ok so i did what everyone else did and drove through a HUGE puddle and the engine died. i tried startin it up to no avail. it would try to crank but wouln't even crank so i got it towed to my moms mechanic/friend. he just yanked the plugs and cranked it till the water shot out and it runs fine... almost. when i am just sittin there idling it vibrates a lil bit more than it should. it vibrates it waves, like someone is tapping you. my question is could this mean i have a slightly bent rod? i drove it home no problem just kept it in low RPMs until i got home. i am gonna go change the oil now. so do you guys think it is a bent rod? maybe a bent valve? i mean really really slightly bent just enough that it runs fine but gives off more vibration.

thanks

 

did you change the oil before you drove it home after he got the water out?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KiDSoL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">did you change the oil before you drove it home after he got the water out?</TD></TR></TABLE>


i hope so.

 

Id do a compression test if i were you.

 

no i didn't change the oil i only drove it for like a half hour, but the oil is sooooo beat! i got lucky i even made it home! im letting it drain a lot before i dump more oil in!

another question... it it alright to pour 20w-50 in there and run it a bit and then change the oil again to hopefully flush it more? im asking 20w50 b/c that is what i have layin around, i do have my 4 quarts of 10w30 but i would change the oil again for that after i let it run to flush it out some. so will that even flush it out since it is a heavier oil?

 

sometimes when i have oil to spare, i leave the drain open between the oil change and just put oil in and let it spill out the other end.

 

and that helps to remove all the other junk?

 

alright oil change is done! i can still rev up high and hit vtec and everything, but when i idle i idle at around 600 rpms instead of like 1000 (like it was b4 the whole mess) do you guys think i should be concerned about this? could it be idling lower b/c of water damage to wires or anything else?? thanks again!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alleyezonme &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> but when i idle i idle at around 600 rpms instead of like 1000 </TD></TR></TABLE>
thats where its suppose to idle at