HELP!! Hydrolocked
Jul 29, 2004, 04:45 PM
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Here is how I understand it.
Pistons do a great job of compressing air. That is what they are designed to do. But they do a horrible job at compressing water. So as the piston moves through it's compression cycle, the pressure builds but the water does not compress. So that water then escapes through the path of least resistance. That path is usually around the edges of the piston. This breaks/shatters the rings...and that loose metal floating around under the pistons wreaks havoc.
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Pistons do a great job of compressing air. That is what they are designed to do. But they do a horrible job at compressing water. So as the piston moves through it's compression cycle, the pressure builds but the water does not compress. So that water then escapes through the path of least resistance. That path is usually around the edges of the piston. This breaks/shatters the rings...and that loose metal floating around under the pistons wreaks havoc.
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Jul 29, 2004, 07:35 PM
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Man so many horror stories about our cars but I still love it...
I hope you get that fixed by either the dealer or insruance at their own cost not yours... good luck!
I hope you get that fixed by either the dealer or insruance at their own cost not yours... good luck!
Jul 29, 2004, 07:53 PM
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What usually happens when a engine hydrolocks due to water is the connecting rods bend,
because we all know that water is not compressable in an automotive engine combustion chamber.When the water stops the engine from rotating and bends the connecting rods,there is no telling what other damage was done to crank,pistons,ect.... The dealer will
recommend a "short block" and repair any damage to cylinder head (ie;bent valves.)As far as pistons being damaged by the h2o,possibly,but more so the rods.Hope someone other than you pays for this,because it will be costly.Good luck
because we all know that water is not compressable in an automotive engine combustion chamber.When the water stops the engine from rotating and bends the connecting rods,there is no telling what other damage was done to crank,pistons,ect.... The dealer will
recommend a "short block" and repair any damage to cylinder head (ie;bent valves.)As far as pistons being damaged by the h2o,possibly,but more so the rods.Hope someone other than you pays for this,because it will be costly.Good luck
Jul 29, 2004, 08:50 PM
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If the engine was truely hydrolocked the insurance has got to cover it. Its like a flooded car. Push to get a new short block. I bet you could end up with the old parts. A good block and crank sounds like the start of a good project to me 
Jul 29, 2004, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Serge03
this is why you pay a premium for insurance. like everyone said, don t lean on Mitsu- they are at no fault, but this is why you pay your insurance every month.
Jul 30, 2004, 07:38 AM
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ALLRIGHT !! Let an experinced guy get u thru this.. been there done that. Its not dealers liability. Its INSURANCE. If you have full coverage on the evo, then insurance will consider this as FLOOD damage. They'll pay the entire amount. I hope you know ur dealers service chaps cuz they are the best HELP in these times. (my bill was $9000) You can see the state my car was in @ www.cardomain.com/id/prithwi .
I was mad pally with the service chaps, and they met the adjuster, and made sure he REPLACED everything that even LOOOKED damaged. It takes about 3weeks as these dealers are busy, so be patient. I'd recommend maywood mitsu's head tech, he did a BRILLIANT job on my car. But then again there are lots of good DSM techs out there.
Also One thing u may consider is getting the car towed to turbo trix and have them rebuild your motor. I think i'll be CHEAPER, AND also u can throw in some goddies in the bill.
Here's wht i think you should do. Keep the car at your dealer till the insurance adjuster give u an estimate. Then get it towed to turbotrix and have em put in **** LOADS of goodies for the price the dealer gave you.
I was mad pally with the service chaps, and they met the adjuster, and made sure he REPLACED everything that even LOOOKED damaged. It takes about 3weeks as these dealers are busy, so be patient. I'd recommend maywood mitsu's head tech, he did a BRILLIANT job on my car. But then again there are lots of good DSM techs out there.
Also One thing u may consider is getting the car towed to turbo trix and have them rebuild your motor. I think i'll be CHEAPER, AND also u can throw in some goddies in the bill.
Here's wht i think you should do. Keep the car at your dealer till the insurance adjuster give u an estimate. Then get it towed to turbotrix and have em put in **** LOADS of goodies for the price the dealer gave you.
The HORROR ! 
Jul 30, 2004, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Secret Chimp
If your engine grenaded because it injested water during a rain storm, your insurance should cover this. This is a weather related event. Not an event that occurred due to a problem with the car.
Jul 30, 2004, 08:32 AM
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That makes me angry. Its so unfortuante that something like this happens and you did absolutely nothing wrong to break your car. Its not like you took a pitcher of water and poured it into the intake to see what happens.
Jul 30, 2004, 08:50 AM
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I took my oz thru a few puddles last spring, where other cars had gotten stuck... suv were trudging thru with no problem, but cars were having a hell of a time getting across the road that had flooded from so much rain from a close by river. People were amazed the OZ even made it 1/2 way thru. Let me tell u it held up like a submarine... IDK for sure how high the water was... but my friend says that it reached the bottom of the door. The only thing i noticed was that when i got out of my car. some water was in the little Scuff plate area...
