Guys I flooded my zed...any advice

Guys I flooded my zed...any advice

and i thought i had to worry about rust 

Ouch.... maybe a wet Vac 

CRAP! That terrible news Greg!

Looks like the engine is high enough out of the water, But I'd be stripping the interior out ASAP & drying it.

It's only a 2+2, just leave it

Actually that's bad news if it's really your one.

erm i think on eof the members here owns that car. recent one.

hmmm only a 2+2 where would you go for parts if waren't any around? 

im telling you 2+2 will be lot rarer one day (once most die for the 2 seaters) hihihihih than we be going oh its only a 2 seater. 

Ouch.

It does look like a pretty clean example (Has just had a wash though)

Photo Tag: Tafe Car Park on Nathan Ave Ashgrove flooded when Ithaca Creek overflowed.

When I was an assessor with AAMI (Dont hold that against me) if a vehicle was flooded in fresh water we would have it sent to a panel shop and have it baked in an oven as quickly as posible at 80C for about 2 hours, this dries them out pretty quickly and stops the rot, salt water was another matter however.

Cheers

John

When I was an assessor with AAMI (Dont hold that against me) if a vehicle was flooded in fresh water we would have it sent to a panel shop and have it baked in an oven as quickly as posible at 80C for about 2 hours, this dries them out pretty quickly and stops the rot, salt water was another matter however.

:o

I won't. Though AAMI and I have had some issures seeing eye to eye in the past. I'll never deal with them again by choice, though I'm sure 99% of insurance companies do exactly the same thing.

Is it just me? or would anyone else be majorly upset with that solution?

Isn't there some sort of register now that keeps a record of vehicles that have have been flooded? Or is that only if the vehicle is a write-off?

There is a register, however the car must be deemed a total loss.

If a vehicle is flooded and repaired there is no such register, much the same as hail damaged cars, some are repaired (i.e. re-skinned or bodge bogged up) but only those that are total lossed and sent to public auction / tender are registered as being total losses.

There are 2 types of total loss registries............

#1 Structual total loss - These cars even if repaired will never be re-registered.

#2 Economic total loss - No major structual damage however due to being stripped for parts, or multiple air bags going off the cost of the repairs are beyond 70% of the vehicles market value.

Then there is the grey area, a car thats lost its ID plates that is not an economic total loss, nor an economic total loss but has to have a (in Victoria) Police ID number stamped on it in order to have it re-registered usually meaning a major decrease in market value.

Interesting thing however is that there is still not a national Total Loss register, therefore buy a structual total loss in Vic, take it to NSW, garage it for a few months, have it repaired and then re-register it in NSW, as far as I am aware, the NSW RTA still dont check with Victorian VicRoads as to its history.

Or, buy one at auction, then store it for 7 years after which all it's history is binned from VicRoads data base, no more total loss history.

Cheers

John

From qld transport WOVR info:

Written-off vehicle definitions

 

There are two classifications of written-off vehicles — statutory and repairable write-offs.

 

A statutory write-off is a:

 

  * motor vehicle or trailer that has been immersed in salt water above the doorsill level for any period, or immersed in fresh water up to the dashboard or steering wheel for more than 48 hours (hr)

    * motorbike that has been fully immersed in salt water for any period, or fresh water for more than 48 hr

    * motor vehicle or trailer that has been burnt to the extent that it is fit only for wrecking or scrap

    * motor vehicle or trailer that has been stripped of all, or a combination or most, interior and exterior body parts, panels and components

    * motor vehicle, other than a motorbike, that has been damaged by at least three of the following impact damage indicators:

          o damage to an area of the roof equal to or exceeding 300 millimetres (mm) by 300 mm

          o damage to an area of the cabin floor pan equal to or exceeding 300 mm by 300 mm

          o damage to an area of the firewall equal to or exceeding 300 mm by 300 mm

          o any damage to the suspension

          o damage in the form of cracks or breaks to major mechanical components.

    * motorbike that has impact damage, other than scratching, to the suspension; or at least two areas of structural frame damage.

 

A repairable write-off is:

 

    * a vehicle that has been assessed as a total loss but is not a statutory write-off.

So I hope he gets it out and gets it dry.  Might have to keep an eye out in the auctions too...

looks like the exhaust system will need a proper draining before an attempt to start her up again.

looks like the exhaust system will need a proper draining before an attempt to start her up again.

 

 

Thats the least of the problems - jack the front up so most of it pours out the back, and then fire it up and the rest will eventually blow out/dry out from heat.  The carpets/seats will stink for weeks though (maybe forever), wheel bearings will need repacking, gearbox/diff will probably be full of water, and should be really be opened up and cleaned out properly, engine - don't even want to think about that one!  All the lights will be full.... Many many hours to dry it out properly....