vdubpower

hey guys, im in a bind

my engine seized,
i was leaving sears auto, they had just installed 2 brand new tires and done my alignment, and it was rainng like crazy in ft. lauderdale

i was in the mall parking lot and it was like a lake,
i thought i took a turn in to a shallow area, but i was very wrong

right at the end of the puddle, i gave it alittle gas to get out of the puddle, and some water went as high as the hood, and the car hydrolocked

the force was so hi, it pulled off the lower center mesh

i dontknow what to do. its 9pm now, on a friday, nothin g is open
in the AM i was thinkin of taking it to dealer

other option is on monday take it to my local service place, ulitmate euro in davie....
i just dont know to do or what it all means....freakin out

BlackLiquorish8

so the car is home now? it still runs??? im sure your indy can "blow out" the water somehow... if you can drive it home ok i wouldnt worry to much... as long as you dont have a cold air intake... as it sucks the water in like a straw.

we all learn from our mistakes g luck man let us know what happens

moparrbust

Hopefully your car insurance covers flood damage.

MB_Owner

@ the force was so hi, it pulled off the lower center mesh

wt mean u?

Glyn M Ruck

Take the plugs out, crank it over to get the water out. Hope you have not bent a conrod. Replace the plugs. Change the oil & filter. Dry out the inlet system - fit new air filter. Try & get it to start. Take it for a long hot run to evapourate all water out of the system if it will run. Otherwise its head/heads off.

vdubpower

car wont start

i just had a tow from AAA to bring it home

i need to decide what to with it,

take it to dealer in AM, or take it to my local servic e guy but that wont be till monday ( wife will have to take it, cuz i will be out of town)

should i call my insuarnce now and tell them story or wait till after soeone has looked at it.

i have no idea

Glyn M Ruck

No it won't start until you get the water out - remove the plugs!

laneshift

Maybe it's a hard task to vdubpower, as it sounds intimidating to even touch the engine..

moosejaw

have it towed to your mechanic
remove the plugs and crank the motor

should start.
If it is bad your insurance will cover a replacement, used or rebuilt.
If so maybe look for a M112K long block?

vdubpower

im gonna call insurance now, tell em whathappened, see what they say ,

samaritrey

wow this sucks. sorry dude i would be so pissed if this happened to me. hopefully it can be fixed cheaply and or insurance will cover it. keep us posted.

vdubpower

called insurance, and set up the claim, now i guess i have to wait till monday

i cant take out plugs etc, cuz, ive never done it before, im sure i could figur e it out but i dotnt think i should go there now

TemjinX2

damn that sucks. Something similar happened to my friend. He had a cai and drove over a deep puddle and his car hydro locked. He got lucky though. He waited an hr or two and cranked it again and the car started up, but it was a accord though.

BlackLiquorish8

yea that's why i'm so afraid to put those CAI

vdubpower

whats a CAI

i dont want to crank mine again, i do but i do, because of the repercussions if it doesnt work
right now, i just have to wait until monday for AAA to get back in touch'
dontknow what else to do

BF_JC230

Shouldn't be too bad, especially if you shut it down upon seizing...I have been on plenty of 4Wheelin' trecks and hydro-locked Jeeps...Wait a bit - Grab lunch...Pull plugs, cold crank it...Reinstall plugs and fire it up!

Good luck

CAI = Cold Air Intake

BlackLiquorish8

CAI stands for Cold Air Intake

vdubpower

i just followed the DIY air filter,
both filters are soaked, i laid everything out to dry,

how do i take this out, there water in the mesh of it.


i dont knw if any of this even makes a difference

im nervous of doing the plugs, i dont want it to not work, and i try to start it and mess up rods etc, and then im super f ucked. even tho i think i am already

holycaoAMG

One of the very many reasons why i drive a Honda as my beater

OneOfaKindTrini

OuCh Man... Keep Us Updated And HopeFully It Wont Call For a BloCk ReplaCement

Glyn M Ruck

Listen Bud, Thats the MAF inlet. The main inlet to the manifold that goes into your engine. If thats full of water, likely the manifold & a couple of cylinders are as well.

You need help. If you are uncomfortable at plug level then get some help. You need to get the plugs out & then turn over the motor to blow all the water out of the plug holes.

Please get help. If your insurance will pay then leave it to them to arrange. This is not like playing with a wet Jeep crude banger. You can do a lot of damage. I just hate it standing there full of water. If you can get help with getting plugs out & then pump out the water that would help.

Good Luck

vdubpower

everyone, thanks for your help and advice


the status right now is that i cant do anything until i guess insurance agent gets back in touch with me.

It being the weekend, all i could do was get the claim started.

so i assume probably not until mid week will the car actually go to a shop

need to decide i it sould goto the local place i service it at , they work on euros only, or let it goto the dealer

samaritrey

if the insurance is paying for it i would go to the dealer because they have a 1 year warranty on all their work. if you are paying for it i would go to your local shop. gl i didn't know that insurance would cover something like this. hope your inspection goes well.

vdubpower

i dont knw what insurance will do, i have AAA full coverage
so far i just called to let them know whats up... that was fridaynight, so they will get back in touch with me monday , i guess the adjuster will. then send someone out to see the car.

see what i didnt know is should i have taken it to shop first this week , and then tell insurance, or the way i have, insurance first,

just dont know how it allworks, so far, ivenever needed had problems

2003 S600

take it to the shop as soon as claim is started, adjuster prefers to see car at shop, it is faster and easier to see damage, plus it gets fixed faster.