Hey, that's great man. I had a pretty good feeling the motor would be fine. If you want, you can switch back to synthetic anytime. Regular motor oil will not do the motor any harm. NYCS2 is right, you can put the car on jackstands over the winter. If you do put it on jackstands, there is no need to take off the wheels.

 

Sucks man

 

You were really lucky.

Last summer, I was driving a 92 Ford Explorer through an 16" puddle and it took water into the engine. We took out all the spark plugs and tried to turn it over, but it wouldn't. We tried to tow the Explorer, while in gear, and it wouldn't move.

The guy with the "tow" truck wanted to give this a try, and I figured it wouldn't hurt since I was pretty sure the Explorer was toast at that point. So, we towed the Explorer up to 6 or 8 mph and I popped the clutch while he continued to tow it. All this did was tore the tow clip off of the Explorer and sent it shooting toward the other truck, where it ended up wrapped around the guy's axle a couple of times. I'm glad it stayed low and didn't end up punching a hole through his windshield.

Anyway, the bottom line is that the water caused parts of the engine to cool way too quickly, and something cracked. Thus endeth the Explorer.

 

Did you tell statefarm that you have the CAI? If so, then that's probably why they didn't cover you.

If you don't know about your CAI, then they're trying to BS you.

 

When I spoke to State Farm ane they said that they will not cover the flooded engine because it was due to mechanical problems. As soon as she said that I'm like ummmm.. i didn't know what to say. I have had my S out on the roads for 3 weeks since it was fixed and i am getting this wierd smell whenever I step out the car. It smells like burning water i guess. I notice this smell ever since I got the car back. I'm not sure what it is or if I should take it back tot the dealer for another check.. what do you guys think?

 

Burning water?

 

 

well its hard to explain the smell.. i mean i know its not suppose to smell at all but ever since the flood it just smells like something when i step out the car. This is everytime i get out the car it smells. I was wondering for you guys that had your engine treated for hydrolock if you guys are getting the same smell? Ah... i found out the smell.. it was piece of plastic wrap that got caught on the exhaust pipe.... Smelled like water burning....lolloloololo

 

I had a nasty milldoo (sp?) smell inside my GSR but that was from water that got into my interior. You shouldn't have any smells at all, especially not after 2-3 days of driving. Water dries up quick since the engine and exhaust get so hot. Maybe you are burning fluids? Do a compression\leakdown test to see if your engine is in good shape.