Water and Engine...

[Z3PR]

Years ago I had a car sitting for over 6 months, befor starting it up, I decided too change the oil. Anyways, it had water in the crank case. After putting fresh oil in, I ran it for a couple hours, checking dip stick for signs of water in the oil, and changed it again. Don't know how the water got in there, never happened again, and the engine ran strong for a couple of years till I sold the car, and as far as I know, it's still running strong.

 

[diesel4me]

its not the heat--its the humidity!

CONDENSATION!!---anything with a pan or tank will collect water if you warm it up in the sun,and then cool it off rapidly--condensation makes water vapor turn back into a liquid when it cools--just like your windowpanes in the house "sweat" from being warm on one side,and cold on the other...thats why its not good to leave your gas tank less than half full(close to full is better,but who can afford that at todays prices!)-not good to start a motor up and shut it off soon thereafter either,its best to let it run at least 20 minites to boil out the water vapor..-it was not uncommon for us to pull a motor at the boneyard and see a quart of clear water come out first,then the oil when we changed it before firing it up the first time--and some must have had SOME rust inside from the water--most of them lived though...sitting is the worst form of punishment you can do to a vehicle...

 

[BigBurban350]

Hey atleast you are running some sort of air filter, I was mistaken in my last post and thought you meant you were running no air filter.

It is bad that you are running an air filter that is exposed to mud and water. Its not so much the water, your engine can drink a little, but its the mud in the water that is very bad for your engine. Let alone a mud caked air filter doesnt work to well ether. You can maybe try a pre foamy filter to prevent some of the junk getting you the real filter, or just put the old air box/snorkle back on.

 

[Stoopalini]

I got water in my oil once due to no bolt being inserted in the hole you use to hold the fuel pump rod up and out of the way when replacing the fuel pump.

This hole usually has a short bolt in it just to seal off the crank case from the outside. When replacing the fuel pump, you can remove the short bolt and install a loner one in there to hold the rod between the cam and the fuel pump out of the way.

Unknown to me, this bolt was not installed in my motor when it went swimming and the crank case completely filled with water. It was a pretty nasty mess!

Thomas.