how to repair flood damage to a nissan 300zx 1986 model?

Question

need labor times and to know what the standereds are for repairing

Answer 1

knock it in the head it's done. even if you do repair it ...it will never be the same. I wouldn't touch it. flood damage is irreversible unless you spend a lot of money...by then you should just buy another vehicle. If you have insurance to cover it...take the money and run,

Answer 2

I can’t tell you how to repair it but I can tell you what my instructor said. I took a course a few years ago that wasn’t detailed enough to learn how to repair cars but to go over the most important things a layperson should know. I did especially well with the electrical section and my instructor told me a story about a flood damaged car. He had been doing this for 30 years.

To make a long story short, after many attempts, he had to replace the entire wiring harness and every electrical device that connected to it. They would fix a little at a time, then the car would work fine for a few weeks and then something else would quit working. At the very end, everything electrical (including radio, wiper motor, etc.) had to be replaced.

Answer 3

It must be stripped completely down to the frame! All metal surfaces need to be blasted and repainted (or rust will return). Then the body must be stripped and primed. Then the inerior and all gauges and wiring must be removed and replaced. Then you have the engine, transmission and rear end and brakes that must all be stripped and rebuilt. If the vehicle was in great shape before flood damage, and if you plan to keep the vehicle then you can justify the astanomical expense. The 300ZX is that type of vehicle. But don't be talked into only fixing the problem, it will just return!

Answer 4

If you are really planning on fixing it up, you should take it to a competent body shop and ask them to give you an estimate. It's usually free to have an estimate made for you. As for the engine, you really might be better off to replace it. If water got in the intake and crankcase, then you will have to pull it and rebuild. If it's the 3.0 V-6 You have quite a chore ahead of you, and you may as well have the Transmission rebuilt while you're at it. These aren't just things you can drain and refill, as all of your sensors will probably be fried. And the cylinder walls are probably rusted. Not to mention the intake probably has water pooled in it and it will suck it's self down in the engine everytime you try to run it.

I would personally cut my losses and purchase another.

Answer 5

Look at you pushing that rock up hill! if the digital dash does not work or the car has auto climate control the parts will cost more than the car is worth. And how high did the water get? When you get done 21 year old sports car that has black mold smell. You cannot get the smell out of the seat foam. I have worked on cars for 31 years and tend to stay away from that much work. Because you have to have lots of new relays and ECM and get it running to see what else stops working.

Answer 6

if you just got water in the car and none hit the computer then remove the interior seats carpet and sound deading material. throw away the sound deading material and clean the carpet and seats. let dry and reinstall. as far as the engine befor toy start it drain the oil change oil filter add new oil and you should be good to go. if the car stalled in the water while the engine was running then the engine is totaled. if the engine and computer is bad then you could buy a used engine computer and the wiering harnest and put it in your car or just put a cuarburated 289 V8 of 350 and be done.

Answer 7

I advise which you meet with a professional hairdresser and ask for help! a professional can evaluate your hair to verify the reason and quantity of the wear and tear, and advise what you're able to do to repair what would properly be repaired and to sidestep added harm. a professional may additionally advise the main suitable products which will help, and would have them available on the salon. you will in all probability desire a proper haircut to eliminate modern-day chop up ends. maximum suitable of success!

Answer 8

ok in most states if you have a flood damage car it will state so on the title. no matter how much you repair it.

Answer 9

the smart money is on you taking the insurance money and buying another car...flood damage means TOTALED

Answer 10

Buy another one, and you will save more money.