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So our beloved wagon was in a minor flooding incident. The engine was only partially submerged as thousands of gallons of rain water overflowed the street and rushed into my downward sloping driveway and into my garage.
I tried to start it during the incident as the water was rising, with the hope that it hadn't come up to the air intake yet. The water was quickly rising and it did get sucked in and stalled the car.
I sucked the water out of the intake with the shop vac. I replaced the plugs and put in a new battery. The didn't start and I tried once a day with no success until this morning—five days later—when she fired up.
The motor sounds good, though there seems to be some water in the oil. Something (water pump or alternator?) is screeching a bit as it spins. I drove it straight to the shop and all seemed to be going well until I was two blocks from the shop.
After going down a cobblestone street the transmission fluid starting leaking rapidly out of the bottom. I limped into the garage leaving a good size puddle of transmission fluid on the floor.
Now I wait to find out if there is any hope for it. We've loved this car (1993 940 Turbo Wagon) and hoped to reach 200,000 and 20 years. It is currently at 154,000.
So is there any hope? Will it be worth bringing it back, or is it a total loss?
My insurance company wants to give me $2700 for it. It's worth much more to me.
Check out the photos. Thanks for any thoughts you may have.
http://tinyurl.com/940flood
John
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