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re: Car driven through floodwaters not starting -UPDATED
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:22 pm to SidetrackSilvera
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:22 pm to SidetrackSilvera
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He would have said meters or "metres" more likely.
Now now, he could have been from Liberia, or Myanmar.
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Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:23 pm to HeyCap
Hydrolocked, replace or rebuild the engine.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:39 pm to HeyCap
you likely sucked up water in the intake and cracked the block.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:45 pm to HeyCap
It's totaled, nowadays if the carpet gets wet they automatically total it.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:51 pm to HeyCap
Check for water in the oil. Remove airfilter. Spray starting fluid. Start car.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:52 pm to HeyCap
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My exchange student
Posted on 4/10/24 at 5:57 pm to HeyCap
I'm an exchange student driving your wife's car. My home country doesn't get rain....
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:05 pm to HeyCap
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exchange student
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2 feet of water
It could have been two feet, or could have been two inches, or twenty feet. He doesn't come from the land of freedom units.
ETA: If I were you and I asked how deep the water was and he replied, "Maybe a meter....meter and a half." I may have had to have been restrained.
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:09 pm to HeyCap
1) report to insurance.
2) make said exchange student quit school and get a job to pay for damages
2) make said exchange student quit school and get a job to pay for damages
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:16 pm to HeyCap
Sounds like it's Hydrolocked. Like other posters said, better to call insurance and let them total it.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:38 pm to HeyCap
I don't get why you have a teenage exchange student that is allowed to drive unsupervised. But, water under the bridge, har har. I hope you have paid attention to how expensive this is going to be, with multiple people talking about totaling it. The VIN will also be tagged with a "flooded" tag, which makes it unsellable, even if you repair it. It'll end up in Mexico or Central America.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:41 pm to HeyCap
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My exchange student
Send his dumbass back
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:44 pm to HeyCap
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My exchange student thought he could drive my wife's Honda Odyssey
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 6:45 pm
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:46 pm to HeyCap
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My exchange student thought he could drive my wife's Honda Odyssey through 2 feet of water
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:53 pm to HeyCap
Does the lights on the dash come on? Does it turn over?
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:54 pm to HeyCap
might need to swap out the points and distributor cap.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 6:56 pm to HeyCap
Easy way to tell if it's hydrolocked-- check if the air filter is wet. If it is, bad news. If it isn't, you may have gotten lucky.
Posted on 4/10/24 at 7:02 pm to HeyCap
Posted on 4/10/24 at 7:05 pm to HeyCap
Got caught in a flash flood way back when and this happened. Luckily I was working for a place with an auto shop. Here's what the mechanic did to salvage the car after being hydrolocked.
Pull the plugs and turn it over for a few seconds to blow the water out of the cylinders. Get yourself a new air filter and replace it. Then change the oil and run it for a few minutes, if it'll start. Change the oil again, start it and let it run for a while, about 15 minutes or so. Then change the oil a third time and change the oil for a 4th time after 500 miles.
This car was a 1990 Pontiac Grand Am with the "Iron Duke" engine, this happened in 1996. It lasted another 60k miles after the hydrolock. My cousin drove it the last 20k miles before selling it. With modern electronics, not so sure you'll be that lucky.
If all goes well, you'll have bought yourself some time. If not, you'll have a totaled car.
Pull the plugs and turn it over for a few seconds to blow the water out of the cylinders. Get yourself a new air filter and replace it. Then change the oil and run it for a few minutes, if it'll start. Change the oil again, start it and let it run for a while, about 15 minutes or so. Then change the oil a third time and change the oil for a 4th time after 500 miles.
This car was a 1990 Pontiac Grand Am with the "Iron Duke" engine, this happened in 1996. It lasted another 60k miles after the hydrolock. My cousin drove it the last 20k miles before selling it. With modern electronics, not so sure you'll be that lucky.
If all goes well, you'll have bought yourself some time. If not, you'll have a totaled car.
This post was edited on 4/10/24 at 7:09 pm
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