hyunghong08

So southeast-ish texas was flooded today pretty much and I was heading home from work. In the parking lot there was water up to my ankle but I saw other people leaving so didn't think much of it and started my car. I drove maybe around 7 feet or so and engine died(not sure whether if i didn't give enough gas or because water stopped my car but anyways i remembered reading about hydrolock before getting my AEM intake. I quickly checked whether the water was touching my AEM filter on the bottom but there was at least 1.5~2 inches of gap between water and the filter so I pushed my car to the higher ground and parked it there for 30 min tried starting again but it didn't turn over. The cranking seemed normal just didn't turn over so I thought maybe it was either hydrolocked or I flooded the engine. I left it on the parking lot and now I'm back home.

anyone have any suggestion on what I should do next? I was gonna try to turn it on again tomorrow when it's dry one more time and if it doesn't turn over I'll tow it to stealership :/ or should i just go ahead and tow it to dealership w/o trying to turn it on.


04 Rx8 100,400 miles (new engine at 89,000)
AEM CAI, Tanabe Ultra Medalion, Axial Flow short shifter.

StealthTL

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By 'turn over' you mean it cranked, but wouldn't fire up and run, right?

If it was hydrolocked it would be full of water and would not 'crank'.....

You probably soaked the spark plugs, they are low and quite splashable.

Now it may have flooded due to all the cranking. If it doesn't start up tomorrow, deflood.
Or just have the dealer do it.

hyunghong08

yeah it cranked like normal crank just wouldn't turn over.

thank you for your input I'll definitely do that!! :]

Yeah I hear hydrolock can cause vent rods but I wasn't sure if it still cranked or not.

StealthTL

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Oh, there's no way your rods would be bent.

hyunghong08

thanks again for the reply it kinda made me feel better because I was rear ended at 1:00pm and if I was hydrolocked by 9pm then today would've been the worst day of my life!

ps. rear end accident was pretty minor little ding here and there. I'm waiting for the insurance guy to come and take pictures.

hyunghong08

RX8 is 2nd car I've owned(my first one was totaled by a drunk girl) and I'm hoping the same thing would happen to it so I can get a check w/o hassle of selling it....
I baby'ed my car but she just wouldn't put out like I want her to

StealthTL

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You babied it thru a foot of water, dumbass.

hyunghong08

lol I deserved that one but I did really wanted to get home after school + rear end accident + lab work till 9pm.

bose

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You can't hydro lock a rotary, if it was somehow all you need to do is take out a spark plug.

Wingznut

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FYI... "Crank" and "Turn over" are the same thing. Both refer to the eccentric shaft (or crankshaft) rotating.

zoom44

your engine dont have rods

Wingznut

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There are plenty of sites and videos that will describe how a rotary engine works (and how piston engines work.) You would be doing yourself a HUGE service if you took some time to learn how your car works.

wcs

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You guys ... come on ... especially Stealth
Can't you guys smell Troll?
Honestly

hyunghong08

lol i thought "vent rods" meant like there'd be a vent place somewhere along engine to

exhaust system. I apologize for that didn't realize it was referring to pistons. I know RX8club

is very helpful and all but there are few too many peeps who have tendency of belittling

others who don't know much about cars. oh wells thanks for the help guys the car's at the

dealer now so wish me luck!(that everything would be covered by insurance).