This weekend I was driving my car to visit family when it down poured so hard that the drains on the road were clogged up, and flooded the streets. I couldn't see that the intersection in front of me was flooded, and went into it. At the same time a Explorer was next to me and sent a wave of water over my car. My engine died but was able to coast it out of the water. I have a feeling that I sucked water through my cold air into my engine. I pulled it out of the road and let it dry. later that day I came back to start it and it turned over, puffing out white smoke, and it sounded like a valve was knocking. Anyone have an idea if my engine is scrapped??? getting ready to move to a different state where I needed this car.... Completly stressed

Nate

 

it started but knocks did you drain oil out of vechile and replace filter and refill oil? also does this knock go away at all?

 

Well, the garage said that I might have bent a rod and it is hitting the oil pan, he also noticed that there is antifreeze in the oil. The knocking didn't go away when I started it, then I noticed oil on the ground and oil slpitter marks on the engine. It looked like the oil leak was hitting the belts and spraying it all over....

 

engine may not be scrap, Could make a nice large paper weight!?!?!


You may need a rebuild, But i would drop the oil pan and see whats up in there. you'll know from there