What can I do if I drove through standing water and now my car will not start?

Answer by  Amber40 (24961)

This sounds like you have some components get wet that shouldn't have. You will have to look though the entire system looking for where water could have gotten in. Clean your battery terminals, open the distributor and blow out water etc... Check any open connector that could have gotten corroded by the water.

Answer by  Kanchan (73)

This is a wait and watch game. Just check if theres water in the spark plug, clean them dry or spray wd-40. I suggest you wait till water dries out.

Answer by  heather88 (1897)

You will need to have it checked out, you may have to hall it to the repair shop. There could be water in the engine or other places that caused it not to run anymore.

Answer by  Sree1 (16)

While you drove through the driving water, water was entered to the silencer but not to the engine. Water stored inside the silencer gradually flowed to the engine part.