. Unfortunately, you now have a flood car and repair will be very expensive. Time to call the insurance company.
water filled interior
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burleson Texas
water filled interior
what next, my damned luck....
after Ernesto made its pass we go out side to see the damage left. we see a waterline about mid door on Susan's vette. the water had already receded, but the interior was literally filled to the seats with water. after a few dollars at the car wash, the standing water is gone. and just some residual moisture is left.
now we have service asr, abs light on, abs active, and asr active.
ccm? ebcm? all the wheel abs sensors filled with water?
after Ernesto made its pass we go out side to see the damage left. we see a waterline about mid door on Susan's vette. the water had already receded, but the interior was literally filled to the seats with water. after a few dollars at the car wash, the standing water is gone. and just some residual moisture is left.
now we have service asr, abs light on, abs active, and asr active.
ccm? ebcm? all the wheel abs sensors filled with water?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burleson Texas
eh...crap. well I'm reluctant to call the insurance. last Saturday i totaled my vette, called the insurance on that one. now a week later i call them again for another corvette
....my insurance will cost more than the whole car year to year!!. I'm confident that i can fix this. the water was only in the car for about 3 hrs before we cleaned it. its a fiberglass car so I'm not extremely worried about rust starting. what i am worried about was the opti. seems to be fine...I'm going to pull seats, carpet, padding etc to let them dry as much as possible.
I'm worried about elec. components that could have been damaged.
with my car totaled and hers drenched, broken cell phone and no insurance on it, neck and back screwed from wreck keeping me outa my second job, apts telling me I'm about to have to go, searching for a new car, and every day bs i think I'm going to go nuts with all the stress of my life right now!
but
, i will prevail. I'm convinced that I'm invincible (till i die at least) and what doesn't kill me will make me stronger. or i have had too much coffee and Kahlua, and pain pills....
Last edited by merlot566jka; Sep 2, 2006 at 10:13 AM.
Safety Car
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I'd advise against keeping the car, as far as I know most insurance companies would total it. There is good reason flood cars are to be avoided, electrically it will never be the same. Short term you may think it is repaired but it will take years for the full extent of the damage to be realized.
Melting Slicks
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From: Chesapeake Va
Hey man, life sucks for you right now!! good part is its GOT to get better, cant get much worse. The water damage should be all freshwater,right? Yall didnt get any tidal flooding where you are, right? If thats the case you may luck out. You need to get to all the electronics and get them disconnected and blown out with air, and then spray with some WD40 or something like it. If you can get to a marine/boat store there's some stuff called corrosion block. That stuff is the schiznit!! get some if you can. Good luck, keep your chin up, call me if you need somethin
Melting Slicks
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From: Chesapeake Va
Originally Posted by toptechx6
I'd advise against keeping the car, as far as I know most insurance companies would total it. There is good reason flood cars are to be avoided, electrically it will never be the same. Short term you may think it is repaired but it will take years for the full extent of the damage to be realized.
That is true, just kinda hoping for the best!!!
Melting Slicks
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From: backwoods upstate ny
call the insurance company, the car is a rolling disaster now and there will be no argument...they will not hold it against you personally, its business to them, and the dirty little secret is that they LOVE to pay cause everybody will pay more next year--rates are set based on money paid out + profit.
buy the ''salvage'' back, repair what you can, and smile at the new problems as they appear while you enjoy the bulge in your wallet.
buy the ''salvage'' back, repair what you can, and smile at the new problems as they appear while you enjoy the bulge in your wallet.
Safety Car
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From: FL
Originally Posted by edcmat-l1
That is true, just kinda hoping for the best!!!The hard part of letting a flood car go is that visually it looks perfect, hard to get your mind to comprehend what can't be seen.
As edcmat-l1 said, don't even THINK about keeping one exposed to salt water, it is dead!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Burleson Texas
i cant catch a break!! i wonder what insurance is going to look like after all this.
she owes about $10300. do you think well get anything close to that from the insurance? its a 94, 103k miles, adm blue, chrome sawblades, both tops.
I'm so pissed right now. when is this sh!tty *** luck going to end?!?!
she owes about $10300. do you think well get anything close to that from the insurance? its a 94, 103k miles, adm blue, chrome sawblades, both tops.
I'm so pissed right now. when is this sh!tty *** luck going to end?!?!
Burning Brakes
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Assuming the fresh water did not go above the console on the interior, all may not be lost.
Document your damage with pictures for the insurance company and file your claim for a complete wright off as they will usually pay for flood damage, with an offer to buy it back.
While the insurance is working on your claim there are a couple of things you can do to minimise the damage.
The water obviously flooded rge ABS compartment. Remove the electrical connections to it and clean them with sone WD40 and DeOxit (from radio shack) and connect them back up then clear the computer codes and see if they come back.
The other areas you will need to check if the water did not come over the console is the motors for the windows. You can remove them and open them up and dry them out and they should be OK. also check the junction block by the battery and clean up the connections.
If the water got over the console to where it cot to the electronics in the dash wet all bets are off as the CCM is in there.
The other option is to buy it back and part it out. If you go this route I would like to talk to you about the tops.
Hope this helps.
Document your damage with pictures for the insurance company and file your claim for a complete wright off as they will usually pay for flood damage, with an offer to buy it back.
While the insurance is working on your claim there are a couple of things you can do to minimise the damage.
The water obviously flooded rge ABS compartment. Remove the electrical connections to it and clean them with sone WD40 and DeOxit (from radio shack) and connect them back up then clear the computer codes and see if they come back.
The other areas you will need to check if the water did not come over the console is the motors for the windows. You can remove them and open them up and dry them out and they should be OK. also check the junction block by the battery and clean up the connections.
If the water got over the console to where it cot to the electronics in the dash wet all bets are off as the CCM is in there.
The other option is to buy it back and part it out. If you go this route I would like to talk to you about the tops.
Hope this helps.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burleson Texas
how much for a new abs/asr controller? I'm sure the little computer inside and the motor thats connected to the Ase/abs pumps is fucged. when i got into the component box the sound damping material was soaked. i removed it, dried up the rest of the water and disconnected the Ase/abs. all the lights went away. i reconnected all of it and checked for codes. when it got to module 9 it said 'err'...
i assume the water toasted it all. I'm letting it dry up maybe if its all dry it'll fix its self. BTW no fuses popped. i guess thats a good sign?
i assume the water toasted it all. I'm letting it dry up maybe if its all dry it'll fix its self. BTW no fuses popped. i guess thats a good sign?
Le Mans Master
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friggin insurance companies.....they hold a grudge on water damage to a house, $1400. claim and some insurance companies refuse to insure me for water damage now...like it was my fault BS. WD40 is and was designed for water dispersement. Tuff call considering what you owe on it, think I'd contact my agent and let them know, you can report it without filing a claim, at least then it is documented if you need to file the claim latter.
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Originally Posted by merlot566jka
eh...crap. well I'm reluctant to call the insurance. last Saturday i totaled my vette, called the insurance on that one. now a week later i call them again for another corvette....my insurance will cost more than the whole car year to year!!. I'm confident that i can fix this. the water was only in the car for about 3 hrs before we cleaned it. its a fiberglass car so I'm not extremely worried about rust starting. what i am worried about was the opti. seems to be fine...I'm going to pull seats, carpet, padding etc to let them dry as much as possible.
I'm worried about elec. components that could have been damaged.
with my car totaled and hers drenched, broken cell phone and no insurance on it, neck and back screwed from wreck keeping me outa my second job, apts telling me I'm about to have to go, searching for a new car, and every day bs i think I'm going to go nuts with all the stress of my life right now!
but
, i will prevail. I'm convinced that I'm invincible (till i die at least) and what doesn't kill me will make me stronger. or i have had too much coffee and Kahlua, and pain pills....I would bite the bullet and call the insurance co. A flood is an act of god, not your fault.
Good Luck
Melting Slicks
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From: Chesapeake Va
Originally Posted by merlot566jka
i cant catch a break!! i wonder what insurance is going to look like after all this.
she owes about $10300. do you think well get anything close to that from the insurance? its a 94, 103k miles, adm blue, chrome sawblades, both tops.
I'm so pissed right now. when is this sh!tty *** luck going to end?!?!
she owes about $10300. do you think well get anything close to that from the insurance? its a 94, 103k miles, adm blue, chrome sawblades, both tops.
I'm so pissed right now. when is this sh!tty *** luck going to end?!?!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burleson Texas
I'm too active to stay inside!! lol
well i let everything dry out for a few hours and went back to check all the fuses related to the abs/asr. all were good. so i checked the codes again...instead of Err like i was getting before i got h57, h58 and h71 on module 9. i reset the dtcs and the only one that returned was the h71...so it looks like all i need is the ebcm.
on the down side, the car smells like old sitting watery carpet.
Ive had this happen before on an older car, the windows were down during a tornado. the car also had standing water. i removed all the carpet and padding. replaced the padding and used laundry detergent and very little bleach and scrubbed the hell out of it. it was amazing the amount of dirt that came out. after-wards the car smelled like clean laundry! so i think ill give that a shot on the vette. any tricks or things i need to know on pulling the carpet out on this car?
well i let everything dry out for a few hours and went back to check all the fuses related to the abs/asr. all were good. so i checked the codes again...instead of Err like i was getting before i got h57, h58 and h71 on module 9. i reset the dtcs and the only one that returned was the h71...so it looks like all i need is the ebcm.
on the down side, the car smells like old sitting watery carpet.
Ive had this happen before on an older car, the windows were down during a tornado. the car also had standing water. i removed all the carpet and padding. replaced the padding and used laundry detergent and very little bleach and scrubbed the hell out of it. it was amazing the amount of dirt that came out. after-wards the car smelled like clean laundry! so i think ill give that a shot on the vette. any tricks or things i need to know on pulling the carpet out on this car?
Le Mans Master
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Get the carpet out as quick as you can. A lot of water probably got underneath and because the carpeting has rubber backing it can stay wet for months. There's a lot of wiring harnesses and connectors and steel parts that will be affected if allowed to stay wet.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Burleson Texas
fixed the abs/asr thing. took the ebtcm out. couldnt find a screwdriver for the 3 way lookn screws. so i cut the damn screws off to get to the guts of the module. opened it up...sure enough it was loaded with moistre. used a hair dryer, q-tips, and tooth picks to clean it out and dry it up. re-installed, works like its supposed too!!! now about that carpet....not looking foward to that one
Team Owner
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rent a carpet cleaner... that will also get rid of any residual mold.
dude... I don't know what to say... just be thankful the water didn't get any higher. The CCM is safe. Does the radio work?
dude... I don't know what to say... just be thankful the water didn't get any higher. The CCM is safe. Does the radio work?
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that sucks man. i almost had water in my '84 in Hampton. it thankfully didnt get in it. if you need help i am always willing to lend a hand and i am not too far from ya. also the carpet is easy. i replaced all of mine not too long ago. just use a hairdryer where there is glue and it will come straight off.