ok people, i havent been on for a while and i just read all your posts. ok 98coupeV6, i didnt go with the bypass valve cuz i would have had to cut the pipe to make room for it and i was lazy to do it(yeah i know, lame excuse). so i had that Injen "HydroShield" which protects from rain but obviously not puddles. and like i previously stated, i didnt think that puddle was deep enough.
Ok well this is what i did. i took off the CAI, throttle body, and Intake Manifold cuz all that was full of water. took spark plugs out. slowly cranked it(not manually). got all the water out. put everything back together using new Honda Intake manifold gasket, and throttle body gasket. made my intake into an SRI. new spark plugs. and did the oil change and oil filter change and fuel injector cleaner. also as previously stated, i took everything off on a saturday and put everything back together on a wednesday.
and guess what guys...........drum roll please............the car works...........woot woot. i was so freakin happy to hear that honda engine start. some water came out of the exhaust. i drove it up a steep hill to get all the water out. it felt a little weird at first(maybe cuz of the new spark plugs and the ECU adjusting to the air intake) but now it feels like back to normal.
I guess i have one more question, even though my car works, should i be concerned with rusted internal engine parts? or should i be concerned with anything at all at this point? my cat back exhaust got a little rusted inside. so anywho. post up if you have any suggestions or comments

 

It sounds like you got to it in time, congrats!

Check your oil to see if there's any water in it (i.e. milky color) If it is, change it again. You may want to change it again soon anyway, just to make sure. I'm not sure what you can do about rust on the inside of your catback. :dunno: As far as internal engine rust, I wouldn't be too worried about it.

Just because 04accordcoupe got lucky it's still :nono: to CAI w/o a bypass, on the street.

 

the engine is still shot.

 

:werd: It'll be great when he sells his car to some unsuspecting guy.

 

i give it two weeks before he's back on here

"my engine exploded"

and posts pics of a driveway full of used motor oil

 

thank you for being so positive

 

I would definately change the oil daily for the next few weeks to be sure you are getting all the water out and keep putting clean fresh OIL in the thing.

You don't want excess water breaking down the oil that you do have and causing a main or rod bearing to stick.

 

I would change the oil a few more times like 3 more times one right after you run it through a drive cycle then one after 100 miles also the same goes for the trans oil .

 

I'd like an up date, still running ok, did you change the oil a good bit?

 

congrat, man.
Almost going to buy a CAI,now i have change my mind for a SRI.