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Car won't start, possible hydro lock? 00 Ex

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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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On the way home, the rain from Hurricane Rita was horrible, I've had my intake for 2+ years, never an issue.

Went through a small puddle with my clutch in in my apartment complex, I left out of the clutch and start to go and my car dies. Waiting a couple seconds, tried to start it and it sounds like it wants to start but wont turn over.

Let it sit for a couple hours, came home, took spark plugs out and tried to start it to see if water would come out but nothing came out, put everything back, no change.

Any suggestions? Please.
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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No one!?
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 06:09 PM
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with spark plugs out, shine some light in there and see if theres water
if it wouln't crank, turn your crank, if it stops, your fuc*ed
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 06:17 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 95DxSi-R2 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">with spark plugs out, shine some light in there and see if theres water
if it wouln't crank, turn your crank, if it stops, your fuc*ed</TD></TR></TABLE>
We looked in there and no water was in there.

How do you turn your crank? I'm not good with cars.
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 06:39 PM
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put a 19mm on the crank pulley by the driverside wheel and turn it clockwise.
i think its a 19mm. also, do you have a cold air intake?
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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If it is hydrolocked you're not screwed persay. My insurance company, Allstate, covered my jdm d15b when I ran thru a flooded road from the hurricanes we were having near here 2 years ago. Just had to show proof of purchase or they will only pay for a stock motor that comes with that car. Basically falls under acts of God policy. Cal them asap.
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 06:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-Civic-Hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">put a 19mm on the crank pulley by the driverside wheel and turn it clockwise.
i think its a 19mm. also, do you have a cold air intake?</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes I do have a CAI.

So if the crank doesnt turn clockwise, I'm screwed?
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 07:34 PM
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you probally have water in your dizzy open it and check .... if you hydrolocked you wouldnt be able to crank it ....
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Old Sep 21, 2005 | 09:31 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stripped Honda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you probally have water in your dizzy open it and check .... if you hydrolocked you wouldnt be able to crank it .... </TD></TR></TABLE>
Thats what I thought, I will post what happens tomorrow when I check it out.

Thanks guys.
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 09:16 AM
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Still a no go, it's sprinkling so I didnt want to do too much, I took the cap off to see if anything was wet and nothing seemed wet, still wont fire.
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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Pull the intake off from the throttle body, if there is any water at all in it, more than likely its a hydrolocked issue. Did you check each cylinder for water. Put the pistons at TDC and look again. When my B16 hydrolocked, I could have seen the water on top the piston water was in. More than likely it'll be just one piston and in one cylinder.
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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ya i hydrolocked my motor... drove through a little puddle with my cai.. and was idling through it.. when suddenly my front right drops an inch and i kept going but it died.. tried to crank it.. heard a loud snap...

so i towed it home took the head off snapped #1 cylinder rod while there was mass water in there
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 04:01 PM
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yeah get a new one
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Old Sep 22, 2005 | 04:37 PM
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updates??
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 09:19 AM
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sweeeettt, glad to hear you got it running!! congrats
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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insurance! they will replace it for you, my friends hydrolocked hid gsr, and boom insurance replaced it in one week!
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Old Sep 26, 2005 | 09:54 AM
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There's good reasoning behind a large group of people including myself not using a CAI for that extra 3 hp...
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