leaking under engine ..
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leaking under engine ..
hi there,
heres a stupid question, it was a rainy night the roads were wet and dark.
I was only going about less than 10 or so km. i hit the medium..i drove on it and i reversed it. I know it was stupid...i was wondering what kind of damage i ccould have done ..suspension..tires , engine mount...i looked under the car after this incident and i noticed nothing except a small drip ..i tested with my finger and it seemed it was water ...any ideas..please let me know if you know.thanks
heres a stupid question, it was a rainy night the roads were wet and dark.
I was only going about less than 10 or so km. i hit the medium..i drove on it and i reversed it. I know it was stupid...i was wondering what kind of damage i ccould have done ..suspension..tires , engine mount...i looked under the car after this incident and i noticed nothing except a small drip ..i tested with my finger and it seemed it was water ...any ideas..please let me know if you know.thanks
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Re: leaking under engine .. (rock88)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rock88 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hi there,
heres a stupid question, it was a rainy night the roads were wet and dark.
I was only going about less than 10 or so km. i hit the medium..i drove on it and i reversed it. I know it was stupid...i was wondering what kind of damage i ccould have done ..suspension..tires , engine mount...i looked under the car after this incident and i noticed nothing except a small drip ..i tested with my finger and it seemed it was water ...any ideas..please let me know if you know.thanks
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1) It is a median, not a medium.
2) Was your air conditioning on when you found the small drop that seemed to be water?
3) If you are lucky, you may have gotten away with minimal or no damage.
One time, I fell asleep behind the wheel of my '91 Accord and went over an 8" curb and took out a sign for the library. I woke with just enough time to avoid hitting a guide wire for a telephone pole. Anyway, after I finally got out of the corn field (muddy hill) that I ended up in, I inspected my car as best as I could in the dark. Surprisingly, everything seemed okay, so I started to head home. Right away I heard the sound of plastic dragging. I knew what it was right away, and got out of the car. I crawled under the front of the car and ripped what remained of the engine shield off. I drove the rest of the way home without another issue. In the daytime, I looked over the car more thoroughly. I discovered that when I hit the sign post, it left a green mark on my bumper, but no real dent. But, I sheared it right off at the ground and it flipped over my car and hit right above my driver side rear door. It left a green baseball size dent where it hit. I went back to take the sign a couple days later, because I thought I deserved it. LOL. I must have been going about 50 (speed I was going when I last remember being awake 1/4 mile down the road) because it sheared off straight, without a bend. It looked like someone sawed the thing off. Anyway!!! Besides those few cosmetic blemishes, the car was unhurt. I was very surprised to discover that I didn't even bend a wheel, or pop a tire, or throw it out of alignment.
I got lucky, but more than likely, you didn't.
heres a stupid question, it was a rainy night the roads were wet and dark.
I was only going about less than 10 or so km. i hit the medium..i drove on it and i reversed it. I know it was stupid...i was wondering what kind of damage i ccould have done ..suspension..tires , engine mount...i looked under the car after this incident and i noticed nothing except a small drip ..i tested with my finger and it seemed it was water ...any ideas..please let me know if you know.thanks
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1) It is a median, not a medium.
2) Was your air conditioning on when you found the small drop that seemed to be water?
3) If you are lucky, you may have gotten away with minimal or no damage.
One time, I fell asleep behind the wheel of my '91 Accord and went over an 8" curb and took out a sign for the library. I woke with just enough time to avoid hitting a guide wire for a telephone pole. Anyway, after I finally got out of the corn field (muddy hill) that I ended up in, I inspected my car as best as I could in the dark. Surprisingly, everything seemed okay, so I started to head home. Right away I heard the sound of plastic dragging. I knew what it was right away, and got out of the car. I crawled under the front of the car and ripped what remained of the engine shield off. I drove the rest of the way home without another issue. In the daytime, I looked over the car more thoroughly. I discovered that when I hit the sign post, it left a green mark on my bumper, but no real dent. But, I sheared it right off at the ground and it flipped over my car and hit right above my driver side rear door. It left a green baseball size dent where it hit. I went back to take the sign a couple days later, because I thought I deserved it. LOL. I must have been going about 50 (speed I was going when I last remember being awake 1/4 mile down the road) because it sheared off straight, without a bend. It looked like someone sawed the thing off. Anyway!!! Besides those few cosmetic blemishes, the car was unhurt. I was very surprised to discover that I didn't even bend a wheel, or pop a tire, or throw it out of alignment.
I got lucky, but more than likely, you didn't.
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Re: leaking under engine .. (rock88)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rock88 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">hi there,
heres a stupid question, it was a rainy night the roads were wet and dark.
I was only going about less than 10 or so km. i hit the medium..i drove on it and i reversed it. I know it was stupid...i was wondering what kind of damage i ccould have done ..suspension..tires , engine mount...i looked under the car after this incident and i noticed nothing except a small drip ..i tested with my finger and it seemed it was water ...any ideas..please let me know if you know.thanks
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Inspect the car during the daytime and see if there's any noticeable visual damage. If not then drive it on the streets and see if there's any trembling or abnormal shaking/vibrations/pulling.
Or if you want to be on the safe side then just take it to the Honda dealer and have them look it over.
heres a stupid question, it was a rainy night the roads were wet and dark.
I was only going about less than 10 or so km. i hit the medium..i drove on it and i reversed it. I know it was stupid...i was wondering what kind of damage i ccould have done ..suspension..tires , engine mount...i looked under the car after this incident and i noticed nothing except a small drip ..i tested with my finger and it seemed it was water ...any ideas..please let me know if you know.thanks
</TD></TR></TABLE>
Inspect the car during the daytime and see if there's any noticeable visual damage. If not then drive it on the streets and see if there's any trembling or abnormal shaking/vibrations/pulling.
Or if you want to be on the safe side then just take it to the Honda dealer and have them look it over.
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Re: leaking under engine .. (RICO_)
no the engine was off when the water was discovered...now when i have the air condtioner on its cold then about 4 min its warmer and seems like only cold air is blowing out then back to air conditioner cold then back to warmer again...any ideas ..thanks
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Re: leaking under engine .. (rock88)
i brought the car to two mechanics as well as i inspected the car with them..and found nothing and he told me that the air conditioner was suppose to leak water because of the condensation.....now the air conditioner is cold , warm ,cold warm ....I am scared to bring to honda as they may see the damage and not cover something....thank for your responses..
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