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*DIFT* · 28-03-2005, 17:54

My dad bought a flooded A4 TDI on the cheap... just managed to get all the electrics running, and before trying to turn it over, we managed to get about a gallon of water out of the intercooler.... Should we be worried about turning it over? Or just go for it?

**Fl@pper** · 28-03-2005, 20:01

i would be worried

DONT turn it over unless you are SURE the inlet system is dry

diesel + water = BANG

seriously

*DIFT* · 28-03-2005, 22:34

Ta... i'll leave the intercooler pipe off till tommorow and see what happens

*mark sheerin* · 28-03-2005, 22:54

To be honest I'd want the head off too to spray some lube on the bores..no spark plug holes to squirt the wd40 through in a diesel.

*mik* · 29-03-2005, 08:31

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To be honest I'd want the head off too to spray some lube on the bores..no spark plug holes to squirt the wd40 through in a diesel.

Good idea. Injector nozzles / glow plug apertures should do the job though.

There (obviously) wouldn't normally be any water in the intercooler.

I'd remove the injectors / glow plugs (whichever is easiest to get to), spray in some lube, and turn it over (carefully) with them still out (so it can eject any water nice and easily). Don't do a comedy "watching for it coming out" job and lose your eye though.

*DIFT* · 29-03-2005, 12:34

lol, had the pipe off all night, and ive got all the water out of the intercooler now, head was off and a 'liberal' application of WD40 was added... Turned over twice, on the third attempt caught and started up... followed by about a pint of black water and soot out of the exhaust. Ive left it running for a bit and seems to be good. Need to sort out a few electrical bits, and i think it should be a cracking bargain.

StevoWarby · 29-03-2005, 18:50

"Water" a clever chap!

Well done!

StevoWarby · 29-03-2005, 18:50

I'll get my coat.

*DIFT* · 29-03-2005, 19:26

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Originally Posted by StevoWarby

"Water" a clever chap!

Well done!

lol

*CupraR-Rog* · 01-04-2005, 21:55

I take it the oil has been drained and the engine flushed??

Good to see that, even after these sooties have been swimming, they'll still work!!

*DIFT* · 01-04-2005, 21:59

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Originally Posted by CupraR-Rog

I take it the oil has been drained and the engine flushed??

Good to see that, even after these sooties have been swimming, they'll still work!!

Nah didnt drain any oil. YOu reckon it should be done, The water only got upto the hight of the sills, not sure how it got in the intercooler though. Seems to be running fine... Soots a hell of a lot less than mine.... although its not got quite as much poke

*CupraR-Rog* · 01-04-2005, 22:02

I would, just to be safe... and do the gearbox oil as well...

For the little that it would cost to change the oil, it's not worth the expense of the bigger things going bang!!

May not be coincidence that my 1st Clio's gearbox started giving up the ghost a couple of weeks after I drive it through a flood that required full throttle to keep the car moving at 8mph the water was so deep!! No water in the engine tho... but I had the oil changed shortly afterwards anyway...

*DIFT* · 01-04-2005, 22:05

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Originally Posted by CupraR-Rog

I would, just to be safe... and do the gearbox oil as well...

For the little that it would cost to change the oil, it's not worth the expense of the bigger things going bang!!

May not be coincidence that my 1st Clio's gearbox started giving up the ghost a couple of weeks after I drive it through a flood that required full throttle to keep the car moving at 8mph the water was so deep!! No water in the engine tho... but I had the oil changed shortly afterwards anyway...

Im back down south now, so i'll let me dad know. Cheers mate. Seems like tho whole family managed to bag a mint, if slightly soggy audi for crap all

Only had the ibiza half a year... Gutted

*cupra_matt* · 19-04-2005, 23:29

The car didn't come from carlisle by any chance didi it?

*DIFT* · 20-04-2005, 20:03

Yer, lol how'd you guess? I was going to get something but had just bought my ibiza. The family is currently stocked up with audi's though. We bought 11 in total.

*cupra_matt* · 20-04-2005, 22:54

They came from the dealership i work for, We lost 1 million pounds of stock because of the floods.

*DIFT* · 21-04-2005, 11:23

We got some bargains there. Was tempted by a TT, but water was a little to high up inside them for my liking. All the cars we bought are working fine. 4 of the 5 diesels bought are now revo'd too! What a fun day out!
Let me know if your planning anymore floods so I can sort some cash out.

*Tam* · 21-04-2005, 11:23

Ouch ..

11 in total to fix ??

Were they new?

Are you /your dad going to sell them ?

Give us an example? Audi what .. and at how much?

*DIFT* · 21-04-2005, 11:28

All bought by poeple in our family... i had just got my ibiza, and so lost out. My bro got an A4 1.8T quattro 6000 miles on it for £7000 (6 months old), THe sportbacks looked well nice, the cars consisted of whatever was in the dealership when the flood happened. £13,000 Would buy you a new A3 sportback 2.0 diesel, with quite a few bells and whistles. Allo that was needed was to take the carpets and seats out, clean them, cause they stunk... new ECU's for the airbags+electric seats (if it had them) and thats about it. ALthough the dealership either kept or destroyed the replacement keys, so were trying to find some of them for a cheap price.

28-03-2005, 17:54	#1
DIFT Torquing all the Torque Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kent/London Posts: 1,647	FLooded Diesel My dad bought a flooded A4 TDI on the cheap... just managed to get all the electrics running, and before trying to turn it over, we managed to get about a gallon of water out of the intercooler.... Should we be worried about turning it over? Or just go for it? __________________ Ex. Ibiza Cupra TDI with a dash of this, and a sprinkle of that. Ex: Focus RS Now: Honda powered Elise

28-03-2005, 20:01	#2
Fl@pper Cruising with the 6 Pot.. Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Easy life Cruise control with 200bhp of Bavarian RWD slushboxed Leather Comfort :) Posts: 14,434	i would be worried DONT turn it over unless you are SURE the inlet system is dry diesel + water = BANG seriously __________________ Fl@pper SouthernPikeyBigEaredHotRoddingIronMaidenMetallicaFan@e-parts.co.uk

28-03-2005, 22:34	#3
DIFT Torquing all the Torque Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kent/London Posts: 1,647	Ta... i'll leave the intercooler pipe off till tommorow and see what happens __________________ Ex. Ibiza Cupra TDI with a dash of this, and a sprinkle of that. Ex: Focus RS Now: Honda powered Elise

28-03-2005, 22:54	#4
mark sheerin DUNLOP academy wanabee Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,589	To be honest I'd want the head off too to spray some lube on the bores..no spark plug holes to squirt the wd40 through in a diesel. __________________ If you are not alarmed . . you should be www.fastalarms.co.uk

29-03-2005, 12:34	#6
DIFT Torquing all the Torque Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kent/London Posts: 1,647	lol, had the pipe off all night, and ive got all the water out of the intercooler now, head was off and a 'liberal' application of WD40 was added... Turned over twice, on the third attempt caught and started up... followed by about a pint of black water and soot out of the exhaust. Ive left it running for a bit and seems to be good. Need to sort out a few electrical bits, and i think it should be a cracking bargain. __________________ Ex. Ibiza Cupra TDI with a dash of this, and a sprinkle of that. Ex: Focus RS Now: Honda powered Elise

29-03-2005, 18:50	#7
StevoWarby Full Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Cwmbran, South Wales Posts: 337	"Water" a clever chap! Well done!

01-04-2005, 21:55	#10
CupraR-Rog Just Cruising... Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Somerset Posts: 2,315	I take it the oil has been drained and the engine flushed?? Good to see that, even after these sooties have been swimming, they'll still work!! __________________ Interested in In Car Entertainment, or in need of advice??

01-04-2005, 22:02	#12
CupraR-Rog Just Cruising... Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: West Somerset Posts: 2,315	I would, just to be safe... and do the gearbox oil as well... For the little that it would cost to change the oil, it's not worth the expense of the bigger things going bang!! May not be coincidence that my 1st Clio's gearbox started giving up the ghost a couple of weeks after I drive it through a flood that required full throttle to keep the car moving at 8mph the water was so deep!! No water in the engine tho... but I had the oil changed shortly afterwards anyway... __________________ Interested in In Car Entertainment, or in need of advice??

19-04-2005, 23:29	#14
cupra_matt Audi Technician Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Carlisle Posts: 1,430	The car didn't come from carlisle by any chance didi it? __________________ 400 BHP 4WD Octavia Estate WWW.MUPPETSPORT.COM

20-04-2005, 20:03	#15
DIFT Torquing all the Torque Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kent/London Posts: 1,647	Yer, lol how'd you guess? I was going to get something but had just bought my ibiza. The family is currently stocked up with audi's though. We bought 11 in total. __________________ Ex. Ibiza Cupra TDI with a dash of this, and a sprinkle of that. Ex: Focus RS Now: Honda powered Elise

20-04-2005, 22:54	#16
cupra_matt Audi Technician Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Carlisle Posts: 1,430	They came from the dealership i work for, We lost 1 million pounds of stock because of the floods. __________________ 400 BHP 4WD Octavia Estate WWW.MUPPETSPORT.COM

21-04-2005, 11:23	#17
DIFT Torquing all the Torque Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kent/London Posts: 1,647	We got some bargains there. Was tempted by a TT, but water was a little to high up inside them for my liking. All the cars we bought are working fine. 4 of the 5 diesels bought are now revo'd too! What a fun day out! Let me know if your planning anymore floods so I can sort some cash out. __________________ Ex. Ibiza Cupra TDI with a dash of this, and a sprinkle of that. Ex: Focus RS Now: Honda powered Elise

21-04-2005, 11:23	#18
Tam Santa in disguise :) Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Near Reevo :) Posts: 1,829	Ouch .. 11 in total to fix ?? Were they new? Are you /your dad going to sell them ? Give us an example? Audi what .. and at how much?

21-04-2005, 11:28	#19
DIFT Torquing all the Torque Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kent/London Posts: 1,647	All bought by poeple in our family... i had just got my ibiza, and so lost out. My bro got an A4 1.8T quattro 6000 miles on it for £7000 (6 months old), THe sportbacks looked well nice, the cars consisted of whatever was in the dealership when the flood happened. £13,000 Would buy you a new A3 sportback 2.0 diesel, with quite a few bells and whistles. Allo that was needed was to take the carpets and seats out, clean them, cause they stunk... new ECU's for the airbags+electric seats (if it had them) and thats about it. ALthough the dealership either kept or destroyed the replacement keys, so were trying to find some of them for a cheap price. __________________ Ex. Ibiza Cupra TDI with a dash of this, and a sprinkle of that. Ex: Focus RS Now: Honda powered Elise

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