ok, so i got into a wreck, as usual. i went through a median that was full of water and slammed into a pontiac aztec. here's the deal, i picked up water through my intake, don't know how much, and i dented my exhaust, right at the bend below the o2 sensor. naturally the car choked out. i kept her running and pushed most of the water through the engine (bad smoke), and changed the oil asap to get the water out of the pan. now i only get about 250 miles to the TANK when i used to get 400+. idle sux too, she wants to die on me. i intstalled a catch can between the int. man. and the valve cover to catch and water/oil that was left in the head. but now i'm out of ideas. can someone PLEASE help me out on this?

I would start with a compression test to make sure you didn't suck in enough water to do damage. And go from there.

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Yeah, check your compression.. ya might have bent a rod or damaged a ring or valve.. and a compression test will tell ya if that happened.

haven't gotten to do the compression check yet, but i was looking down into the plug wells and wouldn't you know there's oil in #1. what does that mean? plug gaskets? or head?

thanks

oil in the plug well with teh plug still in? that's a common problem with eclipse's.. and isn't anything too serious.. it wouldn't have anything to do with your accident and water thing. Just meanst the spark plug well gaskets (atleast one) is leaking, happens alot.

i appricitate that! i was getting kinda worried, gonna do the compression check tomarrow. let ya know how it goes. thanks man

hopefully the conversation we are having right now will help out or let ya know how to fix the problem.. hehe.

Where does one go for a compression test? And how much does it cost?

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Mark
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go to any autoparts store and get a compression tester (make sure it'll fit your car) and do the test yourself. It's pretty easy.

well "riced eclipse", now your gonna have a whole lot of cooked rice, j/k, do what everyone else says, i couldnt hold myself back, hehe. sorry bout the luck bro.

well, didn't do the comp. test yet, but replaced the o2 sensor, and doesn't smell as rich as it did. dyk, that the damn thing costs $130? my nissan only cost $60, installed, by satan! i'm feeling a little used right now. but will do the comp. test later, maybe (it's raining). thanks guys.

damn dude, you really got assraped on the o2 sensor.

satan's parts should only be bought if you have to do so... you could have got the o2 sensor from nopi for 40 bucks and installed it in 15 minutes...for future reference.

there is no nopi in bfe texas. autozone doesn't carry them here. the only place that does, is advance a.k.a. sears. so what do you expect on a sunday? and, i had to drive 45 miles to their wherhouse to get the s.o.b. the worst part is it's not an oem. its a universal, that i had to splice in. i need a new car. $45k and it runs like shit and looks like shit, again

How about a new motor, body kit, and temporary PJ thats should solve all your problems as far as looks and performance go.

i've got the body kit, shaved and all with all the rice to go with it, except for those silly wings. got mine shaved like an nsx. looks really good.