possible hydrolock - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SuperJimmyK · 06-22-2013, 01:12 AM

Tonight it rained really hard where I live. After work while heading to grab a bite to eat before heading home I stupidly misjudged the depth of the water on the road and before i knew I was to deep to stop and attempt to back out. Causing my car to stall in foot and half deep water. I got the car out of the water and on to dry land and pulled the air filter, it was soaked, and now and just letting it sit until morning.

My question is what me should i do in the morning to prevent further damage.
I plan on changing the oil and pulling spark plugs and seeing if there is any water in there. Is there more i should check?

xjohnx · 06-22-2013, 01:52 AM

Might be worth checking with your insurance company to see if it would be covered.

Gixxersixxerman · 06-22-2013, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperJimmyK

Tonight it rained really hard where I live. After work while heading to grab a bite to eat before heading home I stupidly misjudged the depth of the water on the road and before i knew I was to deep to stop and attempt to back out. Causing my car to stall in foot and half deep water. I got the car out of the water and on to dry land and pulled the air filter, it was soaked, and now and just letting it sit until morning.

My question is what me should i do in the morning to prevent further damage.
I plan on changing the oil and pulling spark plugs and seeing if there is any water in there. Is there more i should check?

Change the oil.. Pull the plugs and turn it over.. Put them back in and start it up.. Unless the engine was up in the rpm's then it should be good..

SuperJimmyK · 06-22-2013, 02:06 AM

will do. thanks

azian_advanced · 06-22-2013, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Gixxersixxerman

Change the oil.. Pull the plugs and turn it over.. Put them back in and start it up.. Unless the engine was up in the rpm's then it should be good..

"pull the plugs"... that's going to be a challenge.

Gixxersixxerman · 06-22-2013, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by azian_advanced

"pull the plugs"... that's going to be a challenge.

There are a couple threads on here that are DIY and not hard at all.. I think a guy changed all his in 30 mins

clayrush · 06-22-2013, 02:37 PM

Some insurance companies will cover hydrolock. Good luck.

SuperJimmyK · 06-23-2013, 12:49 PM

Alright, after a few hours a bagging, cursing and making promises to my car I got the spark plugs removed. I let the water drain out for a half hour while i vacuumed the interior. But when i attempted to turn it over to expel all the water the engine would not crank. There is the click of the starter beginning to engage but no cranking.
Any suggestions? Are there any other thing that an amateur mechanic can try, or is it time to call a professional.

ysr50guy · 06-23-2013, 01:11 PM

Your battery might be low in charge, try charging it.

Mikem53 · 06-23-2013, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by SuperJimmyK

Alright, after a few hours a bagging, cursing and making promises to my car I got the spark plugs removed. I let the water drain out for a half hour while i vacuumed the interior. But when i attempted to turn it over to expel all the water the engine would not crank. There is the click of the starter beginning to engage but no cranking.
Any suggestions? Are there any other thing that an amateur mechanic can try, or is it time to call a professional.

Ouch... You might have bent something internally in the engine that the starter can't overcome.. This would be bad indeed.. Or your battery is possibly drained and won't turn the engine over..

Gixxersixxerman · 06-23-2013, 01:40 PM

I'd try and turn the engine over by hand with a breaker bar and socket on the main pulley.. If it doesn't budge then it's most likely broken something and jammed up.. How high where the RPM's???

jamesm · 06-23-2013, 01:41 PM

put a jump box on it and try again, it'll probably turn over unless something electrical got jacked up. in that case you can check all the fuses and use a multimeter to see if the starter motor is getting juice with the key turned. if it's got juice, the motor's probably jacked. if not, it's an open probably from a connector or wire melting or something.

i'm not sure what the chances of damage are with an engine like this, but i've swamped and restarted about a bazillion dirtbikes in my life with hardly any issues.

SuperJimmyK · 06-23-2013, 01:47 PM

Battery. That's something i hadn't considered. It's always the obvious things I over look. Thanks i will check that out.

wheelhaus · 06-23-2013, 01:47 PM

Just a click would indicate the battery charge is really low. Might have been another effect of getting things soaked, some wires might have been shorted by the water and caused a parasitic drain that killed it.

You could also pull the fuse for the fuel pump(s) when you turn the engine over with the plugs out. This would prevent the ECU from dumping fuel into the cylinders without spark, further flooding it.

06-22-2013, 01:12 AM	#1
SuperJimmyK Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Multi colored Scion FR-S Location: Montana Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	possible hydrolock Tonight it rained really hard where I live. After work while heading to grab a bite to eat before heading home I stupidly misjudged the depth of the water on the road and before i knew I was to deep to stop and attempt to back out. Causing my car to stall in foot and half deep water. I got the car out of the water and on to dry land and pulled the air filter, it was soaked, and now and just letting it sit until morning. My question is what me should i do in the morning to prevent further damage. I plan on changing the oil and pulling spark plugs and seeing if there is any water in there. Is there more i should check?

06-22-2013, 01:52 AM	#2
xjohnx Grip>Slip Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 13 SWP BRZ Ltd - Innovate Powered! Location: RVA Posts: 3,563 Thanks: 656 Thanked 1,716 Times in 1,031 Posts Mentioned: 45 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Might be worth checking with your insurance company to see if it would be covered.

06-22-2013, 02:06 AM	#4
SuperJimmyK Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Multi colored Scion FR-S Location: Montana Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	will do. thanks

06-22-2013, 02:37 PM	#7
clayrush Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: FRS,09 370z, 00 CelicaGT-S, 85 300Z Location: SF Bay/vallejo Posts: 653 Thanks: 1,258 Thanked 280 Times in 161 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Some insurance companies will cover hydrolock. Good luck.

06-23-2013, 12:49 PM	#8
SuperJimmyK Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Multi colored Scion FR-S Location: Montana Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Alright, after a few hours a bagging, cursing and making promises to my car I got the spark plugs removed. I let the water drain out for a half hour while i vacuumed the interior. But when i attempted to turn it over to expel all the water the engine would not crank. There is the click of the starter beginning to engage but no cranking. Any suggestions? Are there any other thing that an amateur mechanic can try, or is it time to call a professional.

06-23-2013, 01:11 PM	#9
ysr50guy Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: brz Location: CA Posts: 66 Thanks: 41 Thanked 31 Times in 12 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Your battery might be low in charge, try charging it.

06-23-2013, 01:40 PM	#11
Gixxersixxerman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: Toyota GT86, 66 beetle, 11 GSXR 750 Location: Las Vegas, NV. Posts: 1,382 Thanks: 575 Thanked 836 Times in 436 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I'd try and turn the engine over by hand with a breaker bar and socket on the main pulley.. If it doesn't budge then it's most likely broken something and jammed up.. How high where the RPM's???

06-23-2013, 01:41 PM	#12
jamesm Banned Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,929 Thanks: 1,166 Thanked 2,293 Times in 1,180 Posts Mentioned: 313 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	put a jump box on it and try again, it'll probably turn over unless something electrical got jacked up. in that case you can check all the fuses and use a multimeter to see if the starter motor is getting juice with the key turned. if it's got juice, the motor's probably jacked. if not, it's an open probably from a connector or wire melting or something. i'm not sure what the chances of damage are with an engine like this, but i've swamped and restarted about a bazillion dirtbikes in my life with hardly any issues.

06-23-2013, 01:47 PM	#13
SuperJimmyK Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: Multi colored Scion FR-S Location: Montana Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Battery. That's something i hadn't considered. It's always the obvious things I over look. Thanks i will check that out.

06-23-2013, 01:47 PM	#14
wheelhaus Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2013 BRZ, 2020 KTM Super Duke 1290R Location: Denver Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 714 Thanked 1,141 Times in 624 Posts Mentioned: 49 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Just a click would indicate the battery charge is really low. Might have been another effect of getting things soaked, some wires might have been shorted by the water and caused a parasitic drain that killed it. You could also pull the fuse for the fuel pump(s) when you turn the engine over with the plugs out. This would prevent the ECU from dumping fuel into the cylinders without spark, further flooding it.

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