For as long as I've been working on vehicles(ShadeTree), I have only heard the term "hydrolocked" but, I don't know if I have ever had a hydrolocked engine. This is the reason that Im asking... Car is an 06 Mazda3 w/2.0 auto tranny
My daughter, who lives and works out of town, came home to visit this past weekend. Each time she come home to visit, I look over her car and check out things as she uses her car for work. Last time she visited, I changed the oil/filter and this time I gave it a good bath and vacuum cleaning.
After washing her car the other day(Saturday), I started the engine quickly and shut it down as I heard the phone ringing. I usually take the car for a quick ride(maybe get gas) and then return home. This time I shut off the engine almost as soon as I started it(ran for < 5 sec). I never restarted her engine as my phone call was rather lengthy.
In the late morning(Sunday) as my daughter's car was loaded and she was ready to drive back to her home, the engine wouldn't start. The starter was turning slowly but continuously. Sounded like the engine had some drag on it. She tried starting the engine a couple of more times and I had asked her to stop! We waited a couple of minutes and I myself tried to start the engine and, as the engine turned slowly, it sounded like it wanted to catch and it did finaly.
Started, and now ran fine like nothing was ever wrong. I took the car for gas and returned back home, all the while everything was normal! I shut off the car in the driveway for about 10 minutes and my daughter got in and started the engine like normal. She returned to her home without issue. She'll see this morning(Monday) if the engine starts with out issue. My question is; does this sound like the engine was "hydrolocked"? Any other questions you guys may have, please ask!
My daughter, who lives and works out of town, came home to visit this past weekend. Each time she come home to visit, I look over her car and check out things as she uses her car for work. Last time she visited, I changed the oil/filter and this time I gave it a good bath and vacuum cleaning.
After washing her car the other day(Saturday), I started the engine quickly and shut it down as I heard the phone ringing. I usually take the car for a quick ride(maybe get gas) and then return home. This time I shut off the engine almost as soon as I started it(ran for < 5 sec). I never restarted her engine as my phone call was rather lengthy.
In the late morning(Sunday) as my daughter's car was loaded and she was ready to drive back to her home, the engine wouldn't start. The starter was turning slowly but continuously. Sounded like the engine had some drag on it. She tried starting the engine a couple of more times and I had asked her to stop! We waited a couple of minutes and I myself tried to start the engine and, as the engine turned slowly, it sounded like it wanted to catch and it did finaly.
Started, and now ran fine like nothing was ever wrong. I took the car for gas and returned back home, all the while everything was normal! I shut off the car in the driveway for about 10 minutes and my daughter got in and started the engine like normal. She returned to her home without issue. She'll see this morning(Monday) if the engine starts with out issue. My question is; does this sound like the engine was "hydrolocked"? Any other questions you guys may have, please ask!