Fresh Water Flood

Nick900 · Nov 4th, 2005, 23:32

Hi,

I need some advice. I have just been offered a V70 D5 Se Auto 2003. I was involved in a fresh water flood. I have been to look at the car and have noted the following.

The car starts. Although I did not run for long as there were signs of water in the oil. It drives okay.

All of the electrics work.

The car appears to have been in the water front first at about bonnet level, although I am not sure about this. There are no signs of water on the leather but the roof is filthy and I guess it could have been more submerged than I think.

There are no signs of any water in the boot.

The dash lights seem dim than usual. I currently own an 02 V70 D5.

Someone removed the drivers door card and the carpet trim strip where on the nearside rear section of the cabin. I cannot think why and I guess this concerns me more than most things. Given that everything I working I am worried that I am missing something.

All of the ancillary systems such as brake master cylinder, power steering, radiator and air con do not have any signs of water ingression.

The car is cheap and obviously I know I will need to have oil drained and flushed etc. I do not know if the gearbox is sealed. In the short time I had I could not find the gearbox dipstick. Ideally I would like to spend more time going over the car but cannot and need to make a decision based on my observations. I am worried that I am missing something. The low lighting level of the dash bothers me a bit. the rest of the interior was fine with electric drivers seat working.

Any advice or guidance would be appreciated.

Thanks

Nick

classicswede · Nov 5th, 2005, 18:01

The low lighting could be due to the dimmer switch, did you adjust it atall?

If you go for this bear in mind the cost of having all the fluids changed engine oil gearbox oil brake/clutch fluid.

Also the car will have a high risk of electrical problems, let the price take consideration in this.

Dai

Chris Wickers · Nov 6th, 2005, 10:13

My knowledge of water damaged cars is non existent.

However, having worked in the TV/Video trade for 20+ years, we always 'scrapped' electrical products which were water damaged.

This was based on many attempts to repair many different appliances. They would normally work for upto 3 months, and then fail on something different. This was again repaired, and something else failed etc.

Please bear in mind with the insurance payouts etc. from a purely business point of view we would always have made more money by repairing.

Hope this helps.

Chris

Nov 4th, 2005, 23:32	#1
Nick900 New Member Last Online: Jul 29th, 2012 00:22 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Margate	Fresh Water Flood Hi, I need some advice. I have just been offered a V70 D5 Se Auto 2003. I was involved in a fresh water flood. I have been to look at the car and have noted the following. The car starts. Although I did not run for long as there were signs of water in the oil. It drives okay. All of the electrics work. The car appears to have been in the water front first at about bonnet level, although I am not sure about this. There are no signs of water on the leather but the roof is filthy and I guess it could have been more submerged than I think. There are no signs of any water in the boot. The dash lights seem dim than usual. I currently own an 02 V70 D5. Someone removed the drivers door card and the carpet trim strip where on the nearside rear section of the cabin. I cannot think why and I guess this concerns me more than most things. Given that everything I working I am worried that I am missing something. All of the ancillary systems such as brake master cylinder, power steering, radiator and air con do not have any signs of water ingression. The car is cheap and obviously I know I will need to have oil drained and flushed etc. I do not know if the gearbox is sealed. In the short time I had I could not find the gearbox dipstick. Ideally I would like to spend more time going over the car but cannot and need to make a decision based on my observations. I am worried that I am missing something. The low lighting level of the dash bothers me a bit. the rest of the interior was fine with electric drivers seat working. Any advice or guidance would be appreciated. Thanks Nick

Nov 5th, 2005, 18:01	#2
classicswede Trader Volvo in my veins Last Online: Yesterday 22:07 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Anglesey	RE: Fresh Water Flood The low lighting could be due to the dimmer switch, did you adjust it atall? If you go for this bear in mind the cost of having all the fluids changed engine oil gearbox oil brake/clutch fluid. Also the car will have a high risk of electrical problems, let the price take consideration in this. Dai __________________ http://www.classicswede.org www.classicswede.co.uk

Nov 6th, 2005, 10:13	#3
Chris Wickers Director Last Online: May 10th, 2024 08:00 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Chelmsford	RE: Fresh Water Flood My knowledge of water damaged cars is non existent. However, having worked in the TV/Video trade for 20+ years, we always 'scrapped' electrical products which were water damaged. This was based on many attempts to repair many different appliances. They would normally work for upto 3 months, and then fail on something different. This was again repaired, and something else failed etc. Please bear in mind with the insurance payouts etc. from a purely business point of view we would always have made more money by repairing. Hope this helps. Chris

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