question about the car? is the hope would it still work?

Question

My mom parked the car on the street down the hill, one night it was raining alot and hydrocran broke(water was runing all night out of it). In the morning when she came to drive a car, street was completely overflooded, there only a top of the car you could see and half window rest of it was in the water. Is there hope that when the car would dry off , it would still run? Insurance said they'd not cover, because it is liability insurance? so any advices on that?

I cannot chose best answer because every1 has good answers, so i'd leave it up to u guys to chose the best one. Thank u evey1 for the answers.
Update on the story. The car did work, she drove it, to work and back, but next day tempature during eve. and at night was
-10C, so since the car wasnt completely dry due to the cold day, everything froze, elec.system dyed, mechanic told her she'd need to junk the car, otherwise if to work on it, than it would cost same $ as to buy new car( old used one). So basically to the point, i'd work on the filing complain to the city, for not mantaining hydrocrans. The cars that got flooded there besided my mom's, were also BMW, new honda civics...

Answer 1

I'm no expert but I've heard from people who have tried to revive flooded new cars and they say there never the same. Sell it and buy another one.

Answer 2

The car might still be made to run again... the engine has to be cleared of water.

That will mean draining the crankcase and removing the spark plugs. Rotate the engine a few revolutions with the starter. (if the starter works) then spray some oil in each cylinder and put oil back in the crankcase. Rotate the engine about a dozen revolutions to distribute oil.

the electrical systems will need drying out..

Drain the fuel tank (hazmat disposal fee...) and put in new fuel if there's any water that got in the gas tank.

The upholstery will most likely be destroyed. You can't get the water out of the foam in modern car seats before mildew starts setting in.

Carpet can be saved by use of a "steam cleaner" Use a wet-dry shop vac to pull as much water out as possible then use a steam cleaning solution meant to stop mildew. (might help the seats and headliner, but don't count on it.)

The transmission will also need its fluid changed.

The battery will most likely be damaged due to impurities in the flood water. Expect it to need to be replaced.

There's more... any place water got to has to be dried and cleaned.

Professional preservation/damage reduction will cost at least $1000.... and there's no guarantees that the car won't need extensive work after that...

The sooner action is taken the less severe the damage will be. Get busy on it immediately if you want there to be any hope.

Answer 3

that is very serious flood damage. obviously the whole intake manifold and carbeurator is flooded. i take it that it might be an older vehicle if she didnt carry full coverage insurance. in which point i would just say junk it. flood damage does alot to a vehicle. but if she decides to keep it the best option if the engine will still turn over. im sure it wont start. is to try to start it a few times every day just to get the water out of the intake. alot of the electronics may have also been damaged. as well as the interior. the body and suspension will not have been hurt at all. but if the car does get running again she should have all fluids such as oil and transmission fluid and differential changed right away. the water in it will hurt the gears and other parts very much. also alot of the electronic connections may be very wet. if possible pull them apart and spray with wd-40. it displaces water. its available at any wal mart and most gas stations or grocery stores. if it does get running again my best advice is on warm days leave all the windows down for the interior to dry out so it doesnt get moldy. and it would be best after a fluid change to either take it on long drives or just leave it sit running for many hours because the exhaust will also be flooded with water. it needs to get hot enough to evaporate all of it or it will rust out. i wish you the best of luck. if you can get it running again and it is a decent vehicle its no problem to do the rest. but if its a newer vehicle and the computer got flooded it might be very costly. also if it runs again get the oil changed every hundred miles the first few times. water in an engine is very bad. its only $25 for an oil change. just do it to be safe. most garages are going to say you need a new engine for a few thousand. if you can drain it out by cranking it over it will be just the same.

Answer 4

Well I'd change the engine oil very smartly, before it dried out, as well as the oil and air filter. The car will stink, so pull the floor mats up so it can dry underneath. The seats will also need to be dried out.
What about the owners of the hydrocran, what ever that is? I would think they'd be liable as they failed to maintain their equipment so it wouldn't break.

Answer 5

I wouldn't expect the car to perform very well if at all unless a bare minimum of maintenance were performed first. Make sure no water in the oil & gas, dry or replace air filter, check electrical, etc.

Answer 6

It would maybe still run, I would change all the fluids first. Also you might look into filing a claim with the city if their infustructure is what failed causing the flooding.

Answer 7

it'll never be the same..they have to flush the whole engine,get everything out..alot of cars end up just being totaled cause it can also mess up alot of electronics. my bros lexus flooded here in houston when we had a hurricane. his stuff was all messed up..then if you do spend alot of money to fix it it'll sound bad,like engine wise. kinda embarrassing. mother nature is a bitche

Answer 8

yes it still run, but you may need to change the oil, , filter, ,, drain the gas, out, an then , pumpe the motor cil out, but yes it will still run but i say you got a good case with the town, that own the hydrocran,,, it their job to keep thing in working order

Answer 9

car will be fine. Smelly, but fine.