water in engine

vikingaero

bryanb wrote: »

Sorry but I don't think your insurance company will be interested, hope I'm wrong.
Get cooking!

The majority of insurers will cover mishaps like this under a compo policy. There are only a handful of insurers that actively exclude it............ but the numbers who will exclude it seem to be increasing each year.

atrebor

Yeah I always go through slowly to avoid a) aqua plaining and b) bow wave and engine soaking. I gather now that there is a bit of a dip at the end of it where highways haven't kept up the maintenence recently so it gets deeper just as you get to the other side. When it was jacked up on the tow truck you could see the water coming out of the air in.

thanks for your help
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atrebor

when i lived in Oz we had a car with a snorkel on it and could zoom through fords and stuff (emergency response vehicle) but the number of daft b*****rs that followed us through 2 ft of water was beyond belief.......!

vaio

If it had ingested enough water to “hydraulic” it wouldn’t it would turn over at all and the fix is going to be expensive.

If it just got really really wet then it would still turn over on the starter but not run and a fix will be cheap.

Assuming there were no funny noises when you tried to start it my money’s on the cheap fix

Ionkontrol

Conor is spot on, any water in the block is bad news. BMW wrote off 100s of cars that were not even delivered after the floods a couple of years ago.

BillScarab

If it sounded like it would start without any strange noises you've probably just got damp electrics. So shouldn't cost much at all.

By the way if you're fording a small bow wave is a good idea as it helps keep water out of the engine bay.

bryanb

BillScarab wrote: »

If it sounded like it would start without any strange noises you've probably just got damp electrics. So shouldn't cost much at all.

By the way if you're fording a small bow wave is a good idea as it helps keep water out of the engine bay.

Alternative is to lift the bonnet and trap a sheet of poly by closing the bonnet on it, allow the poly to hang down outside and cover the air intake, rad etc. Of course remove it straight after the water.
No good unless you keep a bit of poly in the boot, also useful for wheel changing etc if wet or muddy.

Conor_3

bryanb wrote: »

Alternative is to lift the bonnet and trap a sheet of poly by closing the bonnet on it, allow the poly to hang down outside and cover the air intake, rad etc. Of course remove it straight after the water.
No good unless you keep a bit of poly in the boot, also useful for wheel changing etc if wet or muddy.

Completely pointless as the water will just rise up around the poly.

BillScarab

Conor wrote: »

Completely pointless as the water will just rise up around the poly.

Not necessarily pointless, it will help to create a bow wave and will also help prevent water being sprayed over the engine by the radiator fan, of course you can just switch off or disconnect your radiator fan but that's all a bit OTT for going through a ford.

bryanb

Conor wrote: »

Completely pointless as the water will just rise up around the poly.

It works for me, on a Berlingo diesel with a low intake and airscoop for the rad quite low, if you go fast enough to press the poly against the front. Depth of water is the main deciding point whether to proceed, but it's hard to estimate in advance of course. Without the poly water rises up the front, and into the top air intake. With poly it still rises but does not get in so much, perhaps it's the shape of my car.