Swamped 2008 RXP Bad! What needs done.

[fltrsei97]

We had a bad day at the lake yesterday and the engine compartment got completely swamped. How do I drain all of the water?

1) Engine; I assume if I suck all the oil and water out of the engine and change the filter I will get 99% of this water.

2) Intake; How do I get all of the water out of the intake system?

3) Seat; The seat weighs a ton! How do you dry the seat out?

The engine was hydro-locked, so I pulled the plugs and pumped the water out of the cylinders.

Thanks for your input.

 

[mattydipps]

Open the drain plugs with the ski on the trailer and get the water out if there ASAP.. If you can get the motor to start make sure you start it assp.. Get it running and take it for a run on the water for at least 39 minutes

 

[fltrsei97]

I've got to get the water out of the intake system before it will ever start.

 

[mattydipps]

If you have water in the intake then take the intake off and empty the water out of the intake... When your dealing with water in the engine time is of the essence and you need to get that motor hot and dried before it really does some damage and the ski is a total loss... Last thing to want is a rusted cyl wall.. Take the intake off.. Dry it up and get that motor running ASAP

 

[fltrsei97]

What about the intake hoses will they have water in them or will they drain?

 

[mattydipps]

What about the intake hoses will they have water in them or will they drain?

Stock intake? I think stock intake will be water tight but I'm not 100% on that how much water was inside the hull? Usually the whole rear fills up before it makes its way to the front

 

[fltrsei97]

The entire engine compartment was full, 100%

 

[Coastiejoe]

Time is your enemy.

Getting the engine running and up to temperature is crucial. This needs to be done on the water as the engine needs Tim pretty well for 30 minutes. On a hose is not a good substitute.

Seat-get it off, put a fan on it so it blows across it. It will dry it out very well. Moving air is the trick.

Once you do get it running, I would out a fan over the engine compartment to dry out all the nooks and crannies.

Open the electrical boxes and get the water out. Remove the wires, sand the ends, reinstall using dielectric grease.

 

[fltrsei97]

Thanks! It's very warm here today and very dry. I'll add a fan to the seat and the engine compartment. I've got the oil out of it. I'll put oil back in it tonight. Should have it running tomorrow. So far the electrical connections have been dry. Once the intake system is dry I'll fire.

 

[KK40384]

Just a heads up you may have to do a few oil changes before you get all the water out of it. Also if it was running when it hydro locked there may be engine damage and supercharger damage possible.

 

[Michael211_2000]

You pulled the intake manifold off and out to drain it, correct? That thing holds like a full quart or two of water, and it will not drain out by itself you have to stand it on-end pouring it out. The OEM air lines won't hold any significant amount of water, just droplets which will dry out quickly and pose no threat.

You are using an oil suction pump I presume to get the engine oil and water out? You have to suck out all you can, then remove the suction tube from the dipstick tube and WOT crank it 20 seconds or so then put the suction tube back in and suck more oil out... the WOT cranking moves oil/water from the PTO housing and other areas of the enigne back into the main engine case. Repeat 3 or 4 times until you can't suck any more out. Note: WOT disables the engine's ignition system while cranking so it will not can not start by design! REMOVE that oil suction tube before cranking the pistons and crankshaft can catch the flexible line if you leave it in!

If once you get it started you hear any strange mechanical noises go ahead and shut it down cause you bent something inside when it locked.

How did it sink btw?

I'm a big fan of installing an automatic electric bilge pump in these things (like 600 gph or greater!) because they buy you time to get it to shore and on a trailer or lift or beach it AND it lets you know you're taking on water (when it starts pumping water out the discharge fitting, generally installed under the rear grab handle). Mine's wired directly to the battery (with a fuse) so it's in Auto-On mode full time no matter what, with a manual-on rocker switch in the glove box. Great peace of mind I tell you, well worth the afternoon it took to install!

- Michael

 

[trapperjack1]

don't mean to brake your balls but I just had the same thing happen to me
and I don't see how you could have escaped the biggest problem of all
water going through your supper charger and eating the fins all to hell
as it did on mine,
just ordered a 531.00 x- compressor wheel,
I pulled my motor up high enough to pull the bottom plug and some gas
down the oil fill tube for a flush then new oil and a short run on land
get the intake off and drain it and yes your intake system as well,
blow your cylinders out with a compressor with a small hose on it to get inside,
my local shop said then leave it on the trailer put it in the water pull the dip stick
and do what's called a boil off let the steam come out the dip stick hole until
oil looks like oil again.

 

[KK40384]

Nope I mentioned the SC just above. I was thinking of your situation actually.

 

[AircraftDoc]

We had a bad day at the lake yesterday and the engine compartment got completely swamped. How do I drain all of the water?

1) Engine; I assume if I suck all the oil and water out of the engine and change the filter I will get 99% of this water.

2) Intake; How do I get all of the water out of the intake system?

3) Seat; The seat weighs a ton! How do you dry the seat out?

The engine was hydro-locked, so I pulled the plugs and pumped the water out of the cylinders.

Thanks for your input.

Agree, with Above post, but check the oil. If it milky, then you must change it. If there is going to be some time before you get it running, then spray seadoo corrosion protection/LPS3 or WD40 in the cylinders and crank two turns - like the owners manual states.