Well I got stranded in a flooded intersection today.. Had to get my car towed home.. Now it won't start. I hear the starter clicking over but no start! Can someone help me on this?
My car is not lowered so therefore the water was not deep enough to come in to the car.. But was deep enough to make me stall at the intersection.

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Well do you have an aftermarket intake?

 

Yes I do have a cold air intake. I took it out and checked it and there was a little bit of water in it it was more like little drops here and there inside the piping. And I did notice the water coming out the exhaust when it was lifted at an angle when they put it on the tow truck...

 

well you might be lucky and it didn't get too much water in there, I've had this happen before with a different car and it started the next morning (I guess after some of the water had evaporated). But I'm going to do some research too and see what you can do to try to get it fixed.

 

oops... if you are lucky it will start tomorrow.. if not, then start saving up for new engine

 

Found this on the S2000 forums, get to work quickly!!! Time is money!!!

Fixed a hydrolocked car today in 20 minutes....Just to get to word out...if you hydrolock from a puddle or rain, your engine may be ok. This is the 2nd S2000 I've had hydrolock and was able to fix very easily.

IMPORTANT: This must be done within 24hrs of the hydrolock incident. Rust will set in very quickly on the valves and rings. I recommend doing it right away, within the first 2 hrs.

Step one, DO NOT TRY TO START THE ENGINE! The leverage from the starter alone can break a connecting rod if the piston is in the right spot.

-Pull coils and spark plugs
-pull fuel pump fuse
-remove intake at throttle body, check for water. Open throttle plate, look inside intake MANIFOLD for water (not the cold air intake). Use a paer towel crimped on the end of a coat hanger to soak up any water. Leave intake off for now.
-crank the engine for 15 seconds, this will expell most of the water. Compressed air with a long nose blowgun will help dry the cylinders.
-Dry the spark plugs with compressed air, re-install.
-re-install coils
-re-install fuel pump fuse, try to start the engine. Give it a few good attempts. It may start, or it may cough out. Sometimes, it may require removing the plugs one more time and blowing them dry.
-once the engine is running, let it idle in the drive way till the rad fans come on.
-shut the car off. If the oil looks milky, change it. Water does not always get into the crankcase.
-remove the aftermarket cold air intake, and let the filter air dry. Remove water from the piping.

Smile, as you just saved yourself 5 grand or more smile.gif

 

Yeah I have had this happen to my civic once.. But instead of little drops in the intake the whole thing was flooded.. I just dried it up and put a new filter on and it started the next morning.. I'm just so worried about my tc cause its my baby and by far the only car I really care for.. Hopefully it will start tomorrow morning.. As for a new engine? That would really suck if I need one because I'm a college student and you know how we are... Might I say? BROKE!

 

by the way just to make it more clear, you are to turn over the engine with the spark plugs out, the water should shoot out of the top of the engine if there is water in there.

 

Screw college, I didn't go to college and if I get this job as Assistant Store Manager, I'll be making $18 an hour plus bonus and commission. And if that doesn't work I've got 8 years of Graphic Design experience to back me up.

 

that sucks, yup that step above might work.. good luck

 

time to get a bpv.

 

Haha yeah I been in and out of college the past four years. Yeah I got a degree as a petroleum engineer.. To back me up. But oil field is so dangerous.. Now I'm going for registered nurse. But the way its going now.. I might not go back this semester. Maybe ever... I was making seventeen an hour when I was in the field. But I witnessed something horrible that forever changed my life. That's what made me pursue another career..

 

^^ nursing is dangerous too

 

Well, you can certainly make it without college, but I make nearly 3 times what I would have had I not have gone.. so no question it is worth it I used to say "I dont need college, I am making good money without it" ... then later on I decided to go and I was making peanuts comparatively.. not to mention at this point, with my college performance, internships and jobs I can get a job just about anywhere.

As far as the process above, you should add squirting a bit of marvel mystery oil in each cylinder while the plugs are out and after you have cranked it to remove the water.

 

my friend just graduated with a bachelors in medical imaging ... hes an ultrasound technician .... he makes 75,000 a year thats like double 18 an hour so .... college is definitely worth it.
I just got my bachelors in biology/Chemistry. Have to go for 2 more years at a physician assistant program .... they start at 80,000 make 100,000 easy ...

College is worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yeah I gotta say its worth it plus it keeps me busy which I like to be. Plus you get to see all kinds of lovely females! Anyway back on topic..... I went out to go pull coils and plugs and guess what happens? It starts rainin again! Just my luck I guess. It never rains here! Why now? Guess I gotta wait until morning to do it.

 

Well I did the above procedure and she still not starting.. I'm starting to lose hope now and the reality of needing a new engine is setting in.. So what are my options now? I'm lost like a two year old at a super center..

 

How come if it never rains there you got stuck in a puddle at an intersection deep enough to cause this. People its pretty hard to hydrolock your car unless you do this. Pay attention to the weather. Also if you see some water that looks like it could be a problem turn aroudn and go another way. Or by a BPV or I have the Injen CAI where if i really needed to I could just disconnect the bottom half and convert to a SRI. but i have never had a problem with a CAI. GL with everythign though.

 

So you pulled the Fuel Pump fuse and took out the spark plugs and tried starting the engine? If so, did any water come out and did you look where the spark plugs go to see if you could see any water. Also, it might have to do with how long it took before you could do the procedure, because the guy recommended you do it within a few hours.

 

Well it does never rain here believe it or not.. Plus the city I'm in does not have a drainage system meaning the water just puddles up and at that the roads are built where they accumulate water. Yes I took the plugs out and I could see water even when cranking. Still does not start to this day.