grounded sentra

**blacksun25** · August 23rd, 2009 08:20 PM

good evening fellow tsikoteers. got a big problem. i was on the graveyard shift and when i got home, i saw my car, 92 sentra eccs, submerged in flood water. my flooring was all soaked in water and when i opened the hood, my a/c compressor was submerged in water, i immediately disconnected the negative terminal from my battery. and pushed my car to higher grounds.

i have already removed the carpet and seats. nilabhan ko na and let my car dry until now.

problem is when i try to connect the negative terminal to the battery, i saw sparks and i am hearing a bad sound sa engine room. the sound is difficult to describe. all i know is that it sounds like a grounded part.

i need your advise. thanks.

**ghosthunter** · August 23rd, 2009 08:41 PM

When in doubt, just have it towed to a good service garage to have it checked over.

**jick.cejoco** · August 23rd, 2009 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by blacksun25

good evening fellow tsikoteers. got a big problem. i was on the graveyard shift and when i got home, i saw my car, 92 sentra eccs, submerged in flood water. my flooring was all soaked in water and when i opened the hood, my a/c compressor was submerged in water, i immediately disconnected the negative terminal from my battery. and pushed my car to higher grounds.

i have already removed the carpet and seats. nilabhan ko na and let my car dry until now.

problem is when i try to connect the negative terminal to the battery, i saw sparks and i am hearing a bad sound sa engine room. the sound is difficult to describe. all i know is that it sounds like a grounded part.

i need your advise. thanks.

blacksun,
relative to the car's interior, how deep was the car submerged? did the water reach to bottom of the knee bolsters? did it go as far as the instrument cluster? was the flood water salty?
jick

**speed unlimited** · August 23rd, 2009 11:26 PM

Just want to know if the computer box is submerged in water. If you know some auto electrical shop who would do a home service its better for consultation.

**bambino** · August 24th, 2009 05:00 AM

Originally Posted by ghosthunter

When in doubt, just have it towed to a good service garage to have it checked over.

yes get the car towed to your trusted shop ASAP to have it serviced thoroughly.

**blacksun25** · August 24th, 2009 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by jick.cejoco

blacksun,
relative to the car's interior, how deep was the car submerged? did the water reach to bottom of the knee bolsters? did it go as far as the instrument cluster? was the flood water salty?
jick

the flood didn't reach the knee bolster and the instrument cluster. it went as far as the bottom of my seats. i checked the location of the computer box and it seemed dry.

i don't know if the flood water was salty. it is the typical dirty flood water in the metro.

**blacksun25** · August 24th, 2009 10:00 AM

thanks everyone for your responses. i really appreciate it. i tried to ask our neighbourhood electrician to take a look at it. he advised me to let it dry for a couple of more days for easier troubleshooting. according to him, it's hard to isolate the grounded part if some components are still wet.

btw. i have already washed the seats and carpet and sun-dried them. i'll just re-install them when my car is running again.

**blacksun25** · August 28th, 2009 12:41 AM

just an update on my car. what i feared most has turned into reality. my computer box is busted. it looks like the pins for the injectors were shorted out. the check engine doesn't lit up anymore on startup and my injectors are feeding gas like crazy to the combustion chamber to the point that gasoline comes out of the exhaust manifold.

how much is the going rate for a surplus computer box? i cannot afford a new one. baka sa sabado pa kasi ako maka-pagcanvass.

please advise what other options I have. thanks.