Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Wagons Scion xB Scion xB Maintenance & Repair Scion xB Engine Problems
59 messages, Last post on Jul 16, 2009 at 6:55 AM
You are in the Scion xB Maintenance & Repair Forum. Your Host is kcram
I was wondering if any one else has had a Scion xb engine problem. I took my scion to a scin dealer and the told me i blew my engine because it hydro locked due to water enter the intake through a custom installed intake. When I took the engine to another mechanic, three of them, They told me that there was no way that water caused my engine to seize up and blow a rod. Has anyone else had this problem?
|
|
Did you drive in water with that custom intake? A couple of people on ScionLife hydrolocked their engines by driving through flood water or deep puddles. They both had cold air intakes located low behind the foglight. One person's engine kept running, but made a ticking sound, which was diagnosed as a bent valve. He must have just gotten a little bit of water in there. Usually a rod breaks as soon as the incompressible water gets into a cylinder.
|
|
|
Replying to: aatherton (Jul 01, 2006 6:16 am) |
|
|
Replying to: yoda8391 (Jul 01, 2006 7:47 pm) |
|
|
|
|
Replying to: yoda8391 (Jul 01, 2006 7:47 pm)
|
|
|
Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Jul 05, 2006 12:29 pm) I guess "blow" could mean either bend or break. But I think it would only happen to one rod and not progress to more than that. In a hydrolock, the engine stops instantly. The owner called it "seizing", but seizing is a completely different problem.
|
|
|
Replying to: aatherton (Jul 05, 2006 3:26 pm) |
|
|
Your auto insurance may cover the damage. Scion (Toyota) is not responsible to warranty the damage to your engine caused by modifications to air intake you made. Hydrolock due to stock or aftermarket intake is not limited to Scion, this is a known problem with many makes of vehicles when aftermarket intakes are added, and some stock vehicles with a low intake are known for this issue when drivers do not use reasonable caution and drive thru water. |
|
i think that there is something wronge with the head gasket on some xb's i just blew my motor this weekend and it was caused by a bent(twisted) piston rod bashing a hole in the side wall of my block. they took the oil pan down and said that it was because i was over reving it!!!! WTF?? this is a commuter car, i bought it as a commuter car, and i was commuting when it happened!! i had driven 30 miles at like 80MPH and then poof. Well if any of you have read about this in other forums that i cant seem to find let me know i need all the evidance i can gather for court. thanks agian!!!!!!!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: 04scizzy (Jul 08, 2006 10:07 pm) How are your service records?
|
|
You are here:
Forums
Wagons Scion xB Scion xB Maintenance & Repair Scion xB Engine Problems
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
2010 Scion xB
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
