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Are you sure your car didn't engulf a bunch of water and then shut off? If it did, you might have to rebuild it or replace it. I don't know if there's a way to check to see if your car sucked in water or not.

oldskoolcaprice said:

I don't know if there's a way to check to see if your car sucked in water or not.

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Check the oil and Pull the spark plugs for ANY signs of water? If the car is turning over and running, the engine is not "HydroLocked". If any signs of water in the oil.....Change it NOW! Water in any of the cylinders, pul all the plugs out, pull the coil wire off and turn the engine over and clear the cylinders out.

I think there is a knock sensor mounted fairly low near the water pump. You could try putting some gas line antifreeze in with your gas just in case some got into the fuel system.

20$ says the optical sensor in the opti is gone.

the caps and rotor can dry but the sensor is done!!

buy one from no dubs. or buy a new opti.

thanks

O'Reilly Opti

If there's ANY advantage to an O'Reilly's Opti, it's that you can change it whenever you want. My newest is nearly back on now.

My gas was apparently VERY low, and now it has a fresh full tank of 93. (don't get me started on the odometer lighting circuit, or the expensive fuel level sender...)

I'll update the result of the new Opti shortly...

Thanks,

-KP

How deep was this water?

I don't know...

...2'?

I spoke with my transmission guy. I'm going to try to get it to him tomorrow...

wait so you solved the ignition issue with replacmnt of the opti right?

now you have a trasn issue?

Maybe...

I really don't know how bad the motor was/is. I was sure the Opti was going to be a rust-bucket like the last one I replaced. It was spotless, but the car seems to be idling better. I thought the stalling was going to be the Opti. Now, I'm guessing the Torque Converter solenoid is frozen or something. Plus, it appears to be slipping.

It's a frigging nightmare. I JUST got it running pretty good. When I left the house, it wasn't raining or I would have taken the truck. My truck can drive through a swimming pool. Although, replacing the passenger side o2 sensor solved my poor wet conditions performance.

kpeters59 said:

It shut off.

But...the engine oil looks fine. The transmission fluid looked sketchy, so I flushed it and replaced the filter.

I'm trying to figure out why the engine's running so poorly.

What sensors are low that might be causing that? The PCM is inside (right?), so I don't think it got wet.

I'm surprised how good the inside of the Opti looked...

Thanks,

-KP

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The PCM is NOT inside. It is under the air filter box behind driver headlight.

Where are you located? Maybe someone has a spare PCM you could test out.

Houston

I'm central in Houston.

Could the PCM cause the TCC lockup? If that's the problem. Silly question, I know...

-KP

Yes

Anythings possible at this point...

What is that?

Thanks,

-KP

I have no idea. That's why I have no idea if it could affect anything. It might just be some dumb sensor.

Lots of people here smarter than me that know though, I'm sure.

Did you flush the trans , or just drop the pan and change the filter and top off with 5 qts? If there was any water in the trans fluid, the trans is DONE , water in the fluid ruins the clutchplates, and if there wasn't any water and you had it flushed with a machine, its done also, NEVER flush a trans that has any large amount on miles on it.