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

**alexg** · October 1st, 2009 01:38 PM

White smoke indicate that there still water in your fuel system, its better to re-check your fuel line, replace your fuel filter, clean/drain your fuel-water seperator filter. eventually the white smoke will clear after some hard revving.

Originally Posted by aiahnyssa

could someone advise me on what to do with my pick up... L200 4d56

i already drained and changed the engine oil and dried everything
and started it... it idled but died several seconds because i forgot to drain the fuel tank, before it died, it sputtered white smoke... and now my problem is that the pick up starts but hesitates to run... i already drained the fuel tank, bled the fuel filter, bled the fuel injector... what could i possibly miss?

**aiahnyssa** · October 1st, 2009 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by alexg

White smoke indicate that there still water in your fuel system, its better to re-check your fuel line, replace your fuel filter, clean/drain your fuel-water seperator filter. eventually the white smoke will clear after some hard revving.

my suking mekaniko advice me to remove the heater plugs and start the engine to remove... it sprayed brown then white then mist... but still again it is not enough to remove water from the fuel system. now, im going out again to replace fuel filter and test again..

question: after doing this, will these practice will result engine damage?

goodluck to us guys...

**aremvy** · October 1st, 2009 03:43 PM

meron po kaming toyoto revo sr 2004 (dsl). lumubog din po siya sa baha. ang baha ay inabot hanggang sa lumubog yung buong gulong. humuni yung car alarm at mga after 15mins ko pa lang natanggal ang battery kasi wala ako sa bahay nung mag-start mag-ingay.

kinabukasan, binalik ko ang battery, tinry ko ang car alarm ayaw ng umandar. my bad is, tinry ko pa ring iistart yung sasakyan. wala kasi akong kaalam alam sa mga sasakyan at wala rin akong mapagtanungan. umistart at nailabas ko pa sa garahe namin.

nung ipapasok na po, ayaw ng mag-start. at naka-on na kagad ang flasher lights at FM radio pag on mo ng accessories.

ano po kaya ang dapat gawin? at ano po ang possible na problem?

thanks in advance.

**kuyatatz** · October 1st, 2009 05:04 PM

Car is a '97 Honda LXi

Binaha yung car hanggang 90% ng gulong. Nde na kita yung mags, pero kita pa yung gulong. Mga 1 1/2 day bago ko pinaandar yung makina pag-hupa ng baha, kasi na nagloko yung alarm, hindi siya magbukas. It turns out na nasira yung alarm at na-short yung powerlocks. After gawing manual yung locks, nag-start na yung makina. Nag-rev ako ng 2500-3000 RPM ng 2-3 minutes para lumabas yung tubig sa muffler. Pina-idle ko sya for 30 minutes and I noticed na bumababa yung idle niya to about 500 rpm and the MIL is intermittenly turning on especially pag bumaba yung rpm nya to 500 rpm. Try ko sya road test around our block then off ko yung makina. Nang i-try ko siya paandarin uli after 1 hr. Hindi na siya mag-start pero nag-crank at yung MIL stays on na. Bago ko pala i-start after bahain,tiningnan ko muna yung oil dipstick, ala namang tubig, same color siya before mag-baha.

Sirs, what could be the problem?What would be the worst case scenario?

**loki_chaos** · October 1st, 2009 06:18 PM

mga sir, ganito kasi, binaha yung 1999 sentra ko. pinasok na yung loob pero di umabot sa upuan or sa mismong transmission. yung carpet basa. the next day mga hapon(sunday), start ko sya and rev ako, lumabas yung tubig sa tailpipe.

wala namang lumabas na warning light sa dashboard. linabas ko para alisin yung tubig na natira sa loob. di ko po kasi alam na dapat kalasin yung battery.

so nagstart sya kala ko ok na. then pagdating ng monday, dahil akala ko na ok na yung car, pumunta ko pasig to help out my relatives who were affected by the flooding. ok naman siya. di kami tumirik or namatayan.

then tuesday morning, magpapachange oil ako kaso ayaw na magstart. check ko yung oil, wala naman akong napansin na water. yung battery ok naman kasi may sound pa sya pag start ko. try ko about 5 times. nag start sya, then rev ko hanggang 3krpm. pag bitaw ko sa pedal, namatay then ayaw na ulit mag start.

tawag ako ngayon sa mechanic ko, tinanong nya kung hanggang saan umabot yung tubig, sabi ko di umabot sa upuan tyaka sa "kambyo"

sabi nya, kalasin ko na kagad yung battery. edi kinalas ko habang kausap ko. since puno din yung shop nya, di sya makakapunta sa bahay. ginawa ko, tinow namin ng friend ko using his navara that night papunta sa shop nya sa evangelista. iniwan ko na dun.

tinext ko sya kanina, makikibalita kung ano na nangyari. ang sabi nya, sira computer and igniter. yung igniter naayos na daw. yung computer na lang. try nya daw kung maaayos pa computer. nag try din daw sya ng ibang computer, gumana daw. nagstart naman. di pa nya masabi magkano damage.

tingin nyo po, kung papalitan na computer, magkano aabutin? tyaka baka po may ibang advice kayo dyan.

**dokboyet** · October 1st, 2009 08:51 PM

Hi Guys,
I have the same experience as you are and I've been browsing the internet since yesterday. Below are the things you should do:

1. Don't start the engine of your car if it was submerged in flood water.
2. Remove the battery, this is to minimize the damage to the computer box in your car. Mine is Honda City 2007 and I was told by Honda that it is sealed but with breather, so water could have still seep in though not 100%.
3. Start cleaning the engine of mud.
4. Check the air cleaner if wet or dry - wet then most probably water have entered your combustion chamber. To remove the water you can CRANK start the engine without the spark plugs after changing the oil. Hopefully this will do the trick.
5. Check the gas tank - open the drain plug without opening the trunk lid. This will ensure that minimal amount of gasoline will drain with water, as water is heavier and therefore will drain readily.
6. Clean the brakes.
7. Clean the air vents of mud as this will affect the condenser performance.
8. Laundry the removable interiors and sun dry.
9. Dry the sockets of left-over moisture by sun drying(leaving your car outside for at least a day in a sunny day) or air dry with compressor.
10. PRAY HARD!

**ptrlester** · October 1st, 2009 09:12 PM

Originally Posted by loki_chaos

mga sir, ganito kasi, binaha yung 1999 sentra ko. pinasok na yung loob pero di umabot sa upuan or sa mismong transmission. yung carpet basa. the next day mga hapon(sunday), start ko sya and rev ako, lumabas yung tubig sa tailpipe.

wala namang lumabas na warning light sa dashboard. linabas ko para alisin yung tubig na natira sa loob. di ko po kasi alam na dapat kalasin yung battery.

so nagstart sya kala ko ok na. then pagdating ng monday, dahil akala ko na ok na yung car, pumunta ko pasig to help out my relatives who were affected by the flooding. ok naman siya. di kami tumirik or namatayan.

then tuesday morning, magpapachange oil ako kaso ayaw na magstart. check ko yung oil, wala naman akong napansin na water. yung battery ok naman kasi may sound pa sya pag start ko. try ko about 5 times. nag start sya, then rev ko hanggang 3krpm. pag bitaw ko sa pedal, namatay then ayaw na ulit mag start.

tawag ako ngayon sa mechanic ko, tinanong nya kung hanggang saan umabot yung tubig, sabi ko di umabot sa upuan tyaka sa "kambyo"

sabi nya, kalasin ko na kagad yung battery. edi kinalas ko habang kausap ko. since puno din yung shop nya, di sya makakapunta sa bahay. ginawa ko, tinow namin ng friend ko using his navara that night papunta sa shop nya sa evangelista. iniwan ko na dun.

tinext ko sya kanina, makikibalita kung ano na nangyari. ang sabi nya, sira computer and igniter. yung igniter naayos na daw. yung computer na lang. try nya daw kung maaayos pa computer. nag try din daw sya ng ibang computer, gumana daw. nagstart naman. di pa nya masabi magkano damage.

tingin nyo po, kung papalitan na computer, magkano aabutin? tyaka baka po may ibang advice kayo dyan.

ung saakin pinatuyo ko lang ok na sya...
dapat makita mo ung computer box (ecu) para malaman mo kung may pumutok na capacitor... repairable naman un e...
ung pumasok na tubig sa loob ng car mo sure un basa ung computer box mo... siguro as u drove the car pumasok ung trap water sa ecu...

repairable pa un... nag tanong ako ung sakin gli corolla 5k - 8k ung ecu mahal ngayon kz in demand...

hope this help

**ptrlester** · October 1st, 2009 09:16 PM

kala ko ok na ung car ko gli corolla... natuyo na ung ecu ung matting ok na... ung battery dead pero pa replace ko under warranty pa naman...

ang kaso lang e... ung clutch ko ayaw pumasok
un pala dumikit na ung clutch ko dahil pinasok ng tubig... try to check din nyo un i had mine replaced my 3 months old clutch disk and pressure plate

nagastos ko ngayon dahil sa binaha ay

7900 - kz na save ung computer box nayare naman sa clutch hayyy

sa robust shaw... bridgestone ok dun...

**loki_chaos** · October 1st, 2009 09:35 PM

Originally Posted by ptrlester

ung saakin pinatuyo ko lang ok na sya...
dapat makita mo ung computer box (ecu) para malaman mo kung may pumutok na capacitor... repairable naman un e...
ung pumasok na tubig sa loob ng car mo sure un basa ung computer box mo... siguro as u drove the car pumasok ung trap water sa ecu...

repairable pa un... nag tanong ako ung sakin gli corolla 5k - 8k ung ecu mahal ngayon kz in demand...

hope this help

sir nakita ko na... malinis na malinis pa... kaya kahit yung mechanic ko sumasakit na ulo kasi di nya malaman kung bakit ayaw gumana... nagtry sila ng ibang ecu galing sa isang sentra, ayun nag start. umabot pa hanggang 7krpm.

theory ni mechanic, baka nag moist nung pinatakbo ko. dala dala nya sa bahay nya hinahanap kung saan sira. pero pinapatuyo pa din para matry din. baka makuwa pa sa patuyo.

sabi din nya, dahil daw in demand ngayon dahil sa bagyo ang mga ecu, baka daw umabot sa 16k yun. kasi pahirapan pa paghanap.

**ptrlester** · October 1st, 2009 09:39 PM

Originally Posted by loki_chaos

sir nakita ko na... malinis na malinis pa... kaya kahit yung mechanic ko sumasakit na ulo kasi di nya malaman kung bakit ayaw gumana... nagtry sila ng ibang ecu galing sa isang sentra, ayun nag start. umabot pa hanggang 7krpm.

theory ni mechanic, baka nag moist nung pinatakbo ko. dala dala nya sa bahay nya hinahanap kung saan sira. pero pinapatuyo pa din para matry din. baka makuwa pa sa patuyo.

sabi din nya, dahil daw in demand ngayon dahil sa bagyo ang mga ecu, baka daw umabot sa 16k yun. kasi pahirapan pa paghanap.

wow talaga pray ko na di bumigay ecu ko waaaa...
grabe ito....
hope na maging ok na ung sayo...