hydrolocked the lsv in my ef last night. didn't realize the puddle I was trying to drive around was a lake until it was too late. was doing maybe 5 mph at idle rpm when it happened. opened the tb and there is a little moisture inside. took off the oil cap and oil doesn't look milky. engine wont turn over.

 

if its hydrolocked then it's toast. the cylinder head might still be good but hard to say.

 

Open it up and dry it out... take out spark plugs, etc, try to turn by hand? SEARCH for hydrolocked and how to check.

 

hmm. well it did die while idling so there's a slim chance that maybe you didn't do massive damage. pull out the spark plugs and crank her over. watch the water come shooting out lol. if you still see remaining water in there that isn't coming out then i'd probably let it sit for awhile and dry with the plugs still out. once its dry put the plugs back in, crank her over, and hope for the best.

 

Well motor is completely siezed. Pulled plugs, won't crank. Sprayed WD40 down cylinder walls and tried push-cranking it, wouldn't crank. Two outer pistons are in really weird positions too. One is pretty high and the other is pretty low. Looks like I threw/snapped rods. Dipstick comes out at the right level and water free, though. Gonna tear off the oil pan tomorrow and asses the damage. Hoping MAYBE just a snapped rod(s).

 

too bad i dont live in stockon any more i could help ya lol

 

damn . that sux bro. Ive got another set of stock B18A1 rods if you need them
Hell, i have a whole B18 shortblock.
And im only a little past Eldorado Hills. Just off the 50

 

its possible you broke a rod but i'm thinking they are doing one of these numbers " ( "

 

Well, there's a rod sticking through the back of the block, thats why it was seized

PM'd

Time to start rebuilding. Need a new block, rods, crank. Hoping my RSMACHINE pistons are still good along with the head.

 

Figured I'd update with some pics:





New block is at the machine shop currently. Pistons were good. Going to take the head to another shop tuesday to see if I have any bent valves. If everything goes well she will be running again by Saturday

 

if you want an LS or GS-R block lmk my buddy is selling all his motors. he lives in stockton

 

How lame, goodluck with the new build.

 

well im glad you figured it out..

 

lol all that work and a stock header? oh well atleast the expensive stuff is salvagable, like your pistons and block guard. what kind of rods did you have?

 

Lmao. Never got to put my header on b/c I needed a traction bar. It's going on when I rebuild later this week tho. Rods are stock LS shot peen'd