i have a 98 olds achieva and it went in to a realy big puddle and died got pulled out and there was water in the engine now i changed the oil and put an oil detergint in it befor i did all that there was a realy loud knocking after its still there im afraid to drive it couse i dont want to make it worse what things could be wrong with it and what can i cheak to fix this proble please help me out with some answer im in need of this car so i can go back and forth to work
2006-09-17 13:38:18 · 10 answers · asked by nick 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Ok, Bad news,
What happened is water got into the intake and then into the cylinders witch caused you to bend a connecting rod or ruened the connecting rod bearings. Id gess the first "bent connecting rod. New engine. sorry!
Water does not compress so when it gets in the cylinders some thing has to give.
2006-09-17 13:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by joeselectric@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have gotten water in the cylinders. Bad news. The pistons are for compressing fuel / air mixture, not liquid. Too much stress on the piston = too much on the connecting rod = bent rod or hole in the piston. Sounds like the engine has had it. Donate the car to a charity, write off at highest value on your income tax. The cost of repair would be more than the cost of a comparable vehicle.
2006-09-17 20:48:17 · answer #2 · answered by RANDLE W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Way that everyone else is going, you did a bad thing by trying to drive thru water. Basically sucking in water into that engine is the worst that can happen. Hence your current situation. It swallowed soo much water, that the engine got hydro locked. And thus bent some internal parts of your engine. To fix, is either repair it, or replace it. Either way isn't that cheap. Good luck.
2006-09-17 20:56:00 · answer #3 · answered by Silverstang 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you got some water in the electronics. Something could have shorted out. Dry out engine with compressed air, check spark to all cylinders. I wouldnt add a detergeant to the oil, a basic oil change is fine. Also, does your exhaust smell rich? It could be a coil pack is not firing.
2006-09-17 20:42:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
the last time I heard a knocking in my engine it was a rod the guy i was dating at the time told me how stupid he thought I was and that I didnt know what I was talking about well I let him take the car to work knowing full well it would leave him stranded. He called me and pulled the ole honey I love you will you come pick me up crap. I hung up him.
2006-09-17 20:47:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 thing you could try and thats take all your plugs out and crank the engine to blow out the water in the pistons.if you drove it much,you could have ruin a bearing.take down the oil pan and check the bearings and clean out the pan and while you got the pan droped,check the oil pump,to be sure theres no water in it.good luck.
2006-09-18 00:34:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when the water got into the engine the thing tried to combust therefore without that it threw the rods...my best thing to tell ya my friend is that you have to borrow mom's car and get that repaired (and that will COST money). i warn you do not start that car and try to use it like normal cause you WILL blow the engine that way.
2006-09-17 20:47:16 · answer #7 · answered by eightballe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only time your Engine knocks is when it's geting ready to BLOW UP whats going to happen is the ROD is going to go tho the block sorry about the bad news!! hope i'm wrong
2006-09-17 21:08:40 · answer #8 · answered by davedebo198305 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could be a rod knock (bad news) or a lifter (good news)
2006-09-17 20:42:18 · answer #9 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
TRY SOME MOTOR UP IN IT .
2006-09-17 20:42:26 · answer #10 · answered by macki4 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋