Why won't my car start?
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Why won't my car start?
'96 Accord EX 5-speed
This car got water in the bottom of it from flooding. The ecu got wet. Car has been sitting for 2 weeks. I started it back up about a week ago when the ECU and plugs dried out. Ok, I put everything back together last night and jump started the car and ran it awhile and drove it. No problems. This morning started it up and drove to the car wash. Went through the car wash and drove to work, no problems. I go out to get lunch and now the car won't start. The starter just keeps turning over. Any ideas?
This car got water in the bottom of it from flooding. The ecu got wet. Car has been sitting for 2 weeks. I started it back up about a week ago when the ECU and plugs dried out. Ok, I put everything back together last night and jump started the car and ran it awhile and drove it. No problems. This morning started it up and drove to the car wash. Went through the car wash and drove to work, no problems. I go out to get lunch and now the car won't start. The starter just keeps turning over. Any ideas?
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Re: Why won't my car start?
if the ECU got wet, the internals may be rusty and/or corroded. I would open it up if you can and look inside. Personally, I would replace it if possible. it may run okay for a while, but have problems in the future. it's definitely not meant to get wet.
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