Urgent Check list

[Pedro]

does any body have a checklist of what to check repair for drowned vehicles as my disco has taken a swim.... sideways. It was stuck in some soft sand and i was pulled out from the rear when it would not go up and out but rolled into the creek sideways 6 or more hours.

[LR V8]

Pedro,

Did it roll onto driver or passenger side ? How deep was it after it rolled ?

Sad to here of your misfortune mate.

Pete

[Blknight.aus]

everything. IF its been in mud it needs a damn good cleaning prior to starting to get all the mud out of everywhere but pay attention to anything that has seal, cable in a sheath or a linkage.

remove and clean up the air intake system just in case its leaked oil into itself or has water in there.

check and change all the oils then check them again after youve take it for a drive.

check the battery levels as they will have leaked.

check the brake and clutch fluid if the MC's went under change all the fluid.

inspect the engine and gearbox mounts, fan shrouds and enging bay electrical connections that went under.

if the exhaust went under crack it open at a joint near the engine prior to start up

on a v8 check and clean all the throttle linkages the MAF, the TPS, the IAC if the dizzy went under pullit out and claen it up along with the coil and its mount.

hose out any of the body electrics with copious amounts of fresh water, seperate every electrical connector and spray it out with first metho, then CRC contact cleaner after its dry, replace all the relays and the flasher can (they will likely work but will give problems later) along with any of the specialist relay shaped modules, remove the ECU/spider/radio and any other of the black box type items and open them up, give them the fresh water then metho then contact cleaner treatment.

pull out any drive motors, hose them out clean them out relube the bearings and reassemble. same same for the central locking and the door lock mechanisms.

prior to winding the engine over disconnect the battery remove the spark/glow plugs as appropriate and wind the engine over by jumping power directly to the startermotor.

if the fuel tank went under drain it, wash it, metho it and then warm air dry it prior to replacing the filter then repriming the fuel system with fresh fuel.

after all that it should be mechanically and electrically good to go.

[Bradtot]

All what Blknight said but the first and most important thing is disconnect the battery and leave it disconnected. The reason is so that corrosion doesnt start on any of the electronic cct boards as water between the copper tracks and components will start to conduct not where it should which is why you see green traces of corrosion that eventually eats away the copper tracks.. Then wash with water and meths and then LET DRY before reconnecting anything, then spray liberaly with WD 40.
I used to wash electronic cct boards in water, much to the horror of others, but it must be dried before reconnecting the power.
Brad:)

[Scouse]

Of course, the absolutely first thing to do is post up recovery pictures.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2011/06/952.jpg

[p38arover]

does any body have a checklist of what to check repair for drowned vehicles as my disco has taken a swim.... sideways. It was stuck in some soft sand and i was pulled out from the rear when it would not go up and out but rolled into the creek sideways 6 or more hours.

Do you want to keep it? After that long in water, the insurance company will probably write it off.

[Pedro]

well it is out and there are lots of photos my phone is gone gps and some electrical is a bit funny but ill clean it up soon the snorkel took some water in and the air box was full so I took off the intake hoses to see how far the water got in. And drained it all wiped it out and connected it up again except the intake manifold. started it let the turbo blow out any excess moisture out and covered it with a cloth to filter until i got home that was not far away. Just the night and got started on cleaning it up today with the advise of fellow forum members. Lessons learnt don't ever use snatch straps in the sand, i could have picked a better path, i need a winch, hmm friends and parents should not be underestimated.

[Pedro]

deflate all wheels when driving in the sand you can't drive up submerged sandy banks.