Well i kinda went through a flood yetsterday and i was in 1st gear going really slow, and then next thing you know she dies, i have the b18b with a cai, and no bypass valve, i had to get it towed and when i try and start it it cranks for no more than a second, and then it sounds like its getting stuck or something holding it back, and there didnt appear to be any water when pulled the wires out off the spark plugs. Any ideas guys, its sitting my mechanic and he hasnt called yet.

 

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That sounds like hydrolocking. Water IN the cylinders is what you wanna worry about. Not laying on top of the spark plugs.

Take all the sparkplugs out, unplug your injectors or pull the ECU fuse or something so the injectors don't fire. Crank the starter this way. If water blows out the sparkplug holes, then maybe you're REALLY lucky. Once it's all dry, put it all back together & try it.

If it hangs up the same way with the plugs removed, then start looking for a new engine...

 

so when you say hangs up you mean if it cranks for a second even with all of that done, then im in trouble right.?

 

You described it as cranking for less than a second, then hanging up like something is stopping it. I can imagine 2 reasons for that happening.

1) One or more cylinders have filled with water. When they come up on a compression stroke, everything stops. You can try to get rid of the water by spinning the engine with all the sparkplugs out.

2) Somethings already broken, like a rod or a piston... That happens if you suck water into a cylinder while the engine's actually running. Then when you take out the plugs it STILL won't spin...

I suppose you've already looked around for anything unusual? Like maybe a broken connecting rod sticking out a hole in the side of the engine...

 

yeah i didnt see anything unusual, im going to have my friend drive me by the shop and see what the deal is, hopefully its the 1st option you said. 1) One or more cylinders have filled with water. When they come up on a compression stroke, everything stops. You can try to get rid of the water by spinning the engine with all the sparkplugs out.

Thanks