ALFIEBEARD
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My neighbour wife just rang my doorbell and asked if I could help her apparently her husband had just ran his 2006 Mercedes C220 CDI Coupe through a 3ft deep flood, she wondered if I could go and collect the car with my old breakdown truck I told her not to try starting it and I will be there in a few mins.
I went out to start the truck and she came running back saying its ok he got it started and its now in the drive, she asked if I would check it over as I do the servicing on it.
I nipped down to his house and it was ticking over in the drive with clouds of smoke pouring from the exhaust, I knocked it off and opened the bonnet, I opened the airbox and found the air filter sodden I took the filter out and started the engine up and its definately had a good drink, I removed the oil filler cap and its got massive blow by, also when revving it past 2k rpm it has a real missfire.
At this point I declared it well and truly sick and told him to ring his insurance company and explain the situation.
The sad thing is..is that this engine gets its air from the top of the radiator which should stop most floods being drawn in,
I asked him how deep the flood was and he said ohh it was pretty deep, it actually went over the bonnet and stalled the engine, unfortunately he repeatedly tried to start it and has probably broke a few piston rings and possibly bent a conrod or two.
I would reckon the insurance will probably write it off.........what do you guys reckon?
Alfi
I went out to start the truck and she came running back saying its ok he got it started and its now in the drive, she asked if I would check it over as I do the servicing on it.
I nipped down to his house and it was ticking over in the drive with clouds of smoke pouring from the exhaust, I knocked it off and opened the bonnet, I opened the airbox and found the air filter sodden I took the filter out and started the engine up and its definately had a good drink, I removed the oil filler cap and its got massive blow by, also when revving it past 2k rpm it has a real missfire.
At this point I declared it well and truly sick and told him to ring his insurance company and explain the situation.
The sad thing is..is that this engine gets its air from the top of the radiator which should stop most floods being drawn in,
I asked him how deep the flood was and he said ohh it was pretty deep, it actually went over the bonnet and stalled the engine, unfortunately he repeatedly tried to start it and has probably broke a few piston rings and possibly bent a conrod or two.
I would reckon the insurance will probably write it off.........what do you guys reckon?
Alfi