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Garylimey · Aug 4th, 2007, 01:34 PM

My car hydrolocked 2 weeks ago

, my insurance is covering a new short block and all installation costs. So I decided to use this as an opportunity to make some changes. I've bought a M7 Cosworth head and some other parts. The install should be complete early this week, I've then booked it in for dyno tuning at Lucky Dog Garage on the 14th. Results to follow

minipaul · Aug 4th, 2007, 05:52 PM

Hydrolock what is that ?

PaulMini...

MCO7PER S · Aug 4th, 2007, 06:30 PM

Water has entered the piston chambers, and as water is incompressable like air when the piston rises in the bore it cannot compress the water so someting has to give .
In most cases it is the conrods and pistons that are damaged and the valves .
It can also cause twisting of the main crankshaft due to the torque imparted by the flywheel trying to turn the engine but cannot because the pistons are locked . As you can see this is a destroyer of engines.
This happened to a person at work , on his golf R32 V6 during the recent wet spell he drove through some deep water and the engine sucked in water through the inlet manifold ..It cost him 5K for a new engine

AlexF2003 · Aug 6th, 2007, 01:59 PM

Hydraulic lock is another common term for it!

aid · Aug 6th, 2007, 02:22 PM

it is the big black cloud hanging over all owners esp R53 MCS and GP owners

AlexF2003 · Aug 6th, 2007, 07:18 PM

Not really!!!!

AprilWhine · Aug 6th, 2007, 07:51 PM

Gary, sorry for your loss.

But glad to see you're making the best of it.

Garylimey · Aug 6th, 2007, 08:48 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by AprilWhine (original)

Gary, sorry for your loss.

But glad to see you're making the best of it.

Thanks, but I miss driving my GP and today the dealer told me it may not be this week I get the car back.

CC07ERS · Aug 11th, 2007, 05:08 AM

How do you claim for this on your insurance this problem. I dont think we could do this over the pond.

Garylimey · Aug 11th, 2007, 09:35 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CC07ERS (original)

How do you claim for this on your insurance this problem. I dont think we could do this over the pond.

When the dealer told me that Mini does not cover this, they told me about the insurance covering it, apparently hydrolock is not uncommon, I was their 3rd case last month. State Farm is my insurance company, they were great about it, I had the check within a week of their inspection plus I get a allowance for a hire car.

Here are some pic's what hydrolock looks like

, inside and out. From the outside you would never know (except for trying to start it)

Martin F · Aug 11th, 2007, 10:06 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by CC07ERS (original)

How do you claim for this on your insurance this problem. I dont think we could do this over the pond.

My comprehensive cover with Norwich Union covers damage to the car and has no exclusion for damage caused by the engine ingesting water ( unless it was the consequence of an earthquake) so this would just be a normal claim. If it is not specifically excluded it will be covered under a comprehensive policy.

AlexF2003 · Aug 12th, 2007, 11:32 AM

Its very comon on MINIs - the air intake is low.

Hence in the Owners Manual it says do not drive through large puddles.

Alex

acidHL · Aug 12th, 2007, 12:23 PM

My insurance (Admiral) covered it for me with no questions asked.

Garylimey · Aug 20th, 2007, 11:40 PM

Finally got the GP back on the road

. The new engine is going to be dyno tuned tomorrow, I will post the results.

Aug 4th, 2007, 01:34 PM	#1
Garylimey MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Local Time: 12:48 AM Posts: 99 Offline	GP hydrolocked My car hydrolocked 2 weeks ago , my insurance is covering a new short block and all installation costs. So I decided to use this as an opportunity to make some changes. I've bought a M7 Cosworth head and some other parts. The install should be complete early this week, I've then booked it in for dyno tuning at Lucky Dog Garage on the 14th. Results to follow

Aug 4th, 2007, 05:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
minipaul MINI2 Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: aberdeen, portlethen Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 192 Offline	Gp hydrolocked ??????? Hydrolock what is that ? PaulMini...

Aug 4th, 2007, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
MCO7PER S I HATE SCAMS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Lincolnshire Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 146 Offline	Water has entered the piston chambers, and as water is incompressable like air when the piston rises in the bore it cannot compress the water so someting has to give . In most cases it is the conrods and pistons that are damaged and the valves . It can also cause twisting of the main crankshaft due to the torque imparted by the flywheel trying to turn the engine but cannot because the pistons are locked . As you can see this is a destroyer of engines. This happened to a person at work , on his golf R32 V6 during the recent wet spell he drove through some deep water and the engine sucked in water through the inlet manifold ..It cost him 5K for a new engine *If it aint broke don't fix it.*

Aug 6th, 2007, 01:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
AlexF2003 AFRacing My Classifieds Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newbury Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 257 Offline	Hydraulic lock is another common term for it! Alex F - AFRacing LTD

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Aug 6th, 2007, 07:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
AlexF2003 AFRacing My Classifieds Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newbury Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 257 Offline	Not really!!!! Alex F - AFRacing LTD

Aug 6th, 2007, 07:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
AprilWhine Loves the Fuzzy One Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gypsy Local Time: 09:48 PM Posts: 16,928 Offline	Gary, sorry for your loss. But glad to see you're making the best of it. Global Moderator

Aug 6th, 2007, 08:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
Garylimey MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Local Time: 12:48 AM Posts: 99 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by AprilWhine (original) Gary, sorry for your loss. But glad to see you're making the best of it. Thanks, but I miss driving my GP and today the dealer told me it may not be this week I get the car back.

Aug 11th, 2007, 05:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
CC07ERS TYPE R GT VTEC POWERED My Classifieds Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Type R GT Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 2,746 Offline	How do you claim for this on your insurance this problem. I dont think we could do this over the pond.

Aug 11th, 2007, 09:35 AM	#10 (permalink)
Garylimey MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Local Time: 12:48 AM Posts: 99 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CC07ERS (original) How do you claim for this on your insurance this problem. I dont think we could do this over the pond. When the dealer told me that Mini does not cover this, they told me about the insurance covering it, apparently hydrolock is not uncommon, I was their 3rd case last month. State Farm is my insurance company, they were great about it, I had the check within a week of their inspection plus I get a allowance for a hire car. Here are some pic's what hydrolock looks like , inside and out. From the outside you would never know (except for trying to start it)

Aug 11th, 2007, 10:06 AM	#11 (permalink)
Martin F Making it add up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sussex Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 634 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by CC07ERS (original) How do you claim for this on your insurance this problem. I dont think we could do this over the pond. My comprehensive cover with Norwich Union covers damage to the car and has no exclusion for damage caused by the engine ingesting water ( unless it was the consequence of an earthquake) so this would just be a normal claim. If it is not specifically excluded it will be covered under a comprehensive policy.

Aug 12th, 2007, 11:32 AM	#12 (permalink)
AlexF2003 AFRacing My Classifieds Join Date: May 2006 Location: Newbury Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 257 Offline	Its very comon on MINIs - the air intake is low. Hence in the Owners Manual it says do not drive through large puddles. Alex Alex F - AFRacing LTD

Aug 12th, 2007, 12:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
acidHL MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bromsgrove, UK Local Time: 05:48 AM Posts: 51 Offline	My insurance (Admiral) covered it for me with no questions asked.

Aug 20th, 2007, 11:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Garylimey MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: USA Local Time: 12:48 AM Posts: 99 Offline	Finally got the GP back on the road . The new engine is going to be dyno tuned tomorrow, I will post the results.

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