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Underwater Disco
way2deep:
best to check the whole system ...air filter, turbo pipes, intercooler,air intake on top of engine ....some unfortunate soul went in too deep at sibbertoft a few year back i recall and after i recovered him ,i took everything off his motor to do with the air intake ,,as above air filter all turbo pipes ,,drained intercooler and dried out intake bar on top of engine ,,took out all injectors and turned it over ...after several spins all was put back together and he drove home no problem.......
way2deep:
i think some people forget that water could still be in the intercooler so when ya try turning it over it sucks the water up and hydraulics straight away..
solihull-mick:
--- Quote from: "dave_2A_2.25Turbo" ---its the pushrods that bend - because water doesn't compress, it holds the valves shut while the pushrods are trying to open them
Pushrods are cheap and (relatively) easy to replace. A conrod is more likely to break than bend
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a conrod will bend not break, due to the way its made, and the push rod wont bend due to water ingress, its the conrod that bends under the pressure at TDC on the fireing stroke, both valves shut, even if the bore is full of water the valve will still open due to the piston not at TDC when they open,
solihull-mick:
--- Quote from: "way2deep" ---i think some people forget that water could still be in the intercooler so when ya try turning it over it sucks the water up and hydraulics straight away..
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Good point, worth dropping off all the intercooler pipes, seeing as it will still start with them disconnected
RACINGBONKERS:
IF YOU TRIED TO START HER THEN YOU'VE BENT AT LEAST 1 OR 2 CON RODS M8Y, MY MATE DID THE SAME THING WHEN HIS SNORKEL LEAKED HE BENT 2 & 4 & I MEAN BENT THE [!Expletive Deleted!], IT'S VERY UNUSAUL FOR THEM TO BRAKE, IF YOU'VE GOT A BIT OF MECHANICAL NOLAGE THEN PULL THE HEAD OFF & CHECK THE PISTON HEIGHTS, IT SHOULD ONLY TAKE AN HOUR TO REMOVE THE HEAD IF YOU GET STUCK GIVE ME AN EMAIL OR BUY THE HANNS MANUAL IT IS QUITE IS TO DO. TAKE THE BOTTOM INTERCOLLER PIPE OFF & SEE HOW MUCH WATER COMES OUT OF IT, IF YOU GET ALOT YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR YOU'VE BENT A CON ROD. IF YOU WANT ANY ADVISE ABOUT IT EMAIL ME & I'LL HELP AS MUCH AS I CAN.
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