I hydrolocked today after getting a flat tire. Bad car day.
Anyway, to get the water out of the engine, do I just pull the spark plugs out and crank the engine until the water comes out? Is there anything else to it? I do plan on changing the oil too.

 

A syringe + tubing to suck it out? :dunno: You could always flip the car on it's roof! :thumbup:

 

i pulled the plugs and cranked it while at WOT, then my car came back to life.
:whew:
you can try that.

 

We saved a 00 Si at the Honda dealer I worked at by pulling the plugs and cranking it for a long time. When the car did start a lot more water came out of the exhaust to. Even though it ran fine the mechanic said that it still put a lot of wear on the motor. Also change the oil IMMEDIATELY, it will look like muddy oil when it comes out.

 

im changing it in the morning....i went about 10 miles on it though.

 

What is WOT?

 

wide open throttle. when the accelorator is to the floor. when you floor it.

 

I found alot of water in the first 2 cylinders closest to the front of the engine. I got it out. It has been 2 days drying out and I put a bit of Marvel mystery oil in the cylinders to see if it would break lose. So far I have tried to turn it over and it does not move. Should I try to pop the starter continously? Is there a way to turn the crank manually? I cannot see how to get a socket in there.