drove through deep water, now sputtering
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we had a little monsoon the other day on my way home from work, and there was some minor flooding on the highway onramp. i drove through what appeared to be about 4-5 inches of water.
a few mins after that, i got a flashing SES and the car was sputtering and kept coming close to stalling out when putting it in gear from a stop. after about 7 miles, it seemed to go back to normal.
i assumed that a plug wire or o2 wire got wet or something and it dried off after driving a few miles.
i drove the car again the next day and all was fine until i got into some heavy traffic and then all of a sudden it started doing it again.
i've already checked the oil, and it *looks* normal, so i dont think i got water in the motor. i'm thinking the o2 electrical connectors got water in them. i'm about to go outside now and unscrew the o2's and make sure there is no water in the exhaust (FYI, car has LT's, ORY, and no rear o2's). im also going to spray the o2 electrical connectors with electrical cleaning spray.
is there anything else i should be checking for?
a few mins after that, i got a flashing SES and the car was sputtering and kept coming close to stalling out when putting it in gear from a stop. after about 7 miles, it seemed to go back to normal.
i assumed that a plug wire or o2 wire got wet or something and it dried off after driving a few miles.
i drove the car again the next day and all was fine until i got into some heavy traffic and then all of a sudden it started doing it again.
i've already checked the oil, and it *looks* normal, so i dont think i got water in the motor. i'm thinking the o2 electrical connectors got water in them. i'm about to go outside now and unscrew the o2's and make sure there is no water in the exhaust (FYI, car has LT's, ORY, and no rear o2's). im also going to spray the o2 electrical connectors with electrical cleaning spray.
is there anything else i should be checking for?
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update: one of the o2 connectors on the pass. side clearly had moisture in it. i gave them all a good dose of electronics connector cleaner, and i'm letting them dry.
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