Well I still got to check the coilpacks to see if there is getting any fire from that. Does anyone know who would rent out a CEL code reader? I called Advance and they said that they have one for the store and once for sale and its for 69 bucks. I don't have 69 bucks or I would.

 

Do I win?

 

Damn...did the insurance cover it?

 

um wow, the advice I see being thrown around in here is a little.... well unnerving.

 

what do you mean?

 

Well at least your windshield wipers were on....

 

I completely hydro locked my motor once, caught in a foot of water in a freak storm. I was only at 750 rpm at the time so the motor just puttered out. When i got it home I pulled the plugs, changed the oil and air filter. Ran it for 15 min, changed the oil again. Checked the compression, everything was fine. That was 25000 ago and have had 0 issues.

 

WIN

 

Yeah I bought it back and fixed it though... Paid it off and fixed it with the insurance settlement

Actually, when the water rose into the fuse box, they turned themselves on..as did the car alarm.. it was crying for help..

I ran out and unhooked the battery though, and appearently that saved all of the electronics in the car, the only thing i had to replace was the cd player (and i mean just the actual cd player part of the head unit.. i swapped it out of another radio and didn't have to do the tech 2 relearn that i would've had to do for an entire head unit swap)





1 week later


2 weeks later

 

Wow, good job cleaning it up!!

 

EPIC WIN!

can I call it the "flow"-balt?

 

holy crap aqua man! Did u have to use scuba gear when u were unhookin ur battery?

 

i dont think i would even want my car back after that...

damn...

 

mine went in water about a foot and a half deep and died. I was going to wait for the rain to stop but then noticed the water on the carpet, so I climbed out the window and pushed it out.

Insurance ended up flushing the oil 6 times and then a mobil 1 fill, new plugs, new carpet and insulation, broke my mp3 jack I wired into the console, and loosened up the set screw in my Hurst in a failed attempt to take it off I presume. Still runs good so I assume there was no major damage to the engine

 

M O T Y. you got my vote. Max bennies, a true car guy...

 

It was only up to the top of the bumpers when i unhooked the battery.. ..

I woke up and came out to all my neighbors cars pulled up on high ground and mine underwater.. Gee thanks for the wake-up call guys. I felt better when thiers went under anyway..

The flow balt.. well.. i guess it is red

 

 

OP here is what I would do if i were you

If your motor is turning over, its definitely not hydro locked. Start with the basics of what the car needs to run fuel/spark/air. Read any codes you are getting, if they arent helpful then just start trouble shooting.

First i would remote the fuel pump fuse. Then take each one of your spark plugs out but leave them connected to the coil pack. Have someone crank the engine and see if you are getting spark, its best to arc the spark to a grounded point. If all 4 spark, its not a sparking problem. Next check your fuel, does the fuel pump prime when the key is in the on position? You should be able to hear it. Then i would remove the fuel rail while leaving the injectors plugged in, put a rag over the injectors and have someone turn the car over to see if fuel is coming out. The engine should already be getting air since an engine is just a massive air pump.

From there you can try to determine the problem. Otherwise take it to a shop.

 

Jayson, you've probably gave me the best advice possible lol. I've actually started with the basics. I know im getting fuel to the motor because I've cleaned the spark plugs off and turned the engine over and when I take the plug out they are again covered with fuel. I can also see fuel spray up from the spark plug holes when i crank it over. The motor should be getting air considering that it's sucking air like crazy. I've purchased a new set of plugs yesterday and im going to throw them on the car today and see if I have any luck. Btw, what gap should i have these at? I got to wait until i get my pay check in so I can go over to autozone and rent out a code reader so check codes. Another thing im going to look at is my coilpacks and the crankshaft position sensor.

 

I want to say a stock SS/SC should be at .042? Its been awhiiiiiile since I looked, and mine are gapped a little less than stock. Can someone confirm?

 

When my car was under.. the intake filled up and we had to wet vac all of the water out because it was standing full.. do you know mow much you actually sucked up?

 

There was a ton on the intake side but small water droplets after the throttle body tbh no. I will probably end up taking off the supercharger.

 

It's jsut 4 bolts.. I'd definitely do it just to make sure you don't have a pool in there that you'll suck up later

 

yea im going to do it but its raining today lol, go figure right! I've replaced the plugs so there are a new set of plugs in there and I'm going to get a code scanner and see if the crank position sensor is bad because im not getting any spark in the coil packs.

 

Update:
I went to autozone and rented a code scanner because I had a cel on the dash. When I hooked it up it showed that there were no codes and that it has passed. computer may be dead...?

I then took the supercharger off and to find this



So im going to take off the intake manifold and i got all the bolts on the top and i was wondering which bolts are on the bottom keeping this thing on?