Freeing a stuck engine
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==Taking a look at the engine== | ==Taking a look at the engine== | ||
| − | Start by removing the air cleaner. While removing the air cleaner, check for | + | Start by removing the air cleaner. While removing the air cleaner, check for moisture or water puddles in the oil bath. The reason that you are looking for moisture is to determine how much water could be within the engine. If snow has blown into the engine compartment, it will melt and puddle out inside the air cleaner, intake manifold, lifter valley, etc, but not necessarily make its way deep into the engine. If the engine has been flooded by means of overland flooding and rising water, then you could also have an accumulation of silt and dirt within the engine. Dirt and water within the engine is the worst kind of engine lock that you can experience. |
Pull the dipstick and check for water in the engine oil. If you find water in the oil, try and determine how much there is. Wipe off the dipstick, attach a pool tester strip to the stick with masking tape and carefully dip the stick in. Note: Pool tester strips can usually be found at pool and spa outlets for about a dollar for 50 strips. The different colored bands will help you to measure how much water is in the oil pan, and if it's clean or dirty. | Pull the dipstick and check for water in the engine oil. If you find water in the oil, try and determine how much there is. Wipe off the dipstick, attach a pool tester strip to the stick with masking tape and carefully dip the stick in. Note: Pool tester strips can usually be found at pool and spa outlets for about a dollar for 50 strips. The different colored bands will help you to measure how much water is in the oil pan, and if it's clean or dirty. | ||
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