Generally it can be two things... most commonly it is due to the Air intake in your car sucking water into the engine. This is called hydrolocking a motor... and will generally require a mechanic to rebuild the motor.
Second possible cause (and less costly) is that the water came into contact with your cars electrical system causing it to fail (remember that an engine needs spark). This is better then hydrolocking your motor as it will only require you to allow it to dry out, and maybe replace a fuse or two.
Hope this helps...
Jared
2006-09-04 12:52:26
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answered by Jared S 1
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When a car is moving the internal combustion motor generate heat, when something hot comes into sudden contact with something cold, the hot objects tend to seize up.
The blockage of air necessary for internal combustion, the shorting out of the spark plug and the blockage of the exhaust all add up to a stalling car.
July 28, 2006 -- Dozens of streets were completely flooded Thursday night, and experts said the biggest mistake people make is trying to drive through the flooding.
At All Tech Auto Centre, it was a busy day for mechanics after a handful of cars were brought in with severe water damage. Some vehicles had to get their entire engine replaced.
"You think that your vehicle can make it; 90 percent of the vehicles cannot make it, no matter how big the vehicle, no matter how short the vehicle is," said Mike Baem with All Tech Auto Center. Baem said that when a driver tries to get his or her vehicle through flooding, water can easily get into the engine. He showed KFOX one vehicle in which the engine and transmission were both rusting because of the flooding.
Baem said the cost can be up to several thousand dollars when a new engine has to be installed. He also said that because most vehicles are electronic, it will add to the cost if the computer suffers damage.
2006-09-04 19:54:20
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answered by Anonymous
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Water washing over your engine will stall the engine out. The best thing to do in deep water is drive slowly so the water kind of ripples around the car. A wave will drown it.
2006-09-04 19:53:27
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answered by Anonymous
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Water is an excellent conductor of electricity. When the water gets around the plug wires it provides the spark traveling down the wire a place to go instead of through the spark plug. The current will take the path of least resistance.
2006-09-04 20:11:03
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answered by Can do it man 3
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If the water gets into your exaust system like your muffler, it makes it real difficult for the engine to push out the exauxt. The engine smothers itself in its own exauxt. When the engine starts to smother it means its not getting enough oxygen due to the exaust. Oxygen is needed for the fuel to be burned inside the cylinder. With no oxygen the fuel will not burn, thus your car dies.
Hope this helps
Joe
2006-09-04 19:57:44
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answered by Joe 1
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Water.
2006-09-04 21:45:56
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answered by Brian 3
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Engines that suck in water die a bad death. Water does not compress so connecting rods bend or break. No fixing new engine time. Electrical systems get wet motor stalls and old wet spark plug wires short engine dies easy to fix.
2006-09-04 19:52:11
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answered by John Paul 7
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stop moving its the resistance of the object against the water
engine dies its the introduction of water into the engines air system necessary for combustion
2006-09-04 19:53:07
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answered by idesofmarch69 1
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Usually the water gets the ignition wet and it cannot function.But a can of spray "WD-40" will dry out the wettest ignition.
2006-09-04 19:52:03
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answered by hjbergel 5
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The water in the engine.
2006-09-04 19:50:56
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answered by happybidz2003 6
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