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Moseyman
Also, would the lightning fry the electronics while your driving?
Any website links are greatly appreciated,
Thanks.
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100% chance of survival and little to no damage to electronics (depending upon what the lightning bolt hits). However, the car itself may suffer some damage.
http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2009/08/11/survive-lightning-strike-storm-driving-ford-edge/
100% chance of survival and little to no damage to electronics (depending upon what the lightning bolt hits). However, the car itself may suffer some damage.
http://www.drivearabia.com/news/2009/08/11/survive-lightning-strike-storm-driving-ford-edge/
How serious is the damage if a car is flooded?
Carbonbase
There was heavy rain and I drove my car into an intersection where there was a lot of water. I didn't know that the water level was that high until it was too late. My car stalled The water level wasn't high enough to get into the interior of my car, but it was high enough to make it stall. It wasn't left in the deep water for too long. I had help pushing it out of the water after several minutes. I tried to start the car again. The starter cranked, but there is no combustion. I was wondering if any serious damage has been done to the car. It was not flooded up to the windshield like the ones you see in the news. I have an '88 Nissan Pulsar.
Answer
I doubt that you have hurt the car in general, other than possibly electronics! If it is not direct "coil to sparkplug" (as on a lot of very new cars),- you might have to take off the distributer cap and dry out the inside, then let it sit a little while (turned upside down) next to the distributer, - to let the water all evaporate out of that area. You might check all the wires and see that they are fairly dry, (just wipe a paper towel along them when you can get to whaterver parts that are easy to get to). don't pull off more than one wire at a time (if iyou feel that you must clean/dry them all the way), -and pull from the "rubber insuater" cover - not the wire, - (new carbon track wires are easily "stretched and broken"!) If there is moisture in the cap, the high voltage will jump around indside the cap, and not in the gap on the plugs, -(as it will take the easiest way to ground)! If the engine cranks ok, you probably don't have enough water inside the engine to keep it from starting (as shorted out ignition is probably what stopped it in the first place). If on the other hand, it sort of "stalls" on each revolution it might have a little water in cylinders, as water doesn.t compress, and it is hitting water, - if it then turns again, it is a very small amount,- if it totally stops, then you will have to take the plugs out and crank over a minute or so to blow all the water out of cyliners!
Generally speaking, all the other things will dry out, and once they are totally dried out, the car should run as good as it ever did. Wet sensors might have sent the wrong information to computer, and it didn't let the car start, - but once they are dried out, they most likely won't have permanent damage to them!
The computer itself is high enough that the water didn't even get near it!
I doubt that you have hurt the car in general, other than possibly electronics! If it is not direct "coil to sparkplug" (as on a lot of very new cars),- you might have to take off the distributer cap and dry out the inside, then let it sit a little while (turned upside down) next to the distributer, - to let the water all evaporate out of that area. You might check all the wires and see that they are fairly dry, (just wipe a paper towel along them when you can get to whaterver parts that are easy to get to). don't pull off more than one wire at a time (if iyou feel that you must clean/dry them all the way), -and pull from the "rubber insuater" cover - not the wire, - (new carbon track wires are easily "stretched and broken"!) If there is moisture in the cap, the high voltage will jump around indside the cap, and not in the gap on the plugs, -(as it will take the easiest way to ground)! If the engine cranks ok, you probably don't have enough water inside the engine to keep it from starting (as shorted out ignition is probably what stopped it in the first place). If on the other hand, it sort of "stalls" on each revolution it might have a little water in cylinders, as water doesn.t compress, and it is hitting water, - if it then turns again, it is a very small amount,- if it totally stops, then you will have to take the plugs out and crank over a minute or so to blow all the water out of cyliners!
Generally speaking, all the other things will dry out, and once they are totally dried out, the car should run as good as it ever did. Wet sensors might have sent the wrong information to computer, and it didn't let the car start, - but once they are dried out, they most likely won't have permanent damage to them!
The computer itself is high enough that the water didn't even get near it!
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