CAI sucked up water

[Nic_EclipseRs09]

so a few weeks ago my cai sucked up water after going through a huge puddle of water. After it sat for a while i was able to start it up and drive it again and it was working fine except it would idle really weird and die sometimes. if i pushed the clutch in while driving my rpm would stay between 1500 and 2000 rpm until i slowed down under 15mph where it would drop down and either stall or fluctuates from 800 to 1000 up and down. i took it to my mechanic and he told me that i had blown my head gasket. I just got finished replacing my head gasket and putting it all back together but when i started it up now it wont idle at all. it will die instantly if i dont give it gas and it sounds fine if i bring the rpm up above 3500 but below that it sounds really bad and my engine shakes a lot. is this still related to sucking up water or did i really mess up on the overhaul? Im not an expert so that is very possible but i did a lot of research before to make sure i was doing everything right i also replaced my timing belt while i was at it, could this be caused by bad timing? please help because i am lost frustrated and without a car!

 

[Nic_EclipseRs09]

haha wow ok i feel dumb it was just a vaccum leak my rods are fine so i looked all over my engine and finally found that there was a tear in my pcv hose and when i was putting my head back together i used the wrong size screws on my egk valve, they were too long so it wasnt sealed at all. thanks guys!

 

[1stGenTSi]

Next time this happens to anyone shut the car down. Pull plugs and turn motor so It forces the water out. Let it dry and change the oil.

I was waiting on someone to say this... All these people saying to let it sit for a day and the water will evaporate, how is that? Is the water gonna go out through an open intake valve into manifold, and backwards through the IC and out the air filter? Or is it supposed to go out through the exhaust? It's only option is to slowly seep past the rings into the oil pan, so you go from almost bending a rod to spinning a bearing... C'mon ppl use some more common sense before destroying your engine. Your also gonna have water collected in the IC so make sure you drain that out before you install a new motor and lock it up.