wonoraj

So I was visiting Chicago, and last night parked outside of my friends apartment near a park. I left at most an hour after it started raining, and my car was in 5 inches of standing water, and my passenger side was especially drowned due to the dp of the curb to the sidewalk. It looked like the engine was not submerged, so I started it and moved, but there was a good 3-4 inches of water in my passenger side, up to the point that the bottom of the seat was soaked. I have an appointment with the insurance adjuster on Monday.

What all should I make sure they fully consider when taking into account repairs and what ought to be replaced? I'd like to get my moneys worth out of this claim, up to the point of them totaling it so I can get another without a 100k mile transmission in it.

Thanks in advance, tried searching but couldn't find much.

alnielsen

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The drivetrain is sealed so no water got in there. The intake and the PCM are all up high, no problem there. The only problem that I can see is the connectors to the seat airbags. But, it looks like the seats will be replaced anyway. All the other electrical systems should be high enough that they weren't touched.
I don't know how water got in the car. The door seals should have kept the water out.

wonoraj

Good to know. I have two follow up questions:

1) Would it be ludicrous to remove the insulation and sound deadening once the carpet is removed for weight saving purposes? I'm totally fine with my exhaust being louder, I just dont want my car to be an oven or something.

2) Would it be crazy for my catalytic converter to have been damaged if water got up there? My car feels like it's not making proper power under ~2.8k RPM.

alnielsen

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My brother-in-law drove through water and destroyed his cat because of the sudden cooling. I don't think this will have affected you because your car wasn't running at the time. Any water that got in there should have been blown out or cooked off. I've read of people using water to clean out a clogged cat. The cat should be fine. You may want to wipe off the porcelain on the spark plugs. You could be leaking voltage from contamination left by the water. I don't know if that will help, but it's the only thing I can think of for your power loss.
If you want to remove the insulation, that's up to you. I don't know how much you would save in weight. Noise is OK for around town, but for long distance driving it causes fatigue.