I was off yesterday and it rained heavily, car was parked all day long and it got soaked in it's parking space, the front mostly since the parking spot has more water build up near the sidewalk, and I park head in. When I got in it today, the carpet and floor mats were soaked in the passenger and driver's side only. It made a harsh sound at the starter with the teeth on flywheel when I started it and I felt the vibration, and it idled low so I had to give it gas. On my way to work, when I got on the highway I'd give it gas and it didn't respond, it acutally stahled and it slowed down then pick up again, I actually thought it was going to shut off on me. Anyway it was really windy so I drove at about 60mph and when I'd gave it gas it wouldn't react even when warm, felt very sluggish all the way to work continuously. I left the windows down and the floor matts out at work and let it air out since it was nice and sunny today. On my way back I put in some gas since it was down to the 1/4 mark (when I usually ad $25 of Shell Premium) and it felt slightly better but I didn't really push it, any ideas? When I got home I checked the MAF sensor, TPS, AFM connectors and coil to see if they were dry...

 

air filter wet maybe?

 

Checked the K&N and it was dry, also stuck a Q tip in the Maf sensor and it was dry...

 

did your dme get wet? condensation?

 

Check the MAF wiring. I had these exact same symptoms every time after giving my car a good washing as I had tons of sitting water where the wiring runs down to the DME. Re-insulated my wiring and all is good now.

 

^^ that's where I would check.

 

DME was a little wet at the bottom, but nothing inside...

 

pull your distributor cap and wipe out the water inside...

 

BULL****! Get a computer duster! You will NEVER actually see the water that is causing you the prioblem.
Your problem is electric, unless the water got above the intake manifold. Get some fuel cleaner, check the oil and blow out both the DME box and the KLR box.


It would help to know how deep the water was. Miami can get some instantly nasty downfalls, which we N. Floridian's call, gully washers!

aNYTHING 3 FT OR MORE CREATES A REALLY LONG CHECK LIST.

Let us know as you check each.

ohhh...and keep the damned roof closed in the summer!

 

Distributor is dry, didn get wet...

 

If it didn't get wet, don't check it. The DME is under the passenger carpet, as is the othe box. They are covered by wood. If you had that much water, it got there.
Get some canned air, like for a computer, and go to town.

 

Will do thanks!

 

You have the classic symptoms of a leaking battery tray.

Acid from the battery leaks out and corrodes the bodywork allowing water to leak into the car and fall directly onto the DME.

Pull the battery and look for cracks in the tray below it. Depending on the degree of corrosion, you may be able to patch it up with fiber glass resin, sand it and paint it. If the hole is bigger, the repair will be more involved.

Good luck with it.

 

I don't want to be a hater but the car shouldn't have been driven and all fluids changed, interior carpet pulled out and dried, seats pulled ect.... I used to work at a dealer in Atlantic City and have seen what water damage can do, it can result in alot of issues.

 

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