How high does water have to be to kill engine?
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Never assume the water won't get into your engine.
If you have an intake that takes air from low down you should be extra careful if you go through puddles.
Excellent advice.
Don't worry about vacuuming though, if you remove the spark plugs and crank it the water will come out just fine.
The damage comes from the fact that water doesn't compress. Your engine tries to compress the water but it can't, so parts bend and break. Removing the spark plugs allows the water to escape instead of being stuck in the cylinder.
If you have an intake that takes air from low down you should be extra careful if you go through puddles.
Originally Posted by Superpickel
If you ever do go through a puddle or large mass of water and your car cuts off, DO NOT try to re-crank the car. Get it towed, have the oil changed, and also remove the spark plugs and vacuuming the water out of the cylinders. Can also bump the ignition to clear out the water. Or, for the smarter people, have it towed to a repair shop. Insurance is great.
Don't worry about vacuuming though, if you remove the spark plugs and crank it the water will come out just fine.
The damage comes from the fact that water doesn't compress. Your engine tries to compress the water but it can't, so parts bend and break. Removing the spark plugs allows the water to escape instead of being stuck in the cylinder.
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by experience im a dumbas* cai with no bypass valve bent a rod ran like ____ for a week just about to get a build and the rod went through the block without getting on it fml it was sad. bought a 30k motor for 1500 and install myself horrible i was angry im dumb but o well you learn....puddle was on the HIGHWAY and my car was on trd springs and i had my guards still in the fenders . way before i slammed it
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yea im from houston too and drove through some water but what sucked is that when i got home it was fine i wake up to my car full of water... i have pics. and my car is running weird.
yes it is filled with water..
yes it is filled with water..
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at work like usual, facebook blocked here.
i think i know what happened, you got a little too drunk and decided if your car could drive on water.
did your neighborhood go under water or what?
i think i know what happened, you got a little too drunk and decided if your car could drive on water.
did your neighborhood go under water or what?
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Originally Posted by jonathan110987
yea my street was under water...
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