With all the wet weather lately round here i inevitable got stranded, This was fine because i wasnt in the sx so could go through some deeper water. Or so i thought.
I was following the route that all of the other cars were taking and going at a speed that kept a bow wave etc. What i didnt accound for was the stupidly low Air intake!! I went through a good 200M length of flooded section (about 10") with no problems but the final little puddle was the end of my journey. Id say it was 12" deep which at a guess is just the right height to submerge the intake
I have towed the car home and checked the air filter which is soaked, the car will not crank over much, Maybe 1/2 a turn. I think i can safely say it has ingested some water!
My question is, what damage am i likely to have done to the engine? and what damage to the ancillaries, Alternator etc? If i am lucky i can get the water out of the bores and change the oil etc and all will be good! but what else is likely to suffer a few weeks down the line?
The car is a 307 2.0HDI with a DW10 TD engine (90hp), Lovely little car too