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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Maxima / July 2006help! flooded-- 3 inches standing water
I am the original owner of a 2000 Maxima GXE. Only 55,000 miles. All paid for and I baby it. My city took on a big rainstorm today. When I got to my car parked on the street, the street was dry but there was a few inches of standing water on the floor of my Max. I drove the car home 4 miles so I could get to work on the interior. Car ran ok. I shop-vaced all the water out and have got fans blowing inside. Interior seems ok now. Although the car seems to run fine and no electrical problems, the engine is making this wierd noise. I can't place it. Sounds like a low-pitched squeaking that my clothing washer would make. I can't tell where its coming from...sounds like it is coming from something near the bottom of the engine where the standing water reached. I GOOGLED "Flooded cars", and am fricking freaking out. Everything I read says my car is no good and will have to be totaled. Water in cylinders, transmission, etc. Absolutely freaking out. Since my Max is 6-years old, I won't get jack for it and I'm now in grad. school....won't be buying a new car for awhile. The car is going to the dealership first thing tomorrow morning. About 6 miles down the road. Should I get her towed? Is my engine fvcked? Also, water was probably 2-feet high for about 45 minutes before the sewers caught up. Fresh water. Not salt water. > I am the original owner of a 2000 Maxima GXE. Only 55,000 miles. All > paid for and I baby it. [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > The car is going to the dealership first thing tomorrow morning. About 6 > miles down the road. Should I get her towed? Is my engine fvcked? Last thing: car started immediately with no hiccup. > Also, water was probably 2-feet high for about 45 minutes before the > sewers caught up. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >> The car is going to the dealership first thing tomorrow morning. About 6 >> miles down the road. Should I get her towed? Is my engine fvcked? You should probably not have driven the car at all,,,,,if water was that high, you have water in the engine oil for sure,,, you need to have the engine oil changed, probably several times to be sure that no water is left,,, If its an Auto,,have the fluid flushed,,again several times,,,,manual,,then gear box should be flushed, and oil changed. Noise might be the electronic engine mount - could be damaged, or dirty. Also might be just a wet seprentine belt,,,best case. Hopefully not main engine bearing damage,, >Last thing: car started immediately with no hiccup. > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>> The car is going to the dealership first thing tomorrow morning. About 6 >>> miles down the road. Should I get her towed? Is my engine fvcked? On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:41:54 +0000, AZV14 wrote: > You should probably not have driven the car at all,,,,,if water was > that high, you have water in the engine oil for sure,,, Yeah, it was a tough call. I wanted to get the car out of the area in case of more rain, and I wanted to get the standing water out of the interior ASAP. Since the engine turned over immediately and I didn't think the water got more than 20 inches high, I decided to make the quick jaunt home. Sigh...I need a beer. > You should probably not have driven the car at all,,,,,if water was > that high, you have water in the engine oil for sure,,, Not necessarily. The intake system is pretty high on that car. Pull the dipstick and oil filler cap. If there's water in there they will be covered with a thick white froth. At least it was fresh water. You might want to put a dehumidifier in the car and close it up for a few days. The water gets under the carpet and pad and in the seat foam. It might feel dry, but it's probably not. >> You should probably not have driven the car at all,,,,,if water was >> that high, you have water in the engine oil for sure,,, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > The water gets under the carpet and pad and in the seat foam. It might > feel dry, but it's probably not. Jim, Thanks for the tip. I think the dehumidifier was a good idea and I'm doing it right now. And you are right about feeling dry. I took it over to my local carwash to use the industrial vacuums. Even though it felt dry, after using the big vacuum, the carpets were once again wet because of all the moisture it pulled up. Dealing with insurance was a boondoggle. I called them yesterday morning. They set up a claim and told me to take it to Nissan Autobody. I paid to have it towed. Nissan Autobody said they didn't know what the hell they were doing and that my car wouldn't be looked at until next week. It was gonna sit outside, in 90-degree heat, with the windows up and they wouldn't budge on this. This was unacceptable to me. I walked 3-blocks to the Isuzu dealer who said this was a terrible idea to let the car sit outside with windows up. He told me that at least he would give me garage space so it could air out. Said to check the oil. If the oil level was ok and the engine runs, drive it 3-blocks to him. I did so, and he recommended I could drive the car home and work on it in my own garage. Much better than letting it bake. Dont you just love this new "customer service" oriented world we live in,,,? Sorry you are having so much trouble - but good news is that it still runs,,,though that noise you reported is a concern. >>> You should probably not have driven the car at all,,,,,if water was >>> that high, you have water in the engine oil for sure,,, [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >him. I did so, and he recommended I could drive the car home and work on >it in my own garage. Much better than letting it bake. > Also, water was probably 2-feet high for about 45 minutes before the > sewers caught up. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >>The car is going to the dealership first thing tomorrow morning. About 6 >>miles down the road. Should I get her towed? Is my engine fvcked? I'm not saying that your car is in perfect shape ,but it looks like you came out OK. In your case, to make the best of that situation I would change all the engine fluids, motor oil, tranny, power steering, etc. Probanly not much, if any, water got into the engine. Your body and interior may have received more damage, the symptoms of which may not show themselves for a very very long time. CD |
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