lorell
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We went muddying with our 2019 Sahara fir the first time in Texas. We live in Utah and have put 35000 dry, rocky miles on our lifted Jeep. But one really fun day in the mud at the Northwest OHV park in Bridgeport TX may be the death if this engine.
On our way out of the mud, the first thing I noticed was loss of power going up a small hill which lead to the engine cutting off. It felt like a clogged air filter so I pulled it out. Sure enough wet and muddy on the bottom but clean looking on the top. Some water was visible further down the intake.
I replaced the filter with a new one I had with me. The car started so I drove to the front of the park to air up. The engine was hard to keep running so I had to goose the throttle a bit. We started getting codes from the ODB2 sensor that the camshaft position sensor was unhappy.
We drove it out of the park to go wash it off. I pressure washed under the hood avoiding getting too close to air intake or anything else of value.
About then the indicator for the alternator started telling us that the battery was not charging. Then we drive a few miles and the car overheated engine coolant was boiling.
I had to get it towed to a mechanic. It has been a few days and they are not done assessing. They have found no water in the oil. They have taken off the manifold and taken out the spark plugs and say they are finding water in there.
The engine didnāt lock up at any point.
Iām waiting for the mechanic to finish his assessment before I know the full extent of the damage.
Any tips on where to go from here? Best place to order a replacement engine if it comes to it? Any ideas on taking this as a chance to easily and affordable upgrade if the engine is blown?
Want to see the fun that we had? Watch the Bridgeport TX videos on rumble. Mine is the lifted Sahara with 35ā tires. Frankly I am surprised that so little water could do this amount of damage.
https://rumble.com/user/lorellhathcock
On our way out of the mud, the first thing I noticed was loss of power going up a small hill which lead to the engine cutting off. It felt like a clogged air filter so I pulled it out. Sure enough wet and muddy on the bottom but clean looking on the top. Some water was visible further down the intake.
I replaced the filter with a new one I had with me. The car started so I drove to the front of the park to air up. The engine was hard to keep running so I had to goose the throttle a bit. We started getting codes from the ODB2 sensor that the camshaft position sensor was unhappy.
We drove it out of the park to go wash it off. I pressure washed under the hood avoiding getting too close to air intake or anything else of value.
About then the indicator for the alternator started telling us that the battery was not charging. Then we drive a few miles and the car overheated engine coolant was boiling.
I had to get it towed to a mechanic. It has been a few days and they are not done assessing. They have found no water in the oil. They have taken off the manifold and taken out the spark plugs and say they are finding water in there.
The engine didnāt lock up at any point.
Iām waiting for the mechanic to finish his assessment before I know the full extent of the damage.
Any tips on where to go from here? Best place to order a replacement engine if it comes to it? Any ideas on taking this as a chance to easily and affordable upgrade if the engine is blown?
Want to see the fun that we had? Watch the Bridgeport TX videos on rumble. Mine is the lifted Sahara with 35ā tires. Frankly I am surprised that so little water could do this amount of damage.
https://rumble.com/user/lorellhathcock
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