so i recently deployed to bahrain and my 8 before i left got in a little accident. the engine wont start anymore(i think because it flooded and it sat for a while, and its a 04 and i heard about a engine recall any help would be apprecated, but) and the front bumper fenders passenger headlight corner light and rear bumper and rear passenger quater panel(right in front of the rear tire) got dinged, i plan on replacing the fenders doors and bumpers and some site or advice would be greatly appreciated. Right now shes sitting at home in southern Oregon with my mum and im here for a year. i plan on stockpiling parts till i can go home.

 

um - so you want to buy some parts ?
Advertise in the for sale / wanted forum

 

And what color is your car? And putting a want to buy post in the for sale section will help a lot. Not many local guys stock pile body pieces.

 

It's bb, an no im not looking for stock pieces im looking to turn the car into a show and go car. right now im looking at accolades fenders and front bumper and not sure for the back right now but, but what i am looking for is front pass. headlight and driver side tailight. and im looking around for the clear corner lights. but the big problem right now is the motor. right after i got into the wreck it sat for about 3 months ( the only damage to the engine compartment was a the return hose for the radiator overfill brocked with the attach nipple in it. i jimmy rigged it and got it up onto a trailer and it sat there untill may. tried to get it off the trailer and she wont start. replaced the plugs, battery and jumped it and no go. its still spitting fluids when i pulled a plug out and tried to rolll it over. there is no electrical problems whatsoever with anypart of the car that i found. so i am at a stumped spot on what to look at for the engine.
p.s. i dont have the car over here so actually working on it is next to impossible.

 

Its more than anything flooded. You could add seafoam to your car when you get home.

Im sure there are a few other people here who have had problems letting the car sit for so long.

 

Yup flooded. There are a couple of DIY's on the deflooding procedure. You've got the right idea pulling plugs and spitting out fluid. Next time try getting a cooking syringe and injecting a few cc's of oil into the plug holes. That will help get some compression going.

Should start up after that.

 

Deflooding is quite an art. It takes a lot of finess with the throttle and a strong battery. De-fouling the plugs is important but it will do nothing without knowing what to do with your right foot.

Start with your pedal on the floor (it cuts all fuel injection). Slowly feather it out as it starts to chug. Don't lift your foot completely off the pedal until the car is running for a while.

 

If you have a few mates who know how to push start a car get them to do that .

I garantee that will work . Assuming it is flooded and not some other issue .

 

alrighy thanks a bunch gents, when i am able to go back home in about 6 months ill give it a shot. untill then ill be stockpiling parts and pieces. untill then ill be prowling the boards and keeping in touch. hopefully my next orders will bremerton or whigby island but i cant look yet.