Possible Hydrolocked motor
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Possible Hydrolocked motor
Hello all... Im bummed. I think i have misjudged a deep puddle and killed my motor. The engine wont crank over and I pulled the AFM and it was soaked with water which leads me to believe that water (large amount) may have entered the engine and killed it. What are my options?
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Hey, I just talked to my insurance and they will cover the "accident." If indeed it is a hydro-locked engine what is the cost to replace it?
Hey OLDVFRGuy, do you think there is a possibility of no damage? I was coasting throught the puddle/lake at a relatively low speed and the engine was at idle. The engine simply died and would not restart.
Hey OLDVFRGuy, do you think there is a possibility of no damage? I was coasting throught the puddle/lake at a relatively low speed and the engine was at idle. The engine simply died and would not restart.
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How deep was this "puddle"? The intake filter has to be completely submerged for the engine to be able to pull up any column of water. I'd imagine that even with the Injen CAI, the water you encountered had to be at least up to the lower edge of the headlight.
Other possibilities are you fried the MAF sensor (simple fix) or maybe fried the crank position sensor on the lower front of the motor. If either of these components fail, the engine may die and may or may not restart.
Other possibilities are you fried the MAF sensor (simple fix) or maybe fried the crank position sensor on the lower front of the motor. If either of these components fail, the engine may die and may or may not restart.
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Hmmm interesting points DaveB. The water level was definately to the filter level but did not submerge it. I checked the filter first and noticed that there was water on it but no signs of any full submersion. However, there was significants amount of water on the lower regions of the engine bay. The belts and such had water in various places. Like I said the only indicator I have is that when I pulled the MAF there was water all over it. It was soaked. I had to literally shake it out. Thank you for your input. Here is the latest: Im goint to trailer the car to the dealership on Monday morning first thing. Tomorrow sometime I will reinstall the factory airbox. Im going to let Infiniti inspect and discern exactly what has failed. Depending on the cause, either I pay a small amount to replace parts, etc., or the motor is phucked and I pay nothing and auto insurance covers it. Thank you all for your help!
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Originally Posted by DaveB
How deep was this "puddle"? The intake filter has to be completely submerged for the engine to be able to pull up any column of water. I'd imagine that even with the Injen CAI, the water you encountered had to be at least up to the lower edge of the headlight.
Other possibilities are you fried the MAF sensor (simple fix) or maybe fried the crank position sensor on the lower front of the motor. If either of these components fail, the engine may die and may or may not restart.
Other possibilities are you fried the MAF sensor (simple fix) or maybe fried the crank position sensor on the lower front of the motor. If either of these components fail, the engine may die and may or may not restart.
This is not true. I have hydrolocked a VQ Maxima and let me tell you. It took no more than a pint of water to do it. And it was with the stock intake box. The car was not submerged. I was only in 8-12" of water in a neighborhood and enough got up the front end of the car somehow (was lowered) to get in the airbox. You do not need to submerge a filter to hydrolock a engine.