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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 9:44:27 GMT
Was a bit wet here last night, I fared ok but some friends didn't. Any knowledgeable people around who can advise what to do about sorting out cars that have been flooded up to the top of the wheel arches? Qs. What to do before trying to start them, for both diesel and petrol? How best to dry the insides out? Not currently a priority but a plan would be useful. Bloody 'Angus'! Here are the river levels flood-warning-information.service.gov.uk/station/3104 |
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Post by naughtyfox on Nov 20, 2016 9:54:16 GMT
Put car in garage, with door ajar for ventilation, and fan heater on 2kw for a week.
Dry all wet surfaces with J-cloths and then kitchen towel.
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Post by flatdog on Nov 20, 2016 10:07:52 GMT
Do not start or attempt to start/turn on the ignition.
Check the air filter is dry.
Chech the fuel tank filler was not submerged.
Check the battery was not submerged.
Check the oil level is correct - water ingress will increase this significantly.
Try starting if all the above is fine.
If all are dry then it may just be a matter of drying the interior.
Cars submerged with water damaged interiors tend to get written off by insurance companies due to future risk associated with the earlier dunking.
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Post by tonyqj on Nov 20, 2016 10:31:03 GMT
A cousin of mine had his car under water to half way up. He did dry it out eventually but never got rid of the musty smell. He also found lots of rust appearing within a year. As above it's usually an insurance write-off which could mean a cheap buy for someone who's prepared to take it on.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 13:58:03 GMT
Thanks all, appreciate your comments.
Has been a long day already, time for a snooze, then back to preparing for tomorrow.
Hopefully the forecast will be wrong (again!).
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Post by Gone on Nov 20, 2016 17:01:58 GMT
Disconnect the battery as a number of electronic units are part powered up even when the key is off.
If any of the electronic control units got soaked (they are sometimes in the footwell or under the front seats as well as the more obvious places) then they may be very unreliable. In the case of your airbag computer you don't want that going bang as you drive along.
Talk to the insurance company and see if you can convince them to replace all wet electronic units or write off the car.
If you don't and units fail in 6 months you will struggle to convince the insurance company it was related to the flood (insurance) and not just bad luck.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 20, 2016 22:28:41 GMT
It's proper raining again  Dogs have been moved to higher ground  |
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Post by thebfg on Nov 20, 2016 22:35:32 GMT
Disconnect the battery as a number of electronic units are part powered up even when the key is off. If any of the electronic control units got soaked (they are sometimes in the footwell or under the front seats as well as the more obvious places) then they may be very unreliable. In the case of your airbag computer you don't want that going bang as you drive along. Talk to the insurance company and see if you can convince them to replace all wet electronic units or write off the car. If you don't and units fail in 6 months you will struggle to convince the insurance company it was related to the flood (insurance) and not just bad luck. My passat had the ecm computer thing under the passenger carpet. Unfortunately a design fault meant water came in from the bulkhead under the bonnet and down under the carpet to the footwell. One day the car went crazy and I lifted the carpet to find two inches of water. It was fine after drying out properly.a |
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Post by peterboat on Nov 20, 2016 23:25:12 GMT
In the 2007 floods in Yorkshire we lost 11 jags due to flooding insurance wrote them off. We have over the years had jags in for repair that have been flooded with a load of electrical faults normally rusty as well they are more trouble than they are worth and are best written off. Old cars however are easily repaired modern cars eh who would have them?
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Post by patty on Nov 21, 2016 4:53:18 GMT
It's proper raining again Dogs have been moved to higher ground Roads have all flooded but passable with care. Being half way up a hill does have some compensations though water flows under my land out into a field which is swampy..I quite often 'play' in the swamp replenishing my bank as I kinda don't want my garden in the field. I hope you've weathered the weather..when I lived in Mkt Harborough town car park flooded and all the cars were up to their bonnets in water..I did wonder how they sorted them, guess most were write offs reading the above. |
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Post by peterboat on Nov 21, 2016 8:30:24 GMT
Its raining cats and dogs here as well have stuff to do but dont want to do it, supposed to get worse later
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Post by JohnV on Nov 21, 2016 8:39:54 GMT
Chucked it down all night here (Essex) but dry at the moment
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Post by Telemachus on Nov 21, 2016 8:50:17 GMT
Clear blue and -6C here in Aberdeen. Central heating is working hard! But I guess that is much better than flooding. The radar rainfall for S half of England looks a bit grim!
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Post by peterboat on Nov 21, 2016 9:07:20 GMT
By 4 its going to be very heavy here with snow on high ground rubbish to say the least
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Post by Deleted on Nov 21, 2016 15:59:35 GMT
Finally stopped raining Cars are write offs  Tomorrow's task - help friends buy new car so they can get to work. Future task - work out what to do about the fallen trees (hopefully the EA will take care of this). Thanks for the advice, it wasn't what I wanted to hear but it was acted upon. |
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