So i was kind of in a hurry to piece my car back together and stupidly mixed up the vacuum hose behind the throttle body, and the coolant hose for the IACV. As you can imagine, i now have coolant all through the mani and surely would have got some down over the valves which are near brand new. I tried cranking the car half a dozen times thinking it was just a half flat battery before getting under the hood and figuring it out.
My question is, now the damage has been done, what steps would you guys recommend doing to make sure i have no further related problems due to coolant in the combustion chamber or what not? Would love a little reassurance that its not a big deal as ive just put the engine back in and now im thinking the worst...
thanks in advance guys

 

Did it lock up on you while cranking it? If so, you have hydrolock, and may have some serious damage. No way for anyone to "reassure" you without more info...

 

the very first crank it was locked up to begin with. i didnt think much of it tho. i just walked up to the starter and gave her a little tap and it started winding over. then it started sounding like the battery was about dead. assumed it to be the starter as it sounded identical to faulty ones ive delt with in the past. another crank or 2, i realised the battery was the least of my worries.
i got as much coolant off the top of the piston as i could, dumped the oil, and replaced fresh. i tried starting the car one more time after my efforts of resolving the problem, and it started 1st kick! no smoke or funny noises, but i do have a hunting issue. i have been going over sensors and searching for vacuum leaks but no deffinant results. could this hunting be caused from hydrolock? i have heard of hydrolock but no little about it, might go jump on google again