car got flooded today
3000Star
08-22-2006, 08:08 PM
so ya im living down at the beach and today it stormed real bad and on my way back from class i didnt know it but my apt parkinglot was under 4ft of water and this one spot i assumed it wasnt that high but i was wrong so i mad it half way or atleast far enough where i could get out and push without any water getting in. well the engine wont crank.. all there is is the battery clicking. the water was up to the top of the hood for only 15 seconds then it sat in about a foot of water.. im not sure how badly shes fucked but im assuming new plugs wires starter maybe a new coil pack or something.. i really have no idea.. any ideas of what all is fucked
Igovert500
08-22-2006, 09:24 PM
Probably alot....and that is assuming you didn't hydrolock it. It doesn't take a whole lot of water to do it. If your car gets flooded, never try and start it until you have allowed any water in your intake or cylinders to get out/evaporate. But start with the basics.
Pull the plugs and take off hte intake, allow everything to dry. Try turning it over a few times. Replace the plugs and try cranking it. If that doesn't work, check the battery/starter or have Autozone do it. Check the ECU...if your engine was submerged, it may have been too. Check your fuses as well. If they are good replace wires + coil pack.
Just keep in mind it maybe totaled. When you take into account all the electrical stuff that can be ruined. If you have to replace the interior too due to water damage. Plus engine rebuild if you seized it and bent the rods...
Also remember it's salt water...so wash the salt off your car if it still works...save the paint and underbody.
Sorry man
Pull the plugs and take off hte intake, allow everything to dry. Try turning it over a few times. Replace the plugs and try cranking it. If that doesn't work, check the battery/starter or have Autozone do it. Check the ECU...if your engine was submerged, it may have been too. Check your fuses as well. If they are good replace wires + coil pack.
Just keep in mind it maybe totaled. When you take into account all the electrical stuff that can be ruined. If you have to replace the interior too due to water damage. Plus engine rebuild if you seized it and bent the rods...
Also remember it's salt water...so wash the salt off your car if it still works...save the paint and underbody.
Sorry man
xXxRocker5150
08-22-2006, 10:22 PM
^exactly what govert said man, maybe try and take some pics to so we can estimate what will need to replaced on the car. Sorry to hear about it.
3000Star
08-23-2006, 12:17 AM
the water didnt get inside the car somehow... but ya im gonna have it towed to the dealership and see if its salvagable or not... if its not..im gonna cry.. and then try go find another car... probly an mr2 or something...oh and btw it was pretty much all rain water.. i live about ten min from the beach so its not like the coast flooded but still its no good.. but ya i just home im gonna get somthing out of this car.....
Igovert500
08-23-2006, 02:50 AM
I've said it a million times, and ill say it another million. DON'T TAKE YOUR CAR TO DEALERSHIPS! I literally cringe everytime I read that.
3000Star
08-23-2006, 10:16 PM
ya ya i know but thats the only shop i can honest trust where i live.. and two of the guys that work there both dive 3k and ill the work theve done for me has been great.. but there really the only shop i would take my car around here
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