Fix a flooded engine for FREE!!!!

Video explains it all!!!! Flooded engine from deep puddles or rain storms? Folded by oil or old gas? No matter what, the easy DIY hack will save you THOUSANDS of dollars. Easy at home remedy!!!

[@AutoBodyEverything]

So everyone watching,.. MAKE SURE that if you engine is flooded because you drove through deep water, MAKE SURE that you vacuum the water out ASAP!!!!! Don’t let it sit for more than 1 or 2 day because your engine will start to rust inside. Most engines are aluminum BUT the crank shaft and the cam shafts are made of steel and they will RUST! You can also dry your spark plugs and they will still work fine! Remember…. If it’s just water from a flood, take it HOME and suck out the water. IF YOU HAVE A V6 or V8 ENGINE, the spark plugs will NOT be on the top like you see here!, they will be down below and on the left and right sides of the engine where your exhaust manifold is! This will make it harder to remove the spark plugs and sticking a hose in there BUT THAT’S HOW THE MECHANICS WILL DO IT so trust the method! Even if you can’t stick the hose in from the sides, you can still remove all the spark plugs and crank your engine and let it push out water, anything helps…. NOTE: make sure you disable your fuel injectors so that you don’t flood the engine with gas while trying to evacuate the water!!!! Either by removing the fuse or relay to your fuel pump or pressing the gas pedal ALL THE WAY to the floor while cranking the engine…. There is a safety feature that turns off the fuel injectors if you floor the gas while cranking the engine for safety purposes. Good luck!

[@ksnag6489]

Hold my beer for me while I use an electric vacuum cleaner to suck up gasoline!

[@AutoBodyEverything]

…. 🤣 Sure sounds like a King of The Hill episode🍻🥩

[@thatgirlpilotcar4457]

Just sucked up a bunch of water into my intake. 2019 dodge grand Caravan. Gonna give this a try!

[@AutoBodyEverything]

I really hope it worked out for you! Sorry I’ve been away but if you got any questions or need help figuring something out lmk.🙏😎

[@hydrowatcher]

Nice video, thanks for posting.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

… thanks! Please excuse the language, it’s just real life situations catching me off guard. Never planned to do this video but these things happen to people in real life so I took advantage of the opportunity.

[@thurtythree9668]

im totally doing this! thank you for this very useful tip.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Your very welcome, excuse my language 😏 in the vid.. I’m so shocked to see how well this video is doing, as it was unexpected and unplanned.. but I guess that’s the type of real life situations ppl need help in the most. Most my vids are educational but, I guess the real value is the type of situations ppl face on a daily.🙏🫵 thank you for approving of my vid😁😁

[@marksierra6066]

bro thank u so much, just went through 2024 monsoon season a few weeks ago over by Dania, fl and my e36 been acting funny. def trying this along with disconnecting fuel and cranking it

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@marksierra6066 …. I’m in Biscayne park so I know how it is. Every time rain comes, this video blows up again. It’s never going to stop getting views lol🙏 but I’m so glad this has been so useful because MOST videos we put effort into just don’t blow up like that but then when it’s a real life situation as imperfect as it is, ppl can relate. I wouldn’t say changing the oil is a must unless you see moisture in the oil or discoloration, or if too much time has passed. TIP: if you’re going to rotate the engine after vacuuming out water, I’m imagining it’s to push out residual water? My thoughts are the water that was or might still be present is not a good lubrication for piston ring to wall friction so if you left your gas on, you’ll have some type of lubrication/protection but then that might cause a difficult start condition. Your inline 6 will have all the spark plugs on one side of the block … if you can manage to vacuum out water, you might be able to spray ENGINE STARTER in the cylinders. Even if you MUST crank the engine to extract the water because of such tight spaces in the engine bay, that’s fine bcs water will come out easier than if the spark plug holes were on the top, water will have to fight gravity. But my point is if you spray engine starter into the cylinders AFTER pulling water, you can dry and install the plugs and the solution will help assure the engine cranks up right away and it’s safe for the rest of the water to come out as steam. Idk if you’re actually driving the bmw right now but if it swallowed water in the past but is driving now, it should def have new oil and should get a tuneup.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@marksierra6066 …. And, if it’s been sitting with water since it suckered up water, oof… just be sure the engine rotates bcs things rust and can lock up the engine. It only took a couple days for my 3 series to seize up and it was just an internal coolant leak. Car went bye bye.

[@alfonsoternera9934]

Awesome video it helps alot 👍🏻 😀....just the language kids can be listening 🙏🙏respect 🙏

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@alfonsoternera9934 ….. I know I really need to work on that. My rc channel is PG13 but it’s hard not to when it’s work but I know I need to. Thanks😁

[@therealayygee1748]

I think mine flooded as well I'm going to try this

[@dbaider9467]

The label on the carton says it all - "Nice"

[@AutoBodyEverything]

😄… I’ll have to go back and see that.

[@crazyjoe1952]

I did the same but I used a 6 inched PVC pipe caped at both ends one luse to drain out do to the vacuum will collapse the jug and it took all the water and gas plus oil out Fast

[@AutoBodyEverything]

That’s what’s up 💪💪… this lady asked me to simply replace the radiator and that’s what I thought I was getting into lol… next I know the car is not starting because it’s flooded because of a bad head gasket and I only charge for replacing the radiator and now I’m like scrapping around looking for a way to get this car running to give it back to her before things get any worse lol, you know how it is.

[@777Reek.]

Best video on the net

[@davidfreeburn8592]

Why dont you just take the spark plugs out and crank the engine😂😂😂 everything in the cyclinder will fly out

[@AutoBodyEverything]

No it will not.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

I pulled out over a court of water between all four cylinders. You keep running those pistons up and down even without spark plugs, the piston is going to push water up through the exhaust valves and you’re going to introduce water into the valve train and you’re also basically wet sanding the piston rings up against the cylinder walls without lubrication and I’m not going to sit here and explain all the damages that I can do. Very bad advice.

[@madmachanicest9955]

That's not going to work if the starter can turn the engine over. trust me I know.

[@JF-sv7qo]

I messed up an engine after freeing it up manually turning it. After vacuuming out all the water out the heads through the spark plug ports. I did not pull injector fuse out nor spray lube in ports. And my buddy cranked it turning the ignition. It still spit water out run for a bit then got stuck again. The damn dirty water residual messed up the head.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@JF-sv7qo…. Even if coolant passes through a gasket and ends up in the piston chamber, it can still cause rust and dilute the oil and it’s the friction that locks up the engine. If there was a wet air filter still in place, water will keep getting sucked into the chambers. If the engine needed to be freed up by hand manually, then it’s almost too late as the water sat too long and fell into the oil pan as it seeped passed the piston rings.

[@rinusworldzm]

Hey, great video. I'm still in the process of watching you drain it out. I'm heavily considering buying a vehicle that was fully submerged in fresh water. Whats the worst damage that could happen to an engine like that? The car in question is a Toyota Hiace.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

…. Hey how are you.., so fresh water or not, some engine parts are aluminum or alloy and aren’t effected by the water that has come in the engine and “hopefully” right back out within 12 hrs. Now there are many moving parts that are steel like cam shafts and valves and piston rods and bearings and the crank shaft. These will stray to rust in 12 - 24 hrs and within a week, the engine will be seized frozen by rust preventing the steel moving parts to rotate freely. Secondly, if half the car was submerged, all of the nuts and bolts underneath that did not have enough grease will start to rust and suspension parts will make noises and the shocks will squeak when they go up and down. Rubber grommets dry rot and the interior nuts and bolts will also rust like the bolts that hold the car seats to the floor. The carpet will have a funky smell for ever because mold forms due to the cold wet dark conditions inside the thick carpeting. They would have to strip the interior and let it sit under the sun for two hot days to dry out the water and kill Bacteria. If the water was removed from unit engine within one day and there’s no water in the oil, then your ok,

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Also….. never buy a water damage car! If anything, it SHOULD HAVE A SALVAGED TITLE! If it does not, that’s only good for the seller as the car will have a “clean title” but the car is “not clean” lol Just make sure the title is CLEAN and that the sale does NOT say AS IS because that means you cannot get your money back if you try to pursue them in court for something unknown. 👉just don’t buy it.. unless you REALLLLY want it and you have someone who can help you inspect the car. IF YOU WANT, you can video it yourself and post the video and share the link in this comment so I can see the video and help you any way I can.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Hey you want to check out my new channel??👉kzbin.info/door/kVnTKTVloRMmxzMZHQMuFA One hand washes the other! I always reply in both channels but I spend more time on TOYS FOR BOYS RC. If I don’t respond fast enough on autobody everything you can always comment in my new channel because I always answer everybody’s questions! 💪🫵

[@Saul-ps9fu]

Thanks for this video its very useful.i have a cuestion what happen if for economical reason i put water instead of coolant into my radiator? I assume rust will be in there if so how i clean it?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@Saul-ps9fu ….. hi and thank you. My pleasure to answer. So water inside the cooling system comes in contact with MOSTLY aluminum, except for maybe the metal thermostat and the Impeller on the water pump so it’s not that much of a rust thing but there’s another problem.. Because the chassis of the vehicle is an active ground to the positive, the water will also experience voltage passing through it and that’s called electrolysis. I’ve never myself flushed a cooling system but that’s what it’s called. Idk if the same flush fixes electrolysis damage but you can look into what radiator flushes there are and ALSO take in consideration about the electrolysis and see if there are different types of flushes. I’ll be better if you want to come back with other info.

[@porschastokes7990]

Drove through water 3 days ago, car never stalled or shut off but got home, parked and the next day wouldnt start. Removed the spark plugs and cranked it nothing. The air filters are dry and didnt see water in the oil. What else can i try. 2016 hyundai tucson

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@porschastokes7990 ….ok ima stay up to answer this.. take the air filter ave smack it hard against the wall to see if ANY water comes off it. The car can still turn on without a filter but only “if you had to test something”… just be sure all the filter components are reassembled again for the test.! Water in oil requires gobs of water into air intake in order to HYDRO-LOCK the cylinder and those cases would be a total loss if it does not get treated with 12-24 hrs where steel parts will rust and seize. But you made it home so that’s a good thing. As long as the engine has reached and is at operating temperatures of about 190-200°f. So any condensation remaining from steam that did NOT make it out of the exhaust is prone to wet spark plugs which cannot spark and arc if it’s wet. It will short itself on the spot. So pull out 1 plug and hit it with compressed are to see if ANY moisture or dampness appears. You can also buy a can of “Starter fluid” from an auto store… it’s in a can and has pressure to blast out water and debris. It ALSO is combustible, more than fuel, so after cleaning and drying your spark plugs, zap a sprits of this into each spark plug hole and be sure in goes into it and into the piston chamber. With these two steps, it is great conditions for both a clean spark and the starter fluid to AGGREGATE there will be spark and a combustion waiting to happen. Tell me what year make and model…. These details can change a few things but I’m here. You can also chat with me on my Instagram. Same as this Chanel name.

[@xXxDuckingAllDaMoms33]

This was a useful video lol

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Glad it was helpful!

[@dicksonlumpa598]

That's a long process, it's just to remove the plugs and crank it and the problem is gone.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

If a customer is paying for services they expect the mechanic to do what they can’t.

[@budgetingstrategies6240]

Thanks bro

[@Fgendo]

So where was the end of the vacuum? On the bottle?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

… the vacuum hose goes to the top of the milk jug, puncture a hole a few inches from the bottom of the milk jug and tape the clear rubber hose to it. That way the water stays at the bottom of the jug and not directly into the vacuum even though it is a wet vac. I used a small tube taped to the end of the clear rubber hose because it’s easier to locate the water inside the piston cylinder… without a container to collect the water, you won’t have any clue if your pulling water or not and you won’t know when you’re done.

[@jeffcoleman7859]

JUST CRANK THE MOTOR AFTER REMOVING THE PLUGS IT PUSHES THE WATER OUT THE PLUG HOLES BEEN DOING IT THIS WAY FOR YEARS YOUR WAY WORKS BUT MAKES A SIMPLE JOB COMPLICATED

[@D3Void952]

If I do this do I have to take out my fuel injector fuse out ? Or no?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@D3Void952 .. no

[@AutoBodyEverything]

@@jeffcoleman7859 …. I can see your comment just fine without the caps but if you have read the comments here on this video you’d know it’s already been said many times and I’ve explained multiple reasons supporting the method so I’m not going to keep repeating the same thing.

[@DakodaS246]

Would this help me get the sediment particles out of my engine? Or would they still fall to the bottom like they do in the gas tank?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

If it came in with rain water then it will yes because it’s not like carbon deposited. If it’s debris from an outside source yes it will come right out. But if your engine has engine coolant in the piston chambers then you have a bad head gasket. Removing water will help allow the car to start, but if the head gasket is compromised, then coolant will keep entering the piston chamber untill the engine is fixed. If you want to remove carbon deposits, there are sprays and additives you can use to slowly remove carbon deposits over time. Some people say that water and or ethanol injections help do a very good job of steam cleaning the engine internal parts very well! It does it best at high rpm with the engine fully warmed up. They inject the water and or ethanol into the throttle body. Sometimes they are also hole inlets on the air intake manifold.

[@therealayygee1748]

Did the engine start after?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Yes it started RIGHT UP!!!! Better than before bcs the whole situation actually cleaned out the cylinders. When it ran it created steam from what ever moisture was there and it steam cleaned the cylinder walls and exhaust valves.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Once the engine is ruining again, spray sea foam into the throttle body as it’s running to help restore lubrication into the mating surfaces again bcs water isn’t good for lubrication so try to have it at hand when you go to do the job. You’ll need someone to help keep the RPM at 2000 while you spray the sea foam. Avoid spraying the maf sensor. Once the car is running, you’ll pop off the air intake from the throttle body and your friend will slightly rev it and keep it at 2000rpm so it does not stall. When you spray sea foam the rpm might want to stall so your friend will give it a little gas so it stays running while you spray sea foam. Option #2 to spray sea foam is… after you were able to get the engine running again, pull out the plugs and spray sea foam into the cylinders (a good amount) and reinstall the spark plugs and crank the engine. It’ll stumble at first so just hold the key down and let it crank and crank untill it’s running on its own and all the white smoke will come out the exhaust. It’s normal.., it’ll be excess water and carbon deposits that the sea foam will be dissolving. Just remember to dry off your spark plugs with an air compressor or how ever you can after vacuuming out the water at the beginning and always be sure your spark plugs are dry.

[@therealayygee1748]

Worked for me

[@WeLoveKarma615]

Hello before you get to this part is their any parts that need to be removed? My engine on my 2011 Nissan is flooded & i wanna try this

[@AutoBodyEverything]

You remove the spark plugs and suck the water out from there. There’s not much to remove to get to that point.

[@soniarican6275]

Where can I buy that exact type of hose and red straw from ?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

The clear hose? And red straw? It’s a normal straw.. you can also use a plastic pen just take it apart, mine was a straw from a fast food drive through. As long as the straw you choose it long enough, you can tape two of them together if needed just shove it into one another…., the clear hose, you can find at autozone or advanced auto parts. It’s a clear hose that is used to either “syphon gas” or pump gear lube into stickshift transmissions. You can always find it on Amazon, infact give me a moment and I’ll post the link for the hose on Amazon for you, hold on.

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Here’s the clear hose! DERPIPE Clear Vinyl Tubing - 3/8" ID 1/2" OD PVC Tube Food Grade Flexible Plastic Pipe Hose for Homebrewing, Siphon Pump 3 Meters(10ft) Length www.amazon.com/dp/B097Y2G9R4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2MMQ2Q7TQKHFKCHXG122?psc=1

[@AutoBodyEverything]

And a long durable metal straw. VEHHE Metal Straws Stainless Steel Straws Drinking Straws Reusable - 10.5" Ultra Long 4 + 1 - W/Cleaning Brush for 20/30 Oz for Yeti RTIC SIC Ozark Trail Tumblers (2 Straight|2 Bent|1 Brush) www.amazon.com/dp/B07CZW9V7W/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9BJMR09RVJF91DXYJCQ6

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Hey guys you want to see my NEW RC Cheannel! youtube.com/@toysforboysrc

[@boredkid1235]

Why do I have to drain the oil before doing this?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

You don’t have to do it BEFORE you vacuum the water, you can do everything with the same oil and once you’re done and the car runs, you can replace the oil and oil filter. I was just kinda in a rush in the video. In some cases, the water WILL end up in the oil pan because water does not ignite, so when the piston goes up to compress the air, the water gets forced down passed the piston rings and falls to the oil pan because water does not compress like air does and the water CANNOT evacuate the engine until the exhaust valves open up when the piston changes direction and goes back up. You can tell if you have water in your oil by looking at the dip stick and notice if you have any oil separation or condensation. It is raining like CRAZZZZY right now in south Florida, actually all of Florida and there are cars broken down left and right. We are in like 3 feet of water. Good luck with your situation, I’m here if you have more questions.

[@boredkid1235]

@AutoBodyEverything Yeah I'm in Sarasota and my car broke down in the flood last night, that's why I'm here. I gave up on trying to fix it myself and had it towed to a shop, they're gonna get back to me tomorrow. Ngl it might be totaled I tried to start it a few times after it stalled and the check engine light came on

[@nicolasbustos9686]

thats a lot of gas inside the cylinder

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Head gasket failure from overheating so many times. It’s mostly radiator coolant and fuel from the fuel injectors during all the failed attempts to start bcs they didn’t know.

[@nicholasreynolds6609]

Can't you just use Clear Flood Mode?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

… not sure I’m following unless it’s a joke 🤔,but it’s not an ecu problem or check engine light.., but actual fluids in the position chambers that made its way from the radiator fluid passage ways, past the head gasket, and into the piston cylinders aka combustion chambers. This happens because the distance between the radiator fluid passage ways and combustion chambers are very close together by just millimeters apart and it’s the head gasket’s job to keep everything sealed.. So when a car engine overheats again and again and reaches too high of temperatures too many times over, the engine block and heads will warp and the only thing keeping things held together is the head gasket. So all it takes is a small portion of the head gasket to fail. This causes oils to go where it should not be, and allows radiator coolant to go into places it never should. So when coolant or water seeps into the piston cylinders, it comes out the exhaust as white smoke because the coolant “or water” gets mixed with the gasoline as it ignites and comes out as steam like a steam engine. That’s what had happened to this car and owner knew nothing about cars. In the event your engine is perfectly healthy but you accidentally drive through deep water due to rain floods, your car will stall due to water in the engine just like this car… EXCEPT, the water can be vacuumed out and you’re car will return back to normal. I would only suggest doing an oil change because some amount of water will make its way past the pistons and into the oil pan which is NOT a good thing but if you remove the spark plugs so that you can vacuum out the water from the engine and change the oil, your car will be fine and you’ll save thousands.

[@keepinit1hunnid448]

Why not just pull the plugs and crank the engine like most mechanics like myself

[@AutoBodyEverything]

It’s been asked in the comments a few times and I’ve responded with reasons. Not every car is going to start right up and other ppls cars may not run as reliable so when those clearances for piston rings and seals are larger than what try should be due to high mileage, you’ll just create a situation where water will fall past the piston rings and down into the oil pan. Water will get in between the valve stem seal and cause friction and loss of lubrication. Water gets in the cam shafts, your going to have rust within 24 hours. Water is not easy to remove from oil. It will also cause the piston rings to wetsand against the cylinder walls and cause the factory honing to ware out prematurely. Mechanics to what they need to do in order to keep business lucrative and meat deadlines, but when private owners seek for answers on KZbin because they want to do things then selfs, they don’t mind putting in the extra work because it gives them satisfaction and a piece of mind.

[@roberth9188]

Is there no fucking sound to this?

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Yes there is full audio., everything has audio. Please double check your settings, Thank you for taking the time to view the videos and I hope the problem is resolved. if you have any questions after the fact your more than welcome to ask anything.

[@samypro13]

This isn't helpful

[@AutoBodyEverything]

… sorry this video was not the video to help solve your problem or questions. The frustration in my video shows that this video was not planned and I took time out from the job to make content for others who face this same type of problem and give them a solution using nothing but house hold materials. This video might not be fancy but it’s a perfect example of real life situations. Apologies for the mood in the video but that’s how reality is. Hope you found your answer one way or another. God bless.

[@nakedguywalkingonstreet1434]

Does this mean headgasket is bad

[@AutoBodyEverything]

Sorry for the delay but to best answer your question, this vehicle in this video “appears” to have a failing head gasket because there had not been any floods during the time of inspection. We do get floods in Florida and cars do suck in water through the air intake but if the driver is lucky, the air filter will be soaking wet from the water and will stall the engine because it cannot pull air easily so it stalls. So whether the water were to end up in the combustion chamber either by driving through deep water or from a failed head gasket which is usually caused by engine over heating, the wet vacuum process will suck the water out like demonstrated. Last tip… if the head gasket is bad and is allowing coolant to accidentally pass into the piston / combustion cylinder, the car will still run but it will blow white smoke bcs it will be steam from the water being present. The only thing that will stop the engine from starting when cranking the engine is if there is little to NO water diluting the gas and wetting the spark plug. For it record….. this car in the video continued to run until about a month ago. The gasket completely degraded where it was once a small break and eventually ended up letting so much water in that just simply cranking the engine would let so much water in before the fuel having a chance to spark. I apologize for my profanity in my videos, it’s just that its the way most technicians let out steam when dealing with aggression.