Hey, I just joined the community and I'm hoping you guys could offer help and advice. My girlfriend has a 04 Mini Cooper and was driving the the torrential downpours we had in the northeast over Thanksgiving. Apparently, she hit a puddle she estimates was about a foot deep at the bottom of a hill. The car started to stall a little bit but was able to make it through the puddle and she kept driving about another 2-3 minutes to her friends house. As she pulled up, the car stalled out. The next time she tried to start it, it wouldn't start at all. Engine wouldn't turn over or really do anything at all. After reading these forums, I was fearing the worst. The car has been pampered from the beginning and only has 16,000 miles on it. I had it towed to a local mechanic and he said there is water in the motor and it needs to be replaced. Anyone know what my options are? I am fearing a new motor will cost upwards of 8-9k if I buy a new one from the Mini dealer. I'd prefer to not get rebuilt or salvaged or anything because we intentionally kept the miles down on her car so she could keep it a long time. Would something like this be covered under the Mini warranty? Or should I go through insurance, my policy says the comprehensive coverage covers water and flood damage so I'm hoping they would cover this. Should I admit fault or will it not matter? Any help would be hugely appreciated!! The holidays are off to a terrible start!!! :(

 

Nope.

Yep.

Be honest and tell your insurance company what happened, pay your deductible and get her fixed.

 

Or, instead of buying a MINI engine, drop something else into it!

I would do that in a heartbeat if I was in that situation.

-Cody

 

Duplicate threads? ...

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ad.php?t=85417

 

wow ..are the seals on these engines that bad?

 

Hydrolocking has nothing to do with the seals on an engine.

What it is....Water comes into the intake & fills the cylinders one or all. When the pistons come up on the next compression stroke...BANG...bent connecting rods. Dead engine.

 

i understand hydrolock (christ) but unless the car went thru a river ; how did water get in the intake?

 

From this post I took it that you didn't know what it was. Sorry if I some how offended you.

As for you latest question. I'll someone else splane it to you.