Drove through deep water now car wont start

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Nov 18, 2024 | 07:28 AM

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NLjamjam2024

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Thank you, while my husband and mechanic were working on diagnostics they gave the battery and good charge. So thats up and better, we dried out and fixed the starter. Less than 24 hours we are up and running. Thank you. I love my LR2, I am glad we had repaired quickly, driving my Toyota on the dirt roads I live on is such a bore!

Nov 18, 2024 | 07:42 AM

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that is intact! thanks for that. unfortunately we were fully submerged, it was beyond that! we dried everything out, no water inside. starter is now rebuilt, most likely will replace.

Nov 18, 2024 | 07:49 AM

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thank you. starter took a hit. we dried it out rebuilt it, will be getting a new one. we are at 88k km.

Nov 18, 2024 | 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NLjamjam2024

Thanks so much for your responses! No water inside the cabin thank goodness. It was the starter, my mechanic and husband removed it, it was soaked through, the carbon brushes were a mess. It still worked, but needed some TLC. The mechanic had it repaired and replaced it. We were back in action in less than a day. I want to order a new starter to have in case this one goes again, but the core charge is killing me. I am in the Caribbean and it will be costly to send back, so we will see.

There are tons of the starters on car-part.com in salvage yards across the country. You just need to find one that will ship it to you. No core charge.