water frozen in engine.
25 December 2010, 08:43 PM
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water frozen in engine.
hi all, earlier on this year i broke my wrx gearbox in my newage bugeye and decided to leave the car parked up while i used my workhorse. it was not that cold at the time and therefore i had not put any antifreeze in the car.
. you can guess what happened next. i went to start my car the other day and all the water pipes are frozen solid and water everywhere in the engine is frozen
. yes, i know i should have put anti-freeze in
but has anyone got an idea on how i could unfreeze the ice, i have done the radiator and the bottom and top radiator hose, but what about the ice in the engine.
any help appreciated.
cheers
. you can guess what happened next. i went to start my car the other day and all the water pipes are frozen solid and water everywhere in the engine is frozen. yes, i know i should have put anti-freeze in but has anyone got an idea on how i could unfreeze the ice, i have done the radiator and the bottom and top radiator hose, but what about the ice in the engine.any help appreciated.
cheers
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25 December 2010, 08:49 PM
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hi all, earlier on this year i broke my wrx gearbox in my newage bugeye and decided to leave the car parked up while i used my workhorse. it was not that cold at the time and therefore i had not put any antifreeze in the car.. you can guess what happened next. i went to start my car the other day and all the water pipes are frozen solid and water everywhere in the engine is frozen. yes, i know i should have put anti-freeze in but has anyone got an idea on how i could unfreeze the water, i have done the radiator and the bottom and top radiator hose, but what about the ice in the engine.
any help appreciated.
cheers
. you can guess what happened next. i went to start my car the other day and all the water pipes are frozen solid and water everywhere in the engine is frozen. yes, i know i should have put anti-freeze in but has anyone got an idea on how i could unfreeze the water, i have done the radiator and the bottom and top radiator hose, but what about the ice in the engine.any help appreciated.
cheers
let it thaw out naturally try defrost by pouring hot water on the engine could crack it.
25 December 2010, 08:50 PM
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obv youll realise you might have caused permanent damage,
take all hoses off, and run warm water through the hoses when they are off, as for the block and radiator, may just have to let it thaw out unless you can get the car inside a warm garage or something?
apart from that cap off header tank
trying to start the car may cause more damage, so wouldnt even bother with that
maybe someone else have better ideas?
take all hoses off, and run warm water through the hoses when they are off, as for the block and radiator, may just have to let it thaw out unless you can get the car inside a warm garage or something?
apart from that cap off header tank
trying to start the car may cause more damage, so wouldnt even bother with that
maybe someone else have better ideas?
25 December 2010, 08:52 PM
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obv youll realise you might have caused permanent damage,
take all hoses off, and run warm water through the hoses when they are off, as for the block and radiator, may just have to let it thaw out unless you can get the car inside a warm garage or something?
apart from that cap off header tank
trying to start the car may cause more damage, so wouldnt even bother with that
maybe someone else have better ideas?
take all hoses off, and run warm water through the hoses when they are off, as for the block and radiator, may just have to let it thaw out unless you can get the car inside a warm garage or something?
apart from that cap off header tank
trying to start the car may cause more damage, so wouldnt even bother with that
maybe someone else have better ideas?
25 December 2010, 08:53 PM
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you may have cracked the block anyway as water obviously expands when frozen.If you are lucky the block will be ok but as has already been said keep it in a warm place and let the engine thaw itself out then keep everything crossed
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25 December 2010, 08:56 PM
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Let the weather improve and allow it to thaw.....as we all know water cannot be compressed, but when you freeze it, it does take up more space than when liquid (freeze a bottle of beer and see what happens.....pop)....My advise....deforst it extreamly slowly....and dont start the engine!.....then should be fine, the water jacket on the lump (i woulda thought!!) will be strong enough to withstand the pressure we are talking about and of course the hoses have some wiggle room in terms of potential pressures.
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really anything could be damaged, radiator, hoses, block,water pump, really any part of the cooling system
but no point worrying until its thawed out, refilled and checked out properly.
it has been down to -14 here a few times, which would be likley to damge the engine, if left for decent lengths of time unfortunatley
but no point worrying until its thawed out, refilled and checked out properly.
it has been down to -14 here a few times, which would be likley to damge the engine, if left for decent lengths of time unfortunatley
25 December 2010, 09:06 PM
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Yeh i do agree anything is possible, however as the amount of water held in the water jacket of the lump is not substantial if it was me i would be thinking glass half full
....of course it may prove to be a less than superb idea to lay a car up without proper prep...sucks, feel for ya Tazz, Jef is right though could be anything (could be nothing), but dont worry until you need to...Thaw it...SLOWLY!!
....of course it may prove to be a less than superb idea to lay a car up without proper prep...sucks, feel for ya Tazz, Jef is right though could be anything (could be nothing), but dont worry until you need to...Thaw it...SLOWLY!!
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i had a motor thbat did this some time ago
i got a heater and put it under the engine. after a couple of hours the pipes defrosted
if it just froze then defrosted, should think to much damage has been done.
but as said, it not only stops water freezing, it also protect from corrosion
if the engine was turned when frozen id say check the water pump
i got a heater and put it under the engine. after a couple of hours the pipes defrosted
if it just froze then defrosted, should think to much damage has been done.
but as said, it not only stops water freezing, it also protect from corrosion
if the engine was turned when frozen id say check the water pump
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quick question.
There is a water in and out hard pipe on the engine, if i put water in the top one and there was no ice in the engine then would it come out the bottom one or does the engine have to be running for water to be circulating?
There is a water in and out hard pipe on the engine, if i put water in the top one and there was no ice in the engine then would it come out the bottom one or does the engine have to be running for water to be circulating?
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I'm not too familiar with the impreza engine yet...I've changed drop links and serviced it (oil change etc)
But do we have core plugs?
Just saw carpboys post...doh
But do we have core plugs?
Just saw carpboys post...doh
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