1999 Acura Integra I sucked up water with my turbo

ARTISTEVE

MEMBER
1999 ACURA INTEGRA
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
30,000 MILES

I have a turbo gsr motor (boosted) and went through some flood water, the car died and wouldn't start for a while, then it started, it ran but really bogged down and wouldn't do much past 4000 rpm. I got it home, it drove about 4 miles, and checked my dipstick and it has some water in it, also it looks like milk under the oil cap. What do I do now?

Friday, June 6th, 2008 AT 1:24 AM

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KHLOW2008

MECHANIC
41,814 POSTS

Hi artisteve,

Not a good sign. If the idling is running badly with some abnormal knocking noise, most probably 1 or more of the con rods are bent.

Check the compression to find out.

If the compression is ok, check for water in the distributor and plug wires and dry them.

Start engine and if it runs fine, replace the engine oil and all should be well. There will be some water moisture left in the engine so it will take some time for them to be expelled out via the ventilation system.

Good luck.

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Friday, June 6th, 2008 AT 6:29 AM