Honda civic 2006 and was left in a flooded parking basement.Do i need to replace the engine?

Answer 1

This car is a Honda, it can't get wrecked by a little water. Just dry it off and go! My Toyota was underwater and it still runs fine 250,000 miles later! If Toyota can do it then so can Honda!

Answer 2

How deep did the water get. There are lots of things to do. I have dove this before. Its a pain in the butt. If you turn it in to the ins company they will auto total it. You need to make sure that the air intake system/breather box to make sure there is no water in there. You will need to change the eng and trans fluid and filters...along with fuel filter. Then you need to take all the spark plugs out and turn the engine over. This will remove any water the may have gotten there. (probably wont be any since the car was not running when this happened) By spinning it over you can see if anything electric was damage because the car wont spin to try to crank. If it will spin put plugs back in and try to crank it. If it cranks...clean it up and ready to go..... Take it to a detail shop to get water and stench out of car. Then buy a Damp Rid and put it in there for a while to get the last little bit of moisture out of it.

Answer 3

You might want to replace the car. If the water was deep enough to flood the engine, it may have flooded the computer as well. Talk to a mechanic and find out where the computer is located. If it was damaged, you may have to try to get the insurance company to write it off as totalled.

Answer 4

Not Necessarily. I would say it depends on how long it was under water. If it was under water for weeks I would say you probably need to. If it was there for a short time it might be okay. The first thing I would do is drain the oil and gas. Put in new air and fuel filter. Put in fresh gas and oil, and see if you can get it started. If it starts I would drive it, and do several oil changes 100 miles at a time trying to flush out all the water. Also it would be a good idea to change your transmission fluid. Have you talked to you r insurance company? They might pay for any repairs.

Answer 5

As long as it wasn't running when it went under there's chance. Before starting the engine needs to be dried out. The oil and fuel systems drained allowed to dry and refilled. Don't even think about trying to start the car till this has been done. If the car hasn't been under water too long there's a good chance it's salvageable.

Answer 6

If there is no water in the air intake then it could well be OK. Dry it out before you crank. If there is water and it gets sucked into the engine then the cylinder head could go bang.

I've seen a car cough water out of the exhaust then it started and the water had been up to the top of the gear lever.

Answer 7

The engine is only part of the problem,there is the transmission and the electronics parts.The question should be to replace the whole car.Insurance companies usually decide to totals the cars when flooded.

Answer 8

if there was only water in the basement, no, a thorough cleaning will do. drain oil, pull plugs and hand turn engine to see if water got into the cylinders, change filters; HOWEVER, flood waters are seldom that clean. there is dirt and slime and all sorts of junk that can get into the engine so a thorough tear down and clean might be in order.

Answer 9

Depends how deep the water got. If it reached the height of your steering wheel then the chances are that your engine will be wrecked. Sorry.

Answer 10

How deep was the water? Your insurance may just declare it totaled.