So just a few hours ago, I stupidly thought I could drive through a puddle of water. I have a CAI, and I usually just try to coast through the puddle, making sure not to get on the throttle while still near the water. Well, I guess the puddle was deeper than I thought, and my car stalled upon exiting said water. Tried starting again, nothing. Paniced, car on side of road, AAA, car is back in my driveway.
A friend and I decided to remove spark plugs, remove throttle body, suction the remaining water from the bottom my my intake runners(early'00), and crank the engine a couple times to get some water flying from pistions. After that, we removed the valve cover to check for water(none), and we placed a small amount of Marvel Magic Mystery oil or whatever it is in each of the cylinders. Afterwards, we replaced everything and started the engine. It smoked like a frenchman for a few minutes, and now it seems normal.
My question is this...what should I do now? I have nowhere near the time/money for an engine rebuild, which would be my first choice, and I dont have the money to buy another bar until I can rebuild this one. I could just drive it in this condition until something breaks ( a connecting rod? I hear those break constantly after hydrolock)? The only other option I can see is cutting my losses by trying to sell this car for cheap and then buying something else. I am leaning towards the second option, because of this event, and previously my cousin over-revved it(i think), and I have used the car for delivery driving for a month or two now, so the car has had its fair share of abuse....
Any imput?
A friend and I decided to remove spark plugs, remove throttle body, suction the remaining water from the bottom my my intake runners(early'00), and crank the engine a couple times to get some water flying from pistions. After that, we removed the valve cover to check for water(none), and we placed a small amount of Marvel Magic Mystery oil or whatever it is in each of the cylinders. Afterwards, we replaced everything and started the engine. It smoked like a frenchman for a few minutes, and now it seems normal.
My question is this...what should I do now? I have nowhere near the time/money for an engine rebuild, which would be my first choice, and I dont have the money to buy another bar until I can rebuild this one. I could just drive it in this condition until something breaks ( a connecting rod? I hear those break constantly after hydrolock)? The only other option I can see is cutting my losses by trying to sell this car for cheap and then buying something else. I am leaning towards the second option, because of this event, and previously my cousin over-revved it(i think), and I have used the car for delivery driving for a month or two now, so the car has had its fair share of abuse....
Any imput?