Car got flooded today...What should I do?
05-07-2009, 04:49 PM
#21
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Damn.
05-07-2009, 05:35 PM
#23
Race Director
Damn.. that just sucks 
Was it running in those pictures or was it already done I noticed the reverse lights on. Was wondering if the water in the computer was causing it to do strange things
I'd definately go for the total, see what you get, then decide if it's worth trying to fix or not. Probably depends on what the buy back is. I wouldn't try and sink too much money into it.
She was under for about 30-45 mins....The ins. guy will be out in 3-5 days. From there we will see. Either way it goes im going to be fixing the car myself..I will replace all the wiring in the car and the computer and body control mod. I will drain and refill the motor, trans and diff.
Was it running in those pictures or was it already done
I noticed the reverse lights on. Was wondering if the water in the computer was causing it to do strange things I'd definately go for the total, see what you get, then decide if it's worth trying to fix or not. Probably depends on what the buy back is. I wouldn't try and sink too much money into it.
She was under for about 30-45 mins....The ins. guy will be out in 3-5 days. From there we will see. Either way it goes im going to be fixing the car myself..I will replace all the wiring in the car and the computer and body control mod. I will drain and refill the motor, trans and diff.
05-07-2009, 06:11 PM
#25
Burning Brakes
She was under for about 30-45 mins....The ins. guy will be out in 3-5 days. From there we will see. Either way it goes im going to be fixing the car myself..I will replace all the wiring in the car and the computer and body control mod. I will drain and refill the motor, trans and diff.
Its worth a shot to keep "flood damage" off your carfax. Hey, its only a 6-pack job if it works!!
05-07-2009, 06:14 PM
#26
Le Mans Master
Honestly this is what I would do, you can eaisly get those parts from a wrecked C5 and if its done right then you should have no issues, dont tell the ins you plan to buy it back untill after they agree on a settlement amount THEN tell them you want to buy it back.
05-07-2009, 06:26 PM
#27
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
the good thing is the car was just sitting in the parking lot.....it was never run in the water....we pushed it out to higher ground...the lights were on from opening the doors...Were is the PCM? I have the BCM out and drying off...the water only went high enough in the car to cover the BCM and the fuse box, no higher.
05-07-2009, 06:45 PM
#28
Race Director
the good thing is the car was just sitting in the parking lot.....it was never run in the water....we pushed it out to higher ground...the lights were on from opening the doors...Were is the PCM? I have the BCM out and drying off...the water only went high enough in the car to cover the BCM and the fuse box, no higher.
05-07-2009, 06:49 PM
#30
Race Director
05-07-2009, 06:56 PM
#31
Burning Brakes
Anything electrical that had constant contact with the water is unreliable............it may still work, but it is still unreliable. But the mechanical parts should be fine.
The insurance company will total it if it is in fact covered...........flood damage is a funny subject........start reading your policy carefully.
The insurance company will total it if it is in fact covered...........flood damage is a funny subject........start reading your policy carefully.
05-07-2009, 07:39 PM
#33
Safety Car
Sorry to hear about your problem. Maybe its just me, but I would never own a vette if i did not have a garage to keep it in and work on it.
Hope things work out for you
Hope things work out for you
05-07-2009, 08:09 PM
#35
Drifting
You have a lot of math to do. Figure out if the parts you put in it are still good, and what there current value is. Is it worth the time and money taking them off the car, or rebuilding that car.
Engine and trans need fluid changes at minimum. Everything electrical will need to be replaced or dried out. Seat motors, door motors, switches, computers etc wont really dry out very well. They will fail prematurely. Seat foam, carpet, door panels etc will have a funky smell if they are not completely removed, dissasembled and dried out. Really replacing them is best.
After all that would it be better to swap your new engine and other parts to a high mile donor car after you repurchase yours back? That salvage title will kill any value the car would ever have.
It sucks man!
Engine and trans need fluid changes at minimum. Everything electrical will need to be replaced or dried out. Seat motors, door motors, switches, computers etc wont really dry out very well. They will fail prematurely. Seat foam, carpet, door panels etc will have a funky smell if they are not completely removed, dissasembled and dried out. Really replacing them is best.
After all that would it be better to swap your new engine and other parts to a high mile donor car after you repurchase yours back? That salvage title will kill any value the car would ever have.
It sucks man!
05-07-2009, 08:34 PM
#37
Safety Car
Total it, buy it back and get another one to swap the good parts to.
It probably wont be a wash (may cost a little more) but
1) you sound like you know your way around the car mechanicaly
2) you wind up with a better car (having had two of everything to choose from) and
3) there is some value to whatever you dont use (or if you dont want to part out the rest, put it all together and donate it (as a car) for the tax deduction at the end of the year).
I must say, you're taking this awefully well
I'd be in the same situation without the knowledge or skills to swap out all the parts.
Good luck guy
It probably wont be a wash (may cost a little more) but
1) you sound like you know your way around the car mechanicaly
2) you wind up with a better car (having had two of everything to choose from) and
3) there is some value to whatever you dont use (or if you dont want to part out the rest, put it all together and donate it (as a car) for the tax deduction at the end of the year).
I must say, you're taking this awefully well
I'd be in the same situation without the knowledge or skills to swap out all the parts.
Good luck guy
05-07-2009, 08:35 PM
#38
Race Director
Wow that water is just crazy high. Hope that eveything works out for you.
