woke up today to my dad saying "move your car the street is flooded" and then i go to move it. when i opened my door i saw water on the passenger side about 1in and in the back seats floor. car wont start but i did get most the water out.

what could it be?

the stereo and all works and the power seats...

 

the thing you should be worrying about is there water going into the intake. if that happens CL

 

i doubt water got into the intake without the car running.
but your ecu is probably toast.

 

yeah, but if he would have turned the car on and the streets were that flooded, indeed.

This is assuming he has a CAI without a BV of course..

 

if any water got to it, def toast.

 

yeah but he said it wouldnt start, you'd have to give it gas while it was running to get the water all the way into the IM/TB

 

2.x or 3.0? cuz i think I still have a 3.0 ECU...

 

man where are you from? lol...

 

New orleaans , but somehow my bat cable got loose that's why it wouldn't start. I drove it around the block, then wen I went to reverse lights flickering a little and sputtering, water came out the exhaust.
btw. This is after the water went down to nothing , and yes I have a cai

 

 

 

Yeah, my bat cable clamp gets loose all the freaking time... It's happened 3 times already since I've owned the car. I always carry around a 10mm wrench with me just in case.

 

i know this will sound a LITTLE ghetto but since your the ghettoninja you shouldnt mind take a regular hammer and VERY CAREFULLY and SOFTLY hit the top of the ring terminal and if you whack it a few times all around the top of the ring terminal it should make it very tight fit after you bolt it down with the 10mm wrench. if that dont work use some kinda loctite or something to hold the bolt so it wont be able to back itself out anymore. i had the same problem, but after doing this i dont.

 

I would disconnect the battery and remove all of the SRS, ECU, and security brains... essentially all control modules. Anything that got wet in that passenger area should be removed, thoroughly inspected and dried. If it's not something you are fond of, may be best to go through insurance. It may still be salvageable if you were lucky enough to not short anything. If you get the water out and the PCB's dried and cleaned you may beat the corrosion and damage.

 

Yeah bending them is a good option, did this with my last 2 pos battery terminals, got another set to go on that don't need bent once i get around to it

 

my neg came loose on me a few weeks ago. i was driving on the highway and the car just shuts off. i freaked out cause the power steering was gone and my blinkers didnt work. i loosened it a little, shoved it all the way to the bottom, then tightened, hasnt annoyed me since.