How to hydrolock your 22re (vid & pics)

jusfloorit · 06-14-2009, 02:41 PM

Went wheelin in the pine barrons with an Xterra club. Everything was great untill the part where I killed her. I'm at the end of the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r16ciQvMQA

Yeah I know, snorkel, snorkel, blah, blah, way to go.

At least the 22re was easy to work on. When I pulled the plugs and cranked out the water, it looked like Free Willy was under my hood. Put the same plugs back in and cranked the hell out of her. Slowly and surely like watching Frankenstein come alive she was running again.

Unfortunately, I think I bent some valves. She starts and idles but has no power. Probably down to about 50hp. But she did make the 40 mile trip home, slowly.

Here's the link to the rest of the vids and pics on the xterra site:

http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?t=11201

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BigBluePile · 06-14-2009, 03:19 PM

Bummer dude!!!

jusfloorit · 06-16-2009, 09:19 PM

Yuppers. Did compression test. #1 is pushing about 40psi, not 140, 40psi.

Leakdown test showed either cracked head/cylinder, no coolent issues though, or killed a ring. All the blowthrough signaled from the oil fill cap.

dmorenoprieto · 06-16-2009, 09:50 PM

That sucks man! Good luck!

ramtime · 06-16-2009, 09:59 PM

that sucks. I would try pulling the plugs and cranking it over. Then wd40 the crap out of it and put it back together. you may just have electrical issues. I did the same thing awhile ago and it started up the next day after I srayed her down.

gary96360 · 06-16-2009, 10:50 PM

that got hydrolocked pretty easily lol. i drive slow in puddles that are like up to my doors so that problem wont happen to me

**Tofer** · 06-16-2009, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jusfloorit

Yuppers. Did compression test. #1 is pushing about 40psi, not 140, 40psi.

Leakdown test showed either cracked head/cylinder, no coolent issues though, or killed a ring. All the blowthrough signaled from the oil fill cap.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ramtime

that sucks. I would try pulling the plugs and cranking it over. Then wd40 the crap out of it and put it back together. you may just have electrical issues. I did the same thing awhile ago and it started up the next day after I srayed her down.

try again ramtime.....

okie81 · 06-17-2009, 08:24 AM

That sucks. I'm glad you were able to show the Nissan's you could still make it home though.

Lumpy · 06-17-2009, 09:13 AM

That really sucks dude...Like the others have said, at least you were not stranded and in need of a tow.

ramtime · 06-17-2009, 10:55 AM

Sorry, didn't see that one!

jusfloorit · 06-17-2009, 03:03 PM

Normally I do go into them slow but I didn't want to get stuck and have to be pulled out again by an Xterra that made it through.

True. At least I got to drive her home. That tow probably would have cost about $460. It's still a tease though. I can go out there right now and she'll start right up and idle. She lopes a lil bit, but with 3 cylinders, we're not embarking on any adventures any time soon.

What sucks is my now daily driver is a 12sec. Camaro that gets about 12mpg and runs on premium. Ouch.

Plumbrbob · 06-17-2009, 03:50 PM

that sucks jusfloorit really that is crappy

I hope you figured out from all this drama that full throttle haul @$$ into a water hole is a dum dum move that will always result in stall or hyrdo lock unless you have snorkle and rtv siliconed your dizzy cap.

It would of been better to creep and crawl in the hole then give it full gas at the worst you woudl of been stuck with a healthy motor and thats a easy fix a tug from a bud.

jusfloorit · 06-18-2009, 08:02 PM

MY LUCK JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!!!!

The trans. in my Camaro is taking a dump. It had a monster hole in the exhaust so 2 days ago, I ordered a $300 cat-back for it. I was gonna drive her untill I figured out what i'm gonna do with the Toy. Well yesterday, while driving home, she was driving a little rough. This morning I drive it and it definately felt weird. A vibration, kinda like a bad u-joint at the trans.

My shop calls me and tells me my exhaust is in so I drive over there and pick it up. Each time I drive her it gets worse. I figure i'll know better what's going on when I put the exhaust on. She'll be quieter and less shakey and I'll be able to hear what's going on.

I bolt up the new exhaust and now I can hear it. When you put it in gear it has a weird scuffing sound like a dictionary being slid down a hallway. Now it's starting to shift funny and sometimes when you put it in gear, it hits so hard that it stalls the car. And the vibration, which I thought was because of the big hole, is worse.

I can't win. I have a used 5sp. and all the parts to convert it except clutch kit, master, and slave cylinders (another $300). I could do the swap but with my luck that trans could be bad or will go bad.

Now i'm back to 0 working cars......

Outsane · 09-22-2009, 11:07 AM

maybe the "jusfloorit" isn't a good modo for you

99SR5 · 09-22-2009, 11:37 AM

holy crap! well looks like a great opportunity for a 5VZ swap =)

BAMF_CT2004 · 09-22-2009, 12:33 PM

wow!!!!! you guys are quick.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Outsane

maybe the "jusfloorit" isn't a good modo for you

it took you a whole 3 months to come up with that? That was really funny.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 99SR5

holy crap! well looks like a great opportunity for a 5VZ swap =)

Quagland · 09-29-2009, 12:32 AM

whats hydrolock lol im anoob

fork · 09-29-2009, 01:23 AM

this is one of many reasons i now avoid mud

Matt90V6SR5 · 09-29-2009, 01:51 AM

Yeah my 4runner is my only vehicle so all that " fun " is not in my budget.I would need money to burn to off-road like that lol.

MUNJUE · 09-29-2009, 03:28 AM

whats hydrolock lol im anoob?

the engine cylinders filled with water, water dose not compress like air, the piston stops moving when it cannot compress the water, and the engine stop's,and it usually ends up with the conrod being bent,

muddpigg · 09-29-2009, 09:49 AM

I hydrolocked the first engine in my 4rnr, showing off with the kids in the truck. Second engine bad rod bearring after redlining playing in the snow. Yep, I learned the hard way and I'm tired of replacing engines. No more wheel by throttle for me. Good luck.

theAuthority · 10-02-2009, 09:58 AM

made us look bad in an xterra club

Quagland · 10-02-2009, 10:11 AM

what do u do to avoid hydrolocking?

theAuthority · 10-02-2009, 10:18 AM

don't allow water into your engine .... snorkel ... driving slow into water and letting a 'wave' form before you and keeping consistent speed.

hitting a puddle in a parking lot or on freeway can splash water up into your engine bay and kill your motor.

Lumpy · 10-02-2009, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quagland

what do u do to avoid hydrolocking?

Don't get wet...

For lack of better words keep your intake out of the water. If you filter/airbox is submerged this is bad.

06-16-2009, 09:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
jusfloorit Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 108	Yuppers. Did compression test. #1 is pushing about 40psi, not 140, 40psi. Leakdown test showed either cracked head/cylinder, no coolent issues though, or killed a ring. All the blowthrough signaled from the oil fill cap. __________________ Take Off Your Oversize Tires A$$h@le ... but it's why I drive one.

06-16-2009, 09:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
dmorenoprieto Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Puyallup, Wa Posts: 124	That sucks man! Good luck! __________________ < diego > 93 4Runner - cb radio and antenna, OME rear springs and torsion bars, 3 Hella 500, 33x12.5 BFG All Terrains, Safari snorkel, Parts waiting to be put on: Surco roof rack Wish list: front and rear bumpers, sliders, rear locker, hi-lift jack, winch.

06-17-2009, 08:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
okie81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nor, CAL Posts: 1,158	That sucks. I'm glad you were able to show the Nissan's you could still make it home though. __________________ 2001 Toyota 4Runner SR5 4-Dub TRD supercharger, Thorley Headers, URD 7th, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890's, baseball card in spokes

06-17-2009, 03:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
jusfloorit Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 108	Normally I do go into them slow but I didn't want to get stuck and have to be pulled out again by an Xterra that made it through. True. At least I got to drive her home. That tow probably would have cost about $460. It's still a tease though. I can go out there right now and she'll start right up and idle. She lopes a lil bit, but with 3 cylinders, we're not embarking on any adventures any time soon. What sucks is my now daily driver is a 12sec. Camaro that gets about 12mpg and runs on premium. Ouch. __________________ Take Off Your Oversize Tires A$$h@le ... but it's why I drive one.

06-17-2009, 03:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
Plumbrbob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Tacoma, Washington Posts: 925	that sucks jusfloorit really that is crappy I hope you figured out from all this drama that full throttle haul @$$ into a water hole is a dum dum move that will always result in stall or hyrdo lock unless you have snorkle and rtv siliconed your dizzy cap. It would of been better to creep and crawl in the hole then give it full gas at the worst you woudl of been stuck with a healthy motor and thats a easy fix a tug from a bud. __________________ 79 YotA ThinG Mods: http://www.yotatech.com/blogs/plumbr...list-mods.html

06-16-2009, 09:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
ramtime Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 96	that sucks. I would try pulling the plugs and cranking it over. Then wd40 the crap out of it and put it back together. you may just have electrical issues. I did the same thing awhile ago and it started up the next day after I srayed her down.

06-17-2009, 10:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
ramtime Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 96	Sorry, didn't see that one!

06-18-2009, 08:02 PM	#13 (permalink)
jusfloorit Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 108	MY LUCK JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER!!!! The trans. in my Camaro is taking a dump. It had a monster hole in the exhaust so 2 days ago, I ordered a $300 cat-back for it. I was gonna drive her untill I figured out what i'm gonna do with the Toy. Well yesterday, while driving home, she was driving a little rough. This morning I drive it and it definately felt weird. A vibration, kinda like a bad u-joint at the trans. My shop calls me and tells me my exhaust is in so I drive over there and pick it up. Each time I drive her it gets worse. I figure i'll know better what's going on when I put the exhaust on. She'll be quieter and less shakey and I'll be able to hear what's going on. I bolt up the new exhaust and now I can hear it. When you put it in gear it has a weird scuffing sound like a dictionary being slid down a hallway. Now it's starting to shift funny and sometimes when you put it in gear, it hits so hard that it stalls the car. And the vibration, which I thought was because of the big hole, is worse. I can't win. I have a used 5sp. and all the parts to convert it except clutch kit, master, and slave cylinders (another $300). I could do the swap but with my luck that trans could be bad or will go bad. Now i'm back to 0 working cars...... __________________ Take Off Your Oversize Tires A$$h@le ... but it's why I drive one.

09-22-2009, 11:07 AM	#14 (permalink)
Outsane Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 605	maybe the "jusfloorit" isn't a good modo for you __________________ 1984 4runner - Photography

09-22-2009, 11:37 AM	#15 (permalink)
99SR5 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: leesburg, VA Posts: 784	holy crap! well looks like a great opportunity for a 5VZ swap =) __________________ 87 4Runner SR5 - some spacer lift with cranked torsion bars - 31x10.50/15 BFG Mud Terrain KM2 (amazing tires!) 99 4Runner SR5 Highlander-auto - K&N filter, removed intake elbow, open air box, deckplate mod - 265/75/R16 BFG MT's on stock 5 star's - raised rear diff breather 2003 Mach 1 -full bolt ons, 4.10 gears, tuned by Excessive Motorsports; 307 hp, 326 tq

09-29-2009, 12:32 AM	#17 (permalink)
Quagland Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 43	whats hydrolock lol im anoob

09-29-2009, 01:23 AM	#18 (permalink)
fork Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: out in the pacific Posts: 649	this is one of many reasons i now avoid mud __________________ 94 . . . . . . . . . . 87 . . . . . . . . . . 86

09-29-2009, 01:51 AM	#19 (permalink)
Matt90V6SR5 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Firestone,Co. Posts: 303	Yeah my 4runner is my only vehicle so all that " fun " is not in my budget.I would need money to burn to off-road like that lol.

09-29-2009, 03:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
MUNJUE Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 16	whats hydrolock lol im anoob? the engine cylinders filled with water, water dose not compress like air, the piston stops moving when it cannot compress the water, and the engine stop's,and it usually ends up with the conrod being bent,

09-29-2009, 09:49 AM	#21 (permalink)
muddpigg Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: injured and stateside :( Posts: 1,395	I hydrolocked the first engine in my 4rnr, showing off with the kids in the truck. Second engine bad rod bearring after redlining playing in the snow. Yep, I learned the hard way and I'm tired of replacing engines. No more wheel by throttle for me. Good luck. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtr_RvR3sY Balljoints for sale. Open to trades and offers. http://www.yotatech.com/f11/ball-joi.../#post51278784

10-02-2009, 09:58 AM	#22 (permalink)
theAuthority Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 1,648	made us look bad in an xterra club

10-02-2009, 10:11 AM	#23 (permalink)
Quagland Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gresham, OR Posts: 43	what do u do to avoid hydrolocking?

10-02-2009, 10:18 AM	#24 (permalink)
theAuthority Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 1,648	don't allow water into your engine .... snorkel ... driving slow into water and letting a 'wave' form before you and keeping consistent speed. hitting a puddle in a parking lot or on freeway can splash water up into your engine bay and kill your motor.

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