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Originally Posted by a98e300
aklimI am told by a MB tech that every car has some sort of sensor which cuts everything off at a certain angle from right side up. If that is the case, then the car, theoretically, would not hadrolock itself. The other possibillity is that there was an attempt to start it immediatetly after the tow truck put it right side up again. This scenario could cause the damage we are discussing.
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Assume that the fuel shuts off when the car is inverted. The engine was turning when the sensor shut it off. It doesn't just stop dead, since there is a lot of inertia in the parts. So there is absolutely no theoretical reason why the engine could not have hydrolocked.