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Depends on if the engine was running at the time. If the engine was running and ingested a lot of water, it would lead to fractured pistons and broken rods. Water, like most liquids, is not compressible, so as the piston moved up to compress the volume that is supposed to be gas and air, it would run into a brick wall. Something is going to break.
If the engine was not running and water seeped in, it might cause some rust in the cylinder if it wasn't gotten out fairly soon. Do not try turning the engine over, as some of the pistons will be in compression stage at any given time. See above.
If you're talking about a coolant leak, you'll see white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe as it burns off.
High-performance engines sometimes actually inject small amounts of water into the cylinders since it will flash off as steam, carrying away some of the heat and giving a boost to the power stroke. Water expands something like 1500 times in volume when changed to steam.
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