Quote Originally Posted by mr_doods View Post
Our 8 month old innova d4d were one of the victims of typhoon Ondoy and after spending almost 4 months at the casa for "restoration", we finally get the car 2 weeks ago. Can you guys suggest/recommend a good auto repair shop that i can bring our innova because honestly i'm not going to bring our innova to the casa anymore. Puro sakit lang ng ulo ang inabot namin dealing with the casa with regards to their service, the warranty of the car were void anyway since it was a flooded vehicle. The car were running ok for some time but lately, the engine won't start, meron po tunog ng "click" lang pero ok naman po baterya kasi i've already checked. Ano po kaya cause nun? Sometimes, it start on the second attempt, sometimes one click lang sya, pero lately pahirapan na pag-start ng engine eh. Thanks po!!
when your vehicle gets submerged in a flood, all bets are off. why? because of rust. you may be able to clean and repair the rusted parts now, but after a few days, weeks or months, new and repeat rust spots begin forming onto the electrical contact surfaces. switches malfunction. repeatedly. even after cleaning. the only way to avoid this is to replace all electrical contacts and switches altogether, including relays and solenoids. but that's still not a guarantee that rust will not form. because somewhere deep in your vehicle's body, are wet areas that take a long time to dry up. this also explains why simpler vehicles with less electrical appliances, seem to revive better than more complicated ones. so you say, "but the casas should know how to do it!". hey, when was the last ondoy here? few of us know how to revive submerged vehicles well, because we have had very little practice. if i may be so bold, i'd get rid of my flooded car and get another non-submerged car.