etexis

i accedently hit a huge huge puddle of H20 omw to get sum food.while waiting in the drive thru my car was fine until i drove off and it started to bog and cough and backfire on me.wat can be make the car not start after i hit a huge puddle of H20. so far wat ive done is
1.pulled the AF(air filter)=no water
2.charged battery=13.98V
3.Pulled plugs=orange spark & oil stains in the porcelain.is that ok or just BAD?
4.checked FP(fuel pump)=works
5.checked dme relay=GOOD liek NEW inside and outside
6.checked coil=good 12V
7.messed around with the S/R sensors
8.checked F.I's(injectors)=good
9.scratched my head kicked the bumper and talked smack to the car yelling at it =priceless and dumb
anything iam missing

V2Rocket

it may sound odd but park it for a few hours and see if drying it out fixes it...

dont ask why, i dont know the answer either. ive found that if i wash down the engine bay and then it doesnt start, a few hours later it just will.

etexis

lol yeah imma do that well iam in so cal and were having a huge storm out here

chopperzz

Take a can of WD40 and spray all electrical components that operate the engine. Coil, spk wires, etc. Especially anything that generates/transfers spark. WD displaces water and should help

V2Rocket

where in socal are you? im currently in san diego but spend most of my time in riverside. luckily my car is undergoing surgery in my garage as it was coming down hard here

etexis

iam in long beach man btw iam selling my 944 since i leave in 12 days to BCT for the army http://losangeles.craigslist.org/lgb...124258309.html

Mark944na86

old wiring = old insulation = cracks = water penetration = shorts.

evaporation = no water in cracks = no shorts.

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techartisan

Im also in socal, redlands specifically....My 84 hit a puddle 2 nights ago....stalled out. The D-Cap was bone dry....I found a good bit of water on the ignition coil itself when I pulled the dustcover. I dried the top off, put the cover back on...and she fired right up.

My cars stalled out a couple of times in the past...always from a hard splash on the right side. Im thinking of sealing my dustcap with some silicone....that seems to be the weakspot on mine.

I dont have a snorkel on my airbox so I dont worry about the other side....but if sucking water in is as easy as splash stalling the coil....Im glad I dont have one.

etexis

well the original owner probably threw away the dust-cap,i don't have it .

piperporsche180944

All joking aside, I was actually going to say something as well. Typing like that on the forum, most guys will just close the thread and go on to the next.

fortysixandtwo

The stalling my not be related to the puddle, but more to what created the puddle. On these cars, the battery tray has a tendency to rust out. When it rains water will drip from the hole in the battery tray and run down the wiring harness to the computer.
Pull back the passengers side carpet and remove the plywood computer cover. Check for signs of water.

techartisan

He's got an 83, early cars have their DME under the drivers side dash....I always wondered why they moved it.
Not my car...just a pic I pulled off the net...

fortysixandtwo

Ah, didn't know that. It wasn't in the post and I run the "work safe" settings with avatars and sig lines hidden.