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 Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:01 am |
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Joined: Mar 26, 2012
Posts: 58
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Location: Devon
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Firstly I have a 1.9D 2000 206.
Driving through a puddle probably only 6-8 inches deep. Car just cuts out, and refuses to start.
Right in the middle of a narrow lane with no room for anyone to get past to give me a tow. Luckily the bloke behind in his big landrover was happy to push me until he could get past in order to give me a tow.
So he tow's me a mile to the Nearest bus stop, and goes on his way.
So now I try to start the car again and after a couple of minutes of persuasion it now sounds like a 50cc moped and is smoking like dot cotton.
Never the less I'm about half a mile away from my house through the town. so I stick the hazards on and stutter and splutter my way home.
Anybody have an idea at how bad this might be?
Is it a case of drying the car out or has something more serious been affected.
Many thanks in advance for any replies
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:21 am |
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Joined: Jan 29, 2011
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Location: Westhoughton, Lancashire
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Worst case scenario is that you have damaged some of the internals, best case is you have got a wet air filter and water in the air intake pipes, Would be worth taking the air intake pipes apart to make sure they are dry and replace the air filter.
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 6:32 am |
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Joined: Mar 26, 2012
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Location: Devon
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Hopefully it wont be too dark by time I get home from work, so I can take a proper look.
Fingers crossed its just a wet air filter, if not I think its time for a new car...
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:10 am |
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Joined: Dec 04, 2012
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How fast were you going through the puddle?
I did a similar thing in my 1.4 8v - saw a huge puddle in the middle of dual carriageway, about 4 inches deep, and thought it would be a good idea to go through it at 40. The only thing that cut out was the radio, for around 2 minutes. Won't be doing that again!
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:19 am |
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Joined: Mar 26, 2012
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Location: Devon
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I was only crawling through the puddle really 10mph maybe even less.
The electrics never cut out at all.
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:21 am |
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Joined: Nov 12, 2013
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Location: Harlow, Essex
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OMG!!!! I need to be careful...I have a habit of seeing puddles and racing through them to see how big a splash I can make...maybe I had better not do this any more. Hope you 206 is ok after drying out a bit Sparky. 
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 1:08 pm |
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Joined: Nov 25, 2013
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Location: Southern Finland
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Yeah it's risky. If the engine manages to gulp some water inside through the intake it will worst case scenario bend the connecting rods. As it tries to compress the water inside the cylinder. I've seen one 206 RC/GTI180 here (in Finland) that did this.. Had a intake system with the air pickup quite low in the engine bay, hit a big puddle and the engine was done. He sold the car to a guy I know and he bought a full working engine from UK and fitted it.
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Last edited by Kale on Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:14 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:14 pm |
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Joined: Feb 10, 2010
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Location: Palestine
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Well that is a deep water puddle,so what happen is that your engine sucked water through the air feed for the air filter,,so do as the Macca said,and check for water inside the airbox,and go from there,but you should of not tried to start it after getting in the there,so that no water get inside the engine,or you will nee more work to be done.
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