如果你的车被水淹了怎么办
If your car was partially submerged in floodwater, follow our checklist for assessing flood damage afterwards.
If floodwaters partially or fully submerge your car, it can mean extensive damage and costly repairs. Here's what to do after the waters recede.
车辆淹水损坏清单
- 调查潜在损害. Note the depth of the floodwaters in relation to your car. Avoid starting a flooded car — this will cause more damage if t在这里 is water in the engine.
- 迅速行动. 浸没 海水中的车辆 — which is more damaging than fresh water — makes the chances of corrosion much higher. Start drying out your 车辆 as quickly as possible, and contact a towing service to get it back to higher ground. Oil, transmission fluid and lube may need draining before a tow.
- 提出索赔. 你的pp王者电子官网公司, 还有一个合格的机械师, will uncover how extensive the problems caused by flood damage may be. 在其他检查中，他们将:
- 检查油尺. Look for water droplets, which likely indicate that t在这里 is 发动机进水. If that's the case, the cylinders, which are supposed to 压缩空气而不是水，可能是坏的.
- 拆卸被水损坏的钢瓶 检查腐蚀点.
- 更换机油和传动液. 如果车没有全毁, you'll want to do this again after the car is in good condition and you've been driving it for several hundred miles.
- 检查内部. If floodwaters were more than a few feet deep, water probably made it to the inside of your car.
- 清除所有水分. 他们可能会用干湿真空吸尘器来 收集车辆内的积水, cloth towels to absorb water that has soaked into the seats and carpet, and fans and dehumidifiers to accelerate the drying process.
- 检查电气元件. 机修工可能需要这么做 更换电气元件.
- 检查油箱和油管. A siphon pump might be used to remove some fuel in order to see if water is present. If water is found in the fuel (which would naturally separate from the fuel), they will 清空油箱 完全.
Once the extent of your 车辆's flood damage is determined, your insurance company will weigh the costs to repair the 车辆 against the cost of replacing it. If 你的车坏了 (considered a total loss) by the insurance company, be sure to review what that means with your insurance agent.
