NEED ADVISE: Vehicle/Engine submerged in flood water [MERGED]

**wendellburug** · October 22nd, 2009 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by magister

was in my brother's place in valle 2. sampaguita st. (parallel to lanuza ave.) was waist deep in flood water.

i heard it was the same in valle 1 also.

I see..kasi my binebenta sa akin dun car..he told me their place is not flooded which is valle verde..so now i know..wag na lang ituloy..thanks magister

**pedro2002** · October 23rd, 2009 02:02 AM

got my city 2002 working a week after being flooded in dashboard deep water. buti na lang hindi nasira ECU. been driving it for the past couple of days. at first maingay yung alternator and i had the stuck up bearings replaced. after that ok na alternator but yung clutch naman maingay kapag nakadis-engage. it's most probably a stuck up or dirty clutch release bearing. question is, will it cause more damage to the clutch assembly pag pinabayaan ko na lang? i just had the clutch replaced last year kaya medyo hesitant pa ko pabuksan ulit. thanks in advance for all the help.

**jabbronx** · October 23rd, 2009 02:35 AM

What if nilusong mo lang kotse mo sa baha lubog halos yung gulong pero nakaka-andar ka pa naman, do you still need to replace engine oil, tranny oil?

**shadow3616931** · October 23rd, 2009 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by jabbronx

What if nilusong mo lang kotse mo sa baha lubog halos yung gulong pero nakaka-andar ka pa naman, do you still need to replace engine oil, tranny oil?

No need unless kung tumirik ka at pumasok na sa loob ang water, kung hindi naman kelangan mo din pa check and repack mga wheel bearing CVT joint if any, tranny and differential fluid if contaminated, alternator kung inabot, sensors kung umilaw engine trouble warning light, check exhaust sytem and catalytic converter if any.

Kaya hanggat maaari ayoko lumusong kahit SUV dala ko.

**ehnriko** · October 23rd, 2009 07:00 PM

Originally Posted by magister

was in my brother's place in valle 2. sampaguita st. (parallel to lanuza ave.) was waist deep in flood water.

i heard it was the same in valle 1 also.

you mean Valle Verde 2?!?....

**ehnriko** · October 23rd, 2009 07:28 PM

Originally Posted by jabbronx

What if nilusong mo lang kotse mo sa baha lubog halos yung gulong pero nakaka-andar ka pa naman, do you still need to replace engine oil, tranny oil?

Any Car na na-baha or binaha... whether if its running or not - will need servicing and check up. Basically - brakes, wheel bearings and tranny oil.

The Trannies have a breather orifice, pag ang baha ay lampas baywang - it follows that your trannies oil is more likely contaminated. Your wheel bearing have light grease and will definitely be washed out and displaced by Flood water which is basically much heavier in molecular weight than oil.

Unless you are using a metal treating oil which can protect the surface of the bearings metal from water.

But this is not common, and normally, petroleum based oils and greases are used by most cars which is and can be easily displaced by flood waters.

Pag inabot ang dashboard - everything should be taken apart for inspection, rinsing, cleaning, drying and greasing or lubing.

If your alternator showed the first sign, and your clutch is now making funny sounds when disengaged, rest assure - the starter will soon follow, then your idler pulley will soon freeze and stuck up - affecting the fan belt/s which will and can slow down your engine and make the car even consume more fuel, worse - ovewrheat once the belt is destroyed since it runs the water pump.... then terminals having lose connections or corrosions, not to mention corroded wires, (they tend to arc and will fuse out eventually) your electrical connections will start triggering lamps and lights or busting them including fuses...

The car is not a living thing... it's just a machine that was not designed to be submerged under water. Parang Celfone, pag nahulog sa tubig, you need to remove the battery - let it dry, blow air into it - leave it to dry under some airy, lighted and dry surface. If your lucky, it will work back to normal. With cars that have more metal to metal contacts - the tireless rust will give you a different story.

Murphy's Law suggests that - if anything can go wrong... it will go wrong. So if it was flooded...the probability for it to go wrong has been raised to the power of 10.

You need to eliminate this factor by replacing the primary item that controls 90% of the cars performance... and that is it's central nervous system... the ECU (brain) and the electrical contacts...(the nervous system). The fluids..(fuel, lube oil, greases= this is your cars blood). Bearings (muscles and joints).

**speed unlimited** · October 23rd, 2009 07:29 PM

Kung may paraan pa huwag ng ilusong sa baha ang kotse ninyo kung may maiiwasan pa . Abala sa pagpapagawa sa stock up na brake piston. at marami ring papasukin ng tubig sa mga suspension .Transmission pag kulay gatas contaminated na ng tubig.

**ehnriko** · October 23rd, 2009 08:13 PM

OK....

If anyone is still having problems with their ECU on a new car because of flood problem.

Just PM me... Try the MEGA Squirt VEMS-1 solution. We can do a demo installation if anyone is interested. Install time may take between 3 to 6 hours. But if it's an OBD2... maybe lesser.

Don't bother entertaining the thought that you can still bring your flooded car back to it's real state or even value. Do yourself a favor.... Mega Squirting it will solve not only your immediate problem... getting your car to run ASAP - is urgent since you need this to move around. But restoring it to original condition? - dont even think of it. You need not restore it... you need to Rejuvenate or Rehabilitate it... this is what you need to do in order to raise up the service value of a flooded car. Moreover, the faster it can be used back to livery - the slower can rust eat it.

Have you Ever wondered why a house deteriorates faster if nobody lives there?... ganun din ang kotse. Kelangan laging nagagamit para di kapitan o kainin ng kalawang.

Meron pa bang mga otong di pa na se servisan up to now?... If there is... and if I were you the owner... you need to do this ASAP. Dont wait for the Casa to do this for you... try another detailing shop, or detailer to dry everything in out. Have all the joints, parts repacked and greased. ASAP.

If water settles down into your engines and bearings and electrical contacts... you will have a bigger problem waiting to happen like a surprise. Thats the least thing you need right now.

**magister** · October 25th, 2009 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by ehnriko

you mean Valle Verde 2?!?....

yup. valle verde 2. walang kalaban-laban yung auto ko. pinanood ko lang lumubog. had i stayed home, baka na save ko pa yung kotse.

**hammerhead2** · October 25th, 2009 10:59 PM

is there a way to know if the parts that casas tell you to replace should really be replaced? I have my car under insurance for AOG but it might be causing delay due to the said "unavailability" of parts.

i think dealers tend to make profits by delaying repairs as well. some of the more well-off people have bought new cars because they could not wait. hopefully, casas do not abuse us by further delaying the supposed "parts."