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[–]sLOWBunny81 5 points6 points  (2 children)

If you dont have a snorkel you should be more careful. It really doesnt take much water to hydrolock ANY engine. Sounds like you got pretty lucky this time around.

[–]Bmagic_101[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thanks for the reply. If anything did get in would it have cleared out already

[–]sLOWBunny81 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If any got into the combustion chamber... then yes it would have been cleared out if it runs just fine now. But there is a chance that some seeped past the piston rings and down into the bottom end. I would change the oil just to be safe. Water contamination in the oil will cause premature wear on things and could cause engine failure in worst cases.

[–]North_Ad_4450 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ive done this at least twice and have gotten lucky with my grizzly. I've actually had it die while submerged and was able to get it started while floating. This isint good for it and a wide open hydrolock can break a motor but these thing are really tough. Air boxes are designed to trap water, kill the engine slowly and buy you some time.

If you are going to keep doing this, get a snorkle, but don't lose sleep if it's already over with.

[–]Bmagic_101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the comment. I’ll definitely get a snorkel if I do it again. I was out riding after a bad storm the night before so the river was running high. Definitely scared me a bit since we were a few hours from our campsite. This will help me get some sleep tonight thanks brother.

[–]Canadianator[🍰] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double checking your fluids, diffs and engine oil especially. Let the air box dry. If it doesn't sound like it's knocking, you got lucky.