Flooded

[cooljess76]

BTW, follow up with an oil change. Back in the day, we used to spray wd40 on the distributor to displace the water. Not sure about the Bimmer though. Perhaps the coils could get wet causing similar issues. On the other hand, hydrolocking is no fun either.

Sorry to here that Chris. Hopefully she didn't take in too much h2o and the coils just got wet or something simple. Getting ready to wrench on my car as we speak. Good luck on your end. Let us know what you find.

[PettitWC]

Originally Posted by lazoh

That sucks!!! Keep your eye on it, you don't want it to go missing! Have you tried to do what Jessy recomended?

yeah, it'll be ok. it's the base gym. I'm so busy down here i just had aaa tow it to a shop that i know and trust and i took a look at it with the guy there and it doesn't look great but it could be a lot worse...if the water was deeper i suppose. I should hear from him around lunch tomorrow.

[ChItalian1027]

sorry to hear about ur predicament but u get it fired up!! i would change the oil just to be on the safe side don't know if that would help!! this never happened to me so i can't really say hope thing work out for u!!

[PettitWC]

well fellas, it's not looking too good. engine's locked up so now i'm perusing my options...i would like an s52 swap but i don't know if i want to spend that much money b/c i would want to do it right, swap everything possible (i'm also on a very tight time line). an m52 could be an option but there are also a number of extraneous expenses involved there too so I think i'm going to look into somehow salvaging this engine and trying to see how much i can pout into it in the process. Suggestions? ideas?

thanks

[PettitWC]

update guys:

I decided do pretty much rebuild the engine due to time constraints and other various factors. Unfortunately, it's taken a lot longer than I thought and I have been stuck in Alabama for a week now, late to get back to work. Anyhow, should be done tomorrow so I'll let you guys know.

[cooljess76]

Well Chris, it'll be comforting to know that your engine is on a fresh rebuild and should last a long time. Glad to here you're making progress and I hope your move goes well. Let me know next time you make it out this way so we could hang. I gotta spare car you could borrow

[PettitWC]

yeah that's true. man i wish i was back out in cali now...

[PettitWC]

so apparently it's near impossible to find main bearings for an m44 because it's taken forever. Now the car won't be ready until at least monday when that's when i was supposed to be back at work. this sucks. sorry guys, just a little venting


oh, and here's a picture of her up on the flatbed (it's from the cell):