Hi folks,

I have a 02 honda civic hx, it was flooded, the water was over the car roof. So the car was completely submerged in water.

A autoshop A was saying it will pay me $200 bucks for the car. Another shop B told me they will pay more than that if the engine still works. shop B asked me to try turning the ignition, and see if I hear the *click* sound. But the key wouldn't turn and shop B told me to try turning the steering wheel all the way to the left and to the right and try turning the key, but the key still won't turn.

My question is, what do you think is a reasonable price for junking this car? And is there a way to tell that the engine still works?

Thanks in advance!

 

To be honest, I would guess that either the ECU is damaged, the lock cylinder is jammed, or the immobilizer system is shorted. I would think a salvage yard would pay $500 for the chassis.

 

I would think that the enine would be full of water and hydro locked.

 

Considering there's no easy way for the air to get out, it'd be rather difficult to hydro-lock the engine unless it was submerged for quite some time. Also, if the car has sat for a while, it'd be dry in the cylinders that could be reached by open air. Also, since the ignition cylinder wouldn't turn over, you can't actually "lock" the engine.

 

Thanks for the suggestions, a friend came over and plugged his battery into my car using the "snake". The alarm went off but I still can't turn the key. I guess the sea water somehow left salt in the keyhole and caused the key to not turn.

 

Submerged in salt water? The car needs more work than it's worth. Salt water will ruin everything electrical.


Unless your insurance will pay you for your loss first, scrapping it to the highest bidder is your only realistic option of getting any money out of it.