A terrible thing happen to me.

I just got a G37X 2009 less than a week ago and there was a flood in toronto. My car drove through the water and stalled. It just turned off on me as soon as i came out of the puddle.

I went to the mechanic and he said that water got into the air filters and into the engine.
Could it get any worse? The lights, panel, gps all worked. Do you think the insurance will scrap it or attempt to fix it?

worst day ever

 

If you got water in the actual engine block, you could be screwed. It is called Hydrolocking and I had that happen to my old Jeep that I offroaded and blew a piston thru the block. Basically the water in the cylindars doesnt allow the pistons to push up.

If you didnt try starting, it might be salvagable. Basically you have to take the whole top of the engine off and crank over the engine to push the water out. This could get pricey, however, it might be covered under your comprehensive plan on your insurance. Just not sure what company you have.

Best of luck!

 

sorry for your loss man

Insurance might just call it a loss, because a new engine costs so much plus labor costs.

ItalianG37xS is right...once water get into your engine everything starts to break. Water can not be compressed like air so your rods, pistons, crank shaft all start to snap.

 

Crazy floods there yesterday. Sorry to hear you got caught in it.

 

Wishing you the best man, let us know how it goes.

 

I hope they will be able to fix it.. over this week i got so attached to the car and now have to wait until they do an estimate. Gotta keep my fingers cross.

I couldnt attempt to start the car because the electronics gave out but hopefully ill get my baby back

Thanks for the support guys!

 

Nooooo sorry to hear that. Water damage was my fear yesterday, thankfully Scarborough wasn't too bad.

 

Don't think the car drove through by itself ..... sucks though but a car that low unless I know it's only a inch or so deep ..... no way do I drive through it.

 

final verdict : its a write off

I only had the car for less than a week.. and its such a beautiful car.. is this a sign that i should get something else?? AHHH what a shame

 

I'd rather have them write it off and get a different new one rather than fixing it knowing its been in a flood. Best of luck! Go for another one.

 

Agreed, better to just get a new one then worry about lingering damage. Plus, now you can take advantage of the opportunity to replace your x with an s

 

happened to me a month ago and i doubt they'll write it off, mine got repaired.

hey get in there and pull the spark plugs and turn it over so you can listen for any damage.

 

^ guy from insurance came and concluded it as a write off today.. said even though it can be fixed(engine) - it will not be deemed as safe because of potential rust and airbag issues later on.

 

Well good, hope ya find something else ya like.