Can a licensed/certified car mechanic identify a flooded car?

**Rodd** · February 16th, 2014 12:17 AM

Planning to buy a used car, but my friends told me not to because I might end up with a flooded one.

So I told them I'm bringing a mechanic with me, but they hesitated that some flooded cars are impossible to identify even with a certified/professional/licensed car mechanic...

Is that true? but also, one friend told me that flooded cars are easily spotted on by experts. I don't know which should I believe?

Please help me.

**sirkosero** · February 16th, 2014 12:47 AM

depends. yung mga nabaha kasi nililinis na talaga ngayon lahat pati interiors. kapag magaling ang detailer mukhang bago talaga. kaha kapag sobra linis ng ilalim ng dash baka nabaha.

yung sira naman maglalabasan yan isa isa. pero long term kalaban is rust.

btw, may "certified" mechanic ba talaga sa pilipinas?

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**mitsuyota_lover** · February 16th, 2014 02:11 AM

Kahit pa nilinis ang interiors kung medyo matagal nang pangyayari yung baha e lalabas at lalabas ang mga corrosion nyan, makikita naman ng (must be) EXPERT mechanic kung nabaha dahil sa corrosion na above normal sa mga lugar na hindi common na tinutubuan ng corrosion like sa sulo sulok sa engine compartment sa normal na sasakyan, sabihin na natin na napakagaling ng detailer sa paglilinis/pagaayos ng nabahang sasakyan pero INTERIOR lang yun, kung gusto mong malinis ng 100% ang nabahang sasakyan it must be strip to metal tanggal lahat hindi lang engine as in LAHAT... I doubt kung may gagastos ng ganun para sa sasakyan na ibebenta lang naman nila ulit, for sure hindi mo na mababawi ang ganung gastos kapag binenta mo ulit yung auto. Maganda na rin naman ngayon kasi matagal nang pangyayari yung last na bahang habagat nagtubuan na mga corrosion nyan....

For me a certified expert mechanic is not the one who's holding some license or certificates or whatever it is, a very long background on " rebuilding " " total overhauling " and " maintaining " an automotive is an expert mechanic for me

**mitsuyota_lover** · February 16th, 2014 02:15 AM

Another thing is kung sure ka na sa sasakyang bibilin mo kailangan ma test yun in high speed at maidaan sa lubak dun lang maglalabasan ang sakit nun kapag pinaandar ng high speed, kung ayaw ipa test sa high speed then forget it....

If nabili mo na yung car pa compression test mo para sure kung mahaba pa ang buhay ng engine...

**dr. d** · February 16th, 2014 10:14 PM

Originally Posted by mitsuyota_lover

Another thing is kung sure ka na sa sasakyang bibilin mo kailangan ma test yun in high speed at maidaan sa lubak dun lang maglalabasan ang sakit nun kapag pinaandar ng high speed, kung ayaw ipa test sa high speed then forget it....

If nabili mo na yung car pa compression test mo para sure kung mahaba pa ang buhay ng engine...

personally, i'm not so worried about the engine block, as i am with the "incidentals". the little switch.. that servomotor.. the little bulb holder.. the bearing... the ecu..

it is very difficult to detect a flooded car if it was cleaned well. the only flooded car the mechanic will probably un-erringly pick up, is the one he resurrected a while back..

**Noel Salisipan** · February 17th, 2014 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by Rodd

Planning to buy a used car, but my friends told me not to because I might end up with a flooded one.

So I told them I'm bringing a mechanic with me, but they hesitated that some flooded cars are impossible to identify even with a certified/professional/licensed car mechanic...

Is that true? but also, one friend told me that flooded cars are easily spotted on by experts. I don't know which should I believe?

Please help me.

Kahit ikaw bro makapag-investigate kung flooded ang unit, may mga signs naman yan. of course makatulong ang mechanic pero iba pa rin kung may sarili kang knowledge how to identify a flooded unit.

May kahirapan lang kung gusto mong makatiyak kung flooded nga lalo na kung niretoke talaga ng husto.

Una sa makina (makatulong ang mechanic), sa tunog, mga langis...
Underchasis kung may signs ng rush, mud... at yung mga lugar na expected mo na dapat maalikabok/marumi kaso malinis.
Interior, simula sa ilalim o gawing baba ng manibela. may mga parte yan na kumakapal ang alikabok kasi hindi talaga napagtutuunang linisin. kalawang, hindi basta kinakalawang mga parte run except kung narepair o nabaha nga.
- ilalim ng passenger dashboard. kung may kabin filter yan pwede mo ring checkupin yung parte na yun.
- Sa ilalim ng upuan, mga singit-singit sa parte.
- Ilalim ng karpet.
- Sa reserbang gulong parte ng sedan o kotse.

Goodluck!