Last night I got stuck in what I thought was slushy snow, turns out it was a frozen over slush/water puddle. Right when I got my car unstuck, the engine rattled and sputtered, and the check engine light came on. I immediately turned my car off, but I needed to move out of the road so I turned it back on and there weren’t any noises or anything, I was able to pull a few feet off the road, but the check engine light was still on.
I've read I possibly could’ve hydro locked my engine, but I'm not sure if I did since it still starts and there weren’t any more noises. I'm wondering what I should do, should I try to drive it to an auto shop to get the engine light diagnosed? I checked the oil and there’s still enough in there, I've let my car sit overnight and in the sun all afternoon.
Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 AT 12:31 PM