Potential Engine Damage Question.

"Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast." (twostrokesmoke) 07/13/2015 at 13:38 • Filed to: None

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So my friend has a 1994 Celica GT into which he swapped the engine with one from a 3rd generation 3SGTE turbo from a Japanese 1995 MR2 and he had the following problem.

“I was out the road scouting locations for my film. After a short bit of turbo my engine idled high. I looked for the problem but didn’t find it until I got home. One of my vacuum hoses had blown off the power steering pump and was dragging on the ground. Engine seems fine. Do you think sucking in a bit of muddy water did any damage?”

What’s your opinion, Oppo?

Car above is a random pic, not his actual car.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 13:40

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It’s probably fine. Dump the fluids and fill it back up.

TheHondaBro > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 13:41

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Uggghh this is a GT-Four. SO HAWT.

Trunk Impaired 318 > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 13:43

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Could possibly hydrolock

Takuro Spirit > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 13:43

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Wait a min... vacuum... power steering pump? Heh?

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 13:43

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it should be fine, the high idle is probably the disconnected vacuum line.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 07/13/2015 at 13:46

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It was. he was worried about the like having sucked in grit.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 13:56

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don’t think the vacuum is powerful enough to suck much in, a bit of water particles, maybe, but not a lot.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 07/13/2015 at 13:58

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He’s in Alaska, so the roads are not quite what we have down here.

DogonCrook > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 07/13/2015 at 14:58

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Shouldn’t be too bad but who knows what got sucked up. Water will actually decarb a dirty engine, I’ve done that on purpose. Bearings can handle a bit of grit. If the oil doesn’t have grit the rings are fine. A compression check will tell you if a valve isn’t seating. I doubt any of the water actually made it into the oil. So worst case scenario is rebuilding the heads.