy immediately turned off the car, had it towed home then pulled the oil pan to make sure no bent rods. No bent rods, so he did a leakdown test to check for bent valves, no bent valves. So he put fresh oil in and the car started up, but stumbled and ran like crap. I came over, changed the plugs, and the car ran like it never sucked up any water
Cold Air Intake without bypass valve FTL.

Masfino

^ yea my car starts up, the **** even drives still but REALLY rough and sounds bad. today imma go find out whats wrong with her.

Top Ramen

I agree with the advice to change all of the fluids out completely (its worth a try) but be prepared for the worse. Also, pull all of the plugs and turn the motor over a couple of times before you start it again.

Masfino

Whats everyones thoughts on driving it even under these conditions? I plan on getting a tune up today and seeing how it goes as well

all-mtr-teg

DO NOT DRIVE IT OR START IT unless you know for sure you don't have bent rod(s) or valve(s)

Masfino

mechanic told me it looks like its something simple , the spark plugs

all-mtr-teg

Fresh'86

you mentioned you got a CEL...did you check what code you were throwing?

siblue_gzer

http://hondamarketplace.com/showthread.php?t=2629060

all-mtr-teg

Kharma

siblue_gzer

LOL!