Car flooded up to doors, will not start,

[cnardinola318is]

91 318is flooded monday!

so my car flooded upt to the middle of the doors
now it will not start, the ele. works fine
how long should I wait for it to dry out, 1 day, 1 week?
thanks

[Jordan]

Does it crank over normally?

Did you make sure all water was evacuated (if present) from the cylinders prior to cranking?

[whowhatwhere]

oh god. dont crank it! take the plugs out THEN crank to make sure it isnt hydro locked.

Oh jordan, i see u ninja edited.

[mops]

got any pics ?
realistically half way up the doors shouldn't be a problem.... pull plugs out and crnak then engine to make sure there's no water in the cylinders. while you got plugs out make sure you get spark at the end of plug when cranking...

i dunno really... never had to deal with majorly floded car.
What do you mean will not start. does it crank ? does it sound ok when cranking ?

[strad]

That's very close to the dme's level. Are you absolutely sure it didn't get wet?

[ddavidv]

Middle of the doors is a bit vague.
Take the air filter out and see if it's wet. Those things hold water forever. If it's not, then there shouldn't be any water in the engine as the inlet is high enough to avoid that.
I'd be looking at electrical. Brain boxes, maybe the fuel pump (though I wouldn't see why...that should be sealed). Tell us more. Does it crank and not fire, not crank, try to start but won't...what, exactly?
Move out of New Orleans! I can't believe people still live there.

[delphini]

got any pics ?
realistically half way up the doors shouldn't be a problem.... pull plugs out and crnak then engine to make sure there's no water in the cylinders. while you got plugs out make sure you get spark at the end of plug when cranking...

i dunno really... never had to deal with majorly floded car.
What do you mean will not start. does it crank ? does it sound ok when cranking ?

May i also suggest a squirt of WD-40 or liquid wrench in the cylinder also, (before you crank her over.)

[ptownTSI]

start checking for the fuel pump working and spark.