Hi all,

My car (a toyota) managed to get stuck in about 1.5 feet of salty
water. It sucked some through the air filter and into 3 cyclinders of
the engine. After it was towed out, the engine was drained and the car
started again and ran ok for a day. Now its not starting at all....
(it is being inspected now to see anything was bent)

What I am concerned about is that if the repairs to the engine are
minor, then the insurance company is going to ignore the inevitable
rust damage going to be caused by dried salt in the engine, underneath
the car, doors (and also the lovely wet carpet smell inside). What can
I do to make them acknowledge the rust that is for sure going to occur
because of this incident?

Has anyone else had an experience with this? How deeply sunken does a
vehicle need to be before considered a total loss??

Thanks