{"id":58102,"date":"2019-10-09T06:56:15","date_gmt":"2019-10-09T13:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=58102"},"modified":"2019-10-09T06:56:18","modified_gmt":"2019-10-09T13:56:18","slug":"car-was-in-flood-2015-volkswagen-polo-tdi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2019\/10\/car-was-in-flood-2015-volkswagen-polo-tdi","title":{"rendered":"Car was in flood 2015 Volkswagen Polo TDi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38313\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2006-vw-polo.jpg\" alt=\"2006 VW Polo\" width=\"800\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2006-vw-polo.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2006-vw-polo-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/2006-vw-polo-768x329.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hi, does VW Polo TDi have sensor that disables electronics in event of flood\/water level rising past steering wheel? Our car was recently submerged in water up to dashboard during flood. We haven&#8217;t attempted to start the car and no water presence was seen in the dipstick. Any thoughts?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><!-- In-Article --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5950293074584657\" data-ad-slot=\"3814845838\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Not that I have ever heard of. The battery could short out though. The entire air intake system would fill with water. The engine could also have filled with water. It is also possible for the fuel tank to have filled with water. The exhaust would also be filled. This would all depend on just how long the vehicle was submerged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<div class=\"lyte-wrapper fourthree\" title=\"How To Save A Flooded Car\" style=\"width:420px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe hidef\" id=\"WYL_47B1oo6nDZw\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F47B1oo6nDZw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/47B1oo6nDZw\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1M39S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2017-09-01T12:00:01Z\" \/><\/div><meta itemprop=\"accessibilityFeature\" content=\"captions\" \/><div id=\"lyte_47B1oo6nDZw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F47B1oo6nDZw%2Fmaxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">How To Save A Flooded Car<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/47B1oo6nDZw\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2F47B1oo6nDZw%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"How To Save A Flooded Car\" width=\"420\" height=\"295\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Auto mechanic for the last 49 years, Scotty Kilmer, shows how you can save your car if it&#039;s been flooded. 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