Originally Posted by juddz
So, this car ingested some water, and the guy selling it makes it sound as if the apparent engine damage is the only problem. I disagree. To ingest water, the intake needs to be submerged (you can't suck up water without vacuum). That's one deep puddle. It's impossible to ingest water, without having at least the nose of the car deep into water. So, I am confused by the seller insisting that it is otherwise not a water damaged car. Well, at least not that he knows of.
i tell you this happened to me in my wife's honda ’91 accord in the past...
no damage beside the engine. it was a fairly flooded road (raining so hard I couldn’t see the road 10 feet ahead)...the water was up to the front bumper (but never coming into the car). due to the cars momentum...the water was forced into the grill area/intake. i drove in and out of the flooded roadway...then the knocking set in. i drove it home knocking all the way. after turning the car off...it won't restart the next day (just cranked over). had it towed to the dealer for their findings. an engine replacement. we had the car for 2 more additional years without
any hiccups. the car was not listed as a total or savage. the insurance company just paid for a replacement engine.
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