F1ACK Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Top marks to my car, its just been one of those days on the roads today, just got in from a mates house, driving along happily when, oh sh!t the roads gone, HUGE FLOOD!!! ploughed into it at 20mph, top marks for the bumper not falling off, water up over the bonnet, bash as my front number plate flys off and hits my windscreen, water was solidly over the bonnet for 50m at least, in 1st gear reving the bollox off it to keep her going!!! then the rubber grommit in the passenger footwell (the one you put wires through to the engine) gave way and water poored into the footwell and up the passenger seat, THANK GOD I didn't have the playstation in the car at the time!!! 30 seconds later out the other side, rather wet and steamy but engine still running (if a little lumpy) but running fine. Just looked at the damage, not a lot really, the number plate was ripped off, and one of the fog lights has stopped working, the passenger side of the car is flooded and a side repeaters been ripped out oh and the batterys soaked with all the electrics and fuses and the engines all clean now Just glad it didn't stall in the middle of it, off to halfords tomorrow then for a new number plate :lol: I bet I get pulled by the old bill as well! :upyours: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 ...........flippin 'eck.It'll take ages to dry out!!! Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Si Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 good old orions :] glad there was no serious damage to ur car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelles Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 would have been a nightmare if u lost the engine in the middle mate... happened my mate in the november floods in scotland, new passat 2.0l, seen a little puddle on the road, on a corner, so he hammered it probably about 40-50 thru it, turned the corner, then noticed it wasn't no small puddle anymore, the water flooded the engine as fast as he could blink, and the car came to a hault in the middle, but no water got inside the car, although the watter was higher than the door seals, so he couldn't get out, he was sitting in this puddle for like 40 minutes before the car would start again...i found it rather hillarious, as at the time, he didn't have the insurance for it and was shittin it that the cops came lol. hes 18, and drives his dads passat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Si Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 would have been a nightmare if u lost the engine in the middle mate... happened my mate in the november floods in scotland, new passat 2.0l, seen a little puddle on the road, on a corner, so he hammered it probably about 40-50 thru it, turned the corner, then noticed it wasn't no small puddle anymore, the water flooded the engine as fast as he could blink, and the car came to a hault in the middle, but no water got inside the car, although the watter was higher than the door seals, so he couldn't get out, he was sitting in this puddle for like 40 minutes before the car would start again...i found it rather hillarious, as at the time, he didn't have the insurance for it and was shittin it that the cops came lol. hes 18, and drives his dads passat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ACK Posted December 27, 2002 Author Share Posted December 27, 2002 yeah looks like I was bloody lucky, just got a call off my mate, he's got a pretty new fiesta ZETEC S 1.6 and he went through the same flood 20 mins after me last night but his car got water in the engine or something and blew the top off of it, NASTY. My mats still against a radiator and drying well but the inside of the car has puddles in it not sure how I'm gonna dry that out, my head unit controller is under the passenger seat, luckily that didn't get too wet :tongue: As for the engine, thats running fine, no problems at'll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Si Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 id still take of the HT leads let them dry out for a bit and do the same with the dizzy cap, then spray them all with WD40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Lucky there then mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 When me old astra flooded last xmas i used a vacum cleaner that has built in washing capabilities, it sucks the water out of the carpet basically, like a vax machine. Just dont forget to lift the carpets out and dry underneath um Then just get some heat in the car and it should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted December 27, 2002 Share Posted December 27, 2002 Nasty mate, where was that? Anywhere local? Ive been caught out down Stoneham Lane before when the river floods, not as bad as you tho mate! Jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ACK Posted December 29, 2002 Author Share Posted December 29, 2002 thats the one m8, stoneham lane.My m8 pointed out last night that one of my head lights was half filled with water, spent over 4 hours last night first trying to get the unit out, gave up on that as would have to take the bumper off, then tried taking the glass component out, gave up on that as it wouldn't move more than a couple of CM then I went to a steap hill (up near Jordan) took the bulb out and booted it up it, that got some of the water out, then went home used nearly 100 cotton buds to soak it up, put an old bulb in and finnaly steamed the rest off. Just seen my m8s festa, its blown a hole the size of my head in the side of his engine, the ironic thing he had an induction kit on till 2 days before which took air from the top of the engine, to replaced it with the old one as the car wasn't running too good and the old one took it from the wing I think Off to get a new plate today, paid for by the people who make the sticky pads then got to pull the carpet out and dry underneth and get the repeater back on the side and it will all be sorted, I'm amazed I've been driving around with no front number plate for 3 days now and haven't been pulled once :] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 Jesus! Glad its all gettin sorted tho! You would think the council or someone would do something about Stoneham Lane, its ALWAYS flooding! Course, no-one understands this apart from me and you F1ACK! Ah well :] Jordan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1ACK Posted December 29, 2002 Author Share Posted December 29, 2002 lol yeah, I'm supprised they didn't close it, I'm gonna try and get some money out of them but doubt I will Just been down halfords and picked up a nice shiny new plate, with 3D lettering (legal) and a GB badge and a border, some sticky pads all paid for by the sticky pad people, thank you very much They even let me in they're fitting bay to put it on, so I took the Pee and nicked some super glue and stuck my side repeater back on, and one of the chaps got me a metre of tubing so I could move my brether filter to the front of the engine, much easier working in a dry garage than in the cold wet outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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