help needed please

[m20_swe]

has anyone had there diesel flooded??

on the way home from work today a 3 to 4ft puddle was on a big streach of road.a was'nt goin to try it but an astra made it so a thought **** it.right in the middle it chucked it water came in slow but filled up to the seat level a pushed it out(one point it was flooting) and go it trasported down the road but still wont turn over.tryed takin things apart in the engine everythin had water in it so dryed as much as a could.

but anyone have any ideas what kind of bills am lookin at?
cheers

[The Doc]

Big ones.... Never done a diesel but I did a mates petrol and that was a chew. Luckily got it to run again but got all water out of the cylinders by pulling the sparks....

Depends how far the water has got....

[rushy]

Dad did this. New engine! The water in the cylinders will not compress so it ***es the engine like you had just filled it with concrete if you get what I mean.

[111]

If your engine has sucked water into the combustion chambers and tried to compress that it will be goosed . If you are lucky and it has only got to the maf sensor they are about £70 I think. Dont know about the electrics though.

[Gsi3.2]

if you tried to start it with water in the induction system think new engine.. so, a couple of grand minimum..


Hopefully it's just electronic..but i'd start by removing the glowplugs and trying to crank the engine over..if ANY water emerges from the cylinders then it's a TOTAL engine strip to see if the conrods or the like have any damage.. lets just say it's just about as bad a thing you can do to a diesel engine..

AS above, hopefully removing all electrical connectors and squirting with WD40 to drive out moisture will let the engine start..BTW, the main engine ECU is in the engine compartment..so it may be drowned..

Does the engine turn over??.. do the dash lights illuminate??..does the starter solenoid click without the starter turning??..

any more information you can give??..

[rushy]

Was just going to say to take out your plugs and turn it over.

[Gsi3.2]

erm....no??....

[m20_swe]

cheers guys a dont know what am goin to do need to get it in to a garage in the morning

[Gsi3.2]

indeed you do need to get it to a garage.. but make them aware that they must'nt try and start it without removing the glowplugs to remove any compression in the cylinders...

stand back and wait to sell you soul.. this one may cost you dear..

[m20_swe]

Does the engine turn over??.. do the dash lights illuminate??..does the starter solenoid click without the starter turning??..

any more information you can give??..

all the lights come on but when u turn the key the full screen gos black after a the engine trys to start