Hit a deep puddle and now my truck won't start... Help??
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Hit a deep puddle and now my truck won't start... Help??
To get to the point. I hit a puddle last night, it was more of a over flow from and stream. Well my truck bogged out in it. I think water came up from the bottom and got sucked into my intake. :/ when I start my truck it just clicks and that's it. I was told to remove the plugs and turn it over a few times. What eles should I look for or possibly fix. Also I think the battery died too.
Here is the story
I had to drive my friend to her house to check her sub-pump so the basement wouldn't flood. All roads were flooded and I know the a stock ranger and deep water is just not a good idea so I don't go down any roads that have changed into temporary rivers. I pull down a road and I watching for any and all water build up so I don't hydro plain. This road I was on had this pipe along side the curb for whatever the road few was doing. Little did I know that this pipe floats above water so I assume the road didn't dip down and that there wasn't a 2 foot deep newly formed lake on this road. Well there was and I hit it at 25mph and the car slowed down and I gave it gas right about the time the big splash happened. The truck boggled a little and then died :( what I think happened was the intake sucked some water up when I hit because I gave it gas so I wouldn't suck anything in. I checked my oil and it kinda looks a little bit "watery". What should I do?!
Here is the story
I had to drive my friend to her house to check her sub-pump so the basement wouldn't flood. All roads were flooded and I know the a stock ranger and deep water is just not a good idea so I don't go down any roads that have changed into temporary rivers. I pull down a road and I watching for any and all water build up so I don't hydro plain. This road I was on had this pipe along side the curb for whatever the road few was doing. Little did I know that this pipe floats above water so I assume the road didn't dip down and that there wasn't a 2 foot deep newly formed lake on this road. Well there was and I hit it at 25mph and the car slowed down and I gave it gas right about the time the big splash happened. The truck boggled a little and then died :( what I think happened was the intake sucked some water up when I hit because I gave it gas so I wouldn't suck anything in. I checked my oil and it kinda looks a little bit "watery". What should I do?!
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Check all the fluids. replace your oil for sure.
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good luck getting insurance to fix it.
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I was on the road and there were no signs warning people of this overflow of water otherwise i would have turned around like i did at everyother road that was flooded. I wasn't trying to go threw any water At all, I personally hate taking my truck in water it's to risky IMO.
But as of now it looks good. I'm going to pick up a rental in an hour hopefully I get a full size !!
But as of now it looks good. I'm going to pick up a rental in an hour hopefully I get a full size !!
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I sunk my truck up to the windshield. Water was up to the headlight switch. Never had any electrical issues. I pulled the seats and full interior and let them dry for 3 days.
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There are small little square plugs at the bottom of each door. Two plugs to be exact, Pulling the door panel is the best way but to drain remove the plugs.
I sunk my truck up to the windshield. Water was up to the headlight switch. Never had any electrical issues. I pulled the seats and full interior and let them dry for 3 days.
I sunk my truck up to the windshield. Water was up to the headlight switch. Never had any electrical issues. I pulled the seats and full interior and let them dry for 3 days.
I do know that an Ozone machine and a Dehumidifier will be his best friend for the next month.