Went through flood...d'oh!

[AL]

Went through a pretty frickin deep flood on the way home (low speed, first gear, plenty of revs) - i'm talking 2 foot deep so fairly significant.

There were already a few casualties parked on the other side with an RAC van tending to the poor ****ers. I got to the deepest bit and had a large wave come over the bonnet - started to struggle but kept the revs on and it never cut out - got out of the water and ragged it off up the road. Never cut out, never mis-fired - little bit of alternator belt squeal.

It spluttered a bit at low revs but i've had that before - just need to dry the dizzy cap out and it runs fine.

So anyway I got home, left it to idle for a minute or two - then switched it off. Dried out the dizzy cap and now it won't restart.

Turn overs fine, tries to kick a little bit but won't start. As soon as you stop it turning there is a huge (think gunshot multiplied) backfire out of the exhaust.
Is it likely to be just water in the exhaust creating too much back pressure?

Its slightly nose down on my driveway at present - think it'd start if it was on the flat?

Thanks homies!

[bowman]

I would start with the dizzy cap mate, thats the only thing thats been touched since it stopped running. May have caused some damage to the centre pin.

[AL]

I would start with the dizzy cap mate, thats the only thing thats been touched since it stopped running. May have caused some damage to the centre pin.

Its still turning and sparking dude - just not starting.

[wayne451]

If it is turning (timed right) and sparking, assuming you have fuel and compression it would start.

Get the WD40 out on each end of every plug lead, plugs, dizzy, earth points etc.

Is the ECU under the bonnet? If so, take it out, remove the cover and put by a radiator or get a hairdryer on it.

[Scoobler]

If you kept the revs up there shouldn't be any water in the zorst - however it is quite possible that there is and you are having problems with backpressure - try splitting at the end of the manifold and see if it starts?

About 9 months ago my sister went through a puddle but the stupid french designers (citroen zx) but the air intake at the bottom of the front bumper. Locked the engine (hydraulic lock on a diesel) and resulted in me having to put a new TD in instead

[wayne451]

If you kept the revs up there shouldn't be any water in the zorst - however it is quite possible that there is and you are having problems with backpressure - try splitting at the end of the manifold and see if it starts?

I like that thinking.

It would sit in the lower part of the boxes but when on an incline as stated would run out of them and to the lowest point!

[AL]

I like that thinking.

It would sit in the lower part of the boxes but when on an incline as stated would run out of them and to the lowest point!

Thats what I was thinking in all fairness! Going to go out and push it back so that any water would run the other way and see if it starts now.

Cheers guys!

[Nemesis]

Get Harty round, he'll fix it. Try bump starting it dude.

(that reminds me actually...)

*Opens MS paint*

[Astra Dan]

Is the air filter wet?

[Bean]

That happened to me in a mini a few years back turned out to water in the carb. Although your on injection so that prob wont be the prob.
Just one other thing.lmao lmao

[Bean]

Serves me right for laughing i've just done the same in the astra. Went to drive through a ford that didnt look to deep (was actually about 2 1/2 ft deep) Got to the middle and the water came over the bonnet and the car stalled
After about 5 mins i managed to get out by turning the key while in reverse. Managed to get it started and limped it home coughing and splutering as it went.
Can hear water sloshing about in the chassis on the car and it was puffing a fair bit of smoke.
The car is now sat outside draining while i have a beer
Will try to start it again later to see whats what

[the_fbi]

Did you take any of the plug leads off?

If its back firing then the timings out, which could be the dizzy cap on wrong or the plug leads on wrong.

Worth checking if there is any water around the plugs too, they wont like that.

[Add_Gee]

id take the dizzy and leads in the house and get them nice and dry. I used to pop the mini's on the radiator to dry them quite regularly, lol.

Air filter too is even slighty damp.

Any chance you removed leads and put them back in wrong order?

I take it you cant put the dizzy cap on 180 degrees out?