i just realized that the person who did my swap didn't put a guard under the engine. i drove into a big puddle of water on the freeway today and i think water got into my engine. after driving into the puddle, 1st gear hesitated and felt like it was about to die out. 2nd gear hesitated a little bit, and then when i got into 3rd, it was fine. when i drive around locally, the engine has the same hesitation every now and then. should i stop driving my car or will it go away eventually? thanks

 

a guard?

 

you talking about the splash guard? How big was the puddle you went through? I haven't ever seen a puddle big enough to cause the problem you are describing. And if water got in your engine, there's something else wrong.

 

I'm sure he means splash guard (not the ones in the wheel wells).

Puddles big enough exist, hydrolocked engines are a common occurance.

The previous owner of my EJ6 smoked his motor by sucking up water into the CAI.

 

change your air filter and clean or replace the spark plugs

 

so changing the air filter and replacing the spark plugs would fix the problem?

 

It may.

Remove your spark plugs and let it sit in the sun for a few hours. IF there is any water in the cylinders it should evaporate. Of course, make sure its not a rainy day

 

did you have a cold air intake? I don't see how else water can get into your engine from a puddle and if that's the case then try a simple oil change.

 

The guy has been driving the car. I'm sure the heat of combustion already did a hell of a lot better job at drying the cylinders out than the sun will any day

 

Bleh. Misread

 

If the water was actually in your engine it would not be running right now, or be perfectly fine because of the combustion heat evaporating it all. Water could have also splashed up onto the distributor or something else electrical.

 

check distributor/alternator and electrical harness