flooded road=drowned 8
09-02-2011, 01:39 AM
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flooded road=drowned 8
i've been looking at almost everything i can find about flooding and still cant seem to get any help.
i drove my 8 through a puddle about the bottom of the door deep and it died. opened the stock intake and had water inside.
towed it home pulled out sparkplugs and they were wet so i pulled them out an cranked it up.
need help asap.
also its starting to leak oil everytime i start it cant exactly say were but will try to get pic
haha i also tried to reach in and wipe around sparkplug hole bad idea at the same time trying to start pretty funny also cause my girlfriend was starting it and almost jumped out the car haha.
help anyone
i drove my 8 through a puddle about the bottom of the door deep and it died. opened the stock intake and had water inside.
towed it home pulled out sparkplugs and they were wet so i pulled them out an cranked it up.
need help asap.
also its starting to leak oil everytime i start it cant exactly say were but will try to get pic
haha i also tried to reach in and wipe around sparkplug hole bad idea at the same time trying to start pretty funny also cause my girlfriend was starting it and almost jumped out the car haha.
help anyone
09-02-2011, 03:49 AM
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Unplug the ESPS and try cranking the engine without spark plugs. Leave it to dry for a couple of hours, plug everything back and try to start it.
It should start at that point, if it's still leaking oil your dumbness just costed you a new engine.
Unplug the ESPS and try cranking the engine without spark plugs. Leave it to dry for a couple of hours, plug everything back and try to start it.
It should start at that point, if it's still leaking oil your dumbness just costed you a new engine.
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09-02-2011, 05:52 AM
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Chances are you did that same thing as this guy: (https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/hydro-locked-engine-need-new-engine-asap-196770/) Ignore all the discussion of trying to get it covered by Mazda. Took a while for people to start thinking about it correctly.
Ingested the water and the pressure of not being able to compress water cracked the block.
If it was simple water ingestion without internal damage, then getting it dried out should mean you can fire it right up. Don't just let it sit, because you don't want it turning to rust in there.
Ingested the water and the pressure of not being able to compress water cracked the block.
If it was simple water ingestion without internal damage, then getting it dried out should mean you can fire it right up. Don't just let it sit, because you don't want it turning to rust in there.
09-02-2011, 06:57 PM
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Buy a boat if you have to sail...
Unplug the ESPS and try cranking the engine without spark plugs. Leave it to dry for a couple of hours, plug everything back and try to start it.
It should start at that point, if it's still leaking oil your dumbness just costed you a new engine.
Unplug the ESPS and try cranking the engine without spark plugs. Leave it to dry for a couple of hours, plug everything back and try to start it.
It should start at that point, if it's still leaking oil your dumbness just costed you a new engine.
09-02-2011, 11:52 PM
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Click on the "Engine Lack of Power" link. It's a PDF file.
http://www.finishlineperformance.com....php?pageid=11
http://www.finishlineperformance.com....php?pageid=11
09-03-2011, 06:08 AM
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good news! had my car pulled and push started it and finally got it running now it can start normaly now. bad news im leaking oil heres a pic 
sorry its dark here already this the best i can do ryt now but just to give an idea where.
sorry its dark here already this the best i can do ryt now but just to give an idea where.
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09-03-2011, 07:18 AM
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If you are leaking oil out of the engine block while the engine is running, THE ENGINE BLOCK IS CRACKED.
There is no "repair" other than rebuilding the engine or getting a new engine.
Exact same thing as in the other thread.
If you have car insurance against weather/other types of damage, this is USUALLY something that could be covered as "flood damage", since water ingestion caused it. It may or may not be covered, you may or may not have the coverage, and it will probably take some discussion with your insurance company to get them to understand it.
There is no "repair" other than rebuilding the engine or getting a new engine.
Exact same thing as in the other thread.
If you have car insurance against weather/other types of damage, this is USUALLY something that could be covered as "flood damage", since water ingestion caused it. It may or may not be covered, you may or may not have the coverage, and it will probably take some discussion with your insurance company to get them to understand it.
09-03-2011, 07:21 AM
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Does this look / sound familiar? From the thread I linked:
The engine no doubt cracked from hydraulic lock generating lots of pressure and twisting the block, cracking the front iron's dowel casting. He says he has oil coming out and the dowels are actually pressurized oil passages, so that is why I say that. IF it were a random crack from temperature expansion/contraction, it would not be cracked in such a specific area. That particular area is known to crack due to twisting force.
Some of the rx7s had this issue for another reason, but this shows what I am talking about.
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n...ron_break.html
Some of the rx7s had this issue for another reason, but this shows what I am talking about.
http://www.rotaryresurrection.com/2n...ron_break.html
09-03-2011, 09:32 PM
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Next time. Put it in reverse and go REALLY fast...... Don't do that. I'm kidding. Sounds like you're out the cost of a new engine. Luckily they come up in the fs sale threads pretty often
09-03-2011, 09:54 PM
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Only if he doesn't have a level of insurance coverage that would pick up the tab. Comprehensive from a standard US insurance company should. He is in Guam, which is a US territory, so there is a decent chance he might have a US insurance company.
09-04-2011, 08:01 AM
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yah im in guam not much sources here haha i mean shoot i come to this site with all the problems on my 8 and not the dealer or a shop u guys are awsome hopefully i can find a engine that aint to pricee i love the rx8 its great it sucks it'll be down. haha and yah once i get it running again i'll be going back to the same place it was flooded and try it again this time it's going to make it haha
rx8 are champion!!
any suggestions where i can get an engine?
as for insurance i highly doubt mine is a US company will check on it though
rx8 are champion!!
any suggestions where i can get an engine?
as for insurance i highly doubt mine is a US company will check on it though
09-04-2011, 08:50 AM
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Non-US companies may have coverage for it too, I just have absolutely NO knowledge of them and how they work. I expect there are wide differences, since so much of how the US companies function is based on US law.
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Depends.
If there is still actively water in the engine, it may not fire due to an insufficient air/fuel ratio.
If there used to be water, but is no longer, then there shouldn't be a problem.
If you cracked your block due to water ingestion, you should be able to get it to fire, but it will be spewing critical fluids, start losing lubrication, overheating, etc... until it finally burns itself out.
If the water had some level of contaminate, like silt, debris, gravel, if that got in your engine it's possible for the rotors to be 'locked' into position, the same way a door stop prevents a door from opening or closing.
If the engine has been sitting with some level of water/moisture in it, it may have rusted internally, and either rusted the seals to the housing and/or the surface is no longer smooth and the rust is hanging it up.
If there is still actively water in the engine, it may not fire due to an insufficient air/fuel ratio.
If there used to be water, but is no longer, then there shouldn't be a problem.
If you cracked your block due to water ingestion, you should be able to get it to fire, but it will be spewing critical fluids, start losing lubrication, overheating, etc... until it finally burns itself out.
If the water had some level of contaminate, like silt, debris, gravel, if that got in your engine it's possible for the rotors to be 'locked' into position, the same way a door stop prevents a door from opening or closing.
If the engine has been sitting with some level of water/moisture in it, it may have rusted internally, and either rusted the seals to the housing and/or the surface is no longer smooth and the rust is hanging it up.
11-20-2011, 07:40 AM
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well when i flooded my car i was able to start jump start it and after that i was able to start it normal with the key.
then i would start it every other day for about 5mins dropped it to the dealer for about 3weeks got it back cleaned the spark plugs drained out
the oil every drop possible then added 2 bottle of oil just so hopefully nothing would rust inside. the other day i jump started it and i can start it
normaly with out any problems just leaking oil same place as in the pic above.
just wanted to know if it would still have started if there was water in the engine the dealer i guess couldnt get it started so i guess just went by
what i told them had happend and diagnosed that there was water in the engine
because i can still start it up and drive it only problem is the oil leak as for compression i would say theres a very small compression leak.
im thinking that it's just the seals thats shot because it starts up normal .
then i would start it every other day for about 5mins dropped it to the dealer for about 3weeks got it back cleaned the spark plugs drained out
the oil every drop possible then added 2 bottle of oil just so hopefully nothing would rust inside. the other day i jump started it and i can start it
normaly with out any problems just leaking oil same place as in the pic above.
just wanted to know if it would still have started if there was water in the engine the dealer i guess couldnt get it started so i guess just went by
what i told them had happend and diagnosed that there was water in the engine
because i can still start it up and drive it only problem is the oil leak as for compression i would say theres a very small compression leak.
im thinking that it's just the seals thats shot because it starts up normal .
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