Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:00 PM
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Well early this morning I hydroplaned my EG hatch. there was so much water that it was coming in through my doors. I got it off the exit and everything seemed fine but when I got out to look at the out the was took my rear bumper off and had pulled my side skirts off. But my main problem and question is when I cut my car off it was hard to start back up and when it did start and I gave it some gas it puttered and cut off. I let it sit to some what dry out and when i went to start it started fine and at first drove fine but then after about 30 min it started to putter again like it wasn't getting any gas. Im hoping i just got a little water in the system and not much. What should I look for into all this?
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:01 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondateg10 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> What should I look for into all this?</TD></TR></TABLE>

water
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:03 PM
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Change the motor oil and change your plugs ASAP.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:04 PM
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I know that much! lol I guess im asking is this a big problem or will i be ok since its running fine right now
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:05 PM
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ok so water could have got into the oil also?
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:10 PM
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i thought hydroplaning was when you lost traction over a puddle of water at high speeds
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondateg10 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok so water could have got into the oil also?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yup and could have fouled up the plugs, which would explain the car dying on you. Plus water in the oil sloshing around is never a good thing
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:14 PM
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yeah it is and thats what happened the road was flooded and when I it the water i went side ways and here we are now
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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yup and could have fouled up the plugs, which would explain the car dying on you. Plus water in the oil sloshing around is never a good thing </TD></TR></TABLE>

ok thanks Ill get that done asap
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:16 PM
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oh i thought you just drove thru a deep puddle or somthing cause you said the water was up to your doors
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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sry let me clear it up a little. it was aobut 1am and it was rainning and i didnt see that the road was flooded
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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So are you afraid that you hydrolocked or did you hydroplane. Hydroplaning means you hit a puddle in the road and you skid. Hydrolocking requires you to go through enough water that it gets sucked into the engine.
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Old Mar 30, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NOFX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So are you afraid that you hydrolocked or did you hydroplane. Hydroplaning means you hit a puddle in the road and you skid. Hydrolocking requires you to go through enough water that it gets sucked into the engine.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well if he hydrolocked it, the engine wouldnt run yeah? he said its running fine now...
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 07:52 AM
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yes I did go through a large amount of water. but it is still running so i dont think i hydrolocked it. when i drove it to work this morning everything seemed ok. im still gonna check the plugs and oil
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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Well, do you have CAI on this car? I assuming you did get water into the motor, so pull the plugs and crank the motor. It'll push out some water through the openings. Put in fresh plugs and change the oil. GL!
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 05:53 AM
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ok well everything it running fine now. so im gonna jump to another problem i have noticed after i hydroplaned. i guess when i hit the flooded road it knocked my headlights out of adjustment. so can anyone help me readjust the headlights?
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Old Apr 1, 2008 | 06:38 AM
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nm i found it here it is if anyone else needs to do it also...
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2086368
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