So today it was extremely rainy in the bay area and I was driving with a friend going about 35-45mph. I saw a puddle and really didnt think it was going to cause that big of a problem, but when i hit the "puddle" it was deeper than I thought and water shot up all over my hood and car. Next thing I know the car sputters and stalls. So i started it back up and i have horrible idle and a check engine light. I drive it to the nearest gas station and try to see if I can see any obvious damage. I couldnt really see any keep in mind its pooring rain. So i decided to drive it a little and maybe see if that would work but it didint. The car would sputtler a lot especially in low rpms. The check engine light would turn off and on too some times and other times it would just stay on. So as of now the car sits at my cousins house until it can get checked out. There is nothing I can do because now I have to back to college and let my dad deal with it, but whay do you guys think happened. O and the car wont really start anymore either. Opinions also if you guys have any more questions about what happened just ask ill be happy to give you my best descriptions.

 

probably fouled a plug, also open cap and check for moisture.

pull cel codes.

 

First disconnect the battery. Remove the distributor cap and plug wires, and disconnect connectors that may be wet. Used compressed air to dry these components. Remove the spark plugs and check for water in the cylinders. Also check for water in the hood fuse box.

 

I wish i could do this but its kinda out of my hands now because im 300 miles away from the car.

 

couldn't have been hydrolock, you wouldn't have been able to start it back up. Like other said, it's probably wet ignition components or fouled plug(s)

 

Agreed. I did the same thing with my Civic not too long ago. Aspirated some water into the block. Got the flashing CEL, which indicates a cylinder misfire.

Pull all the plugs and clean them. Open the dizzy and let it dry. Do everything RonJ says. pretty much.

I did something that wasn't very good for my engine: The Italian Tune. I drove in 2nd gear on I40 until I had forced most of the water out at 5000-6000 rpms. NOT RECOMMENDED IN THIS CASE.

 

yea thats was my guess, misfire in one of the cylinders. I made the mistake of trying to force the water out my reving it high as well and I hope i didnt screw things up more because it doesnt really start anymore. Hoping by replacing the dizzy and wires this problem will be solved. Thanks for the help!