Is It Safe to Drive a Water-Damaged Vehicle Later?
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It is not safe to drive a water-damaged vehicle later. Here are the relevant details: 1. Water-damaged vehicles: These are vehicles that have been through water, but not all water-exposed vehicles are necessarily water-damaged. They are categorized based on the extent of water exposure. There are three levels: water-immersed vehicles, water-soaked vehicles, and water-flooded vehicles. 2. Precautions: If the vehicle stalls suddenly while driving through water, do not attempt to restart it. Immediately stop and check the reason for the stall. If the stall is caused by water entering the engine cylinders through the intake, forcing a restart will compress the liquid in the cylinders. Since water is incompressible, this can bend or deform the valve rods and piston cranks, and in severe cases, damage the engine block. Therefore, do not touch the ignition key until the cause is determined.