Last Updated on May 18, 2023 by Sell The Car USA
If your car falls victim to a flood, it will need repairs. Saltwater, for instance, corrodes five times quicker than freshwater, corroding the brake lines, pads, and rotors. Moist salt air corrodes metals ten times faster than dry, salt-free air.
Freshwater can cause similar catastrophic damage. Water in your engine can compromise compression. Piston rods will eventually break. If not drained immediately, piston rods will snap, taking a chunk of your engine with them. Then there’s rust, the electrics, lubricants and much, much more.
But how can you properly diagnose a flood damaged car?
Read below. Be sure to pay attention – you may need to sell a flood damaged car to a car buyer, like Sell The Car USA.
A Musky Smell
The most obvious symptom that your car has flood damage is water. The second is a musky smell. It’ll smell like mould. All the air fresheners in the world will not shift the smell. Sound familiar? If so, it’s likely your car has flood damage.
The solution? Well, if you want to continue to enjoy happy, safe motoring, you need to sell a wrecked car. A deep musky smell could be indicative of a greater problem. The smell could be the least of your problems.
Carpet Discoloration
Noticed that the interior carpets are discoloured? If so, you could have flood damage. A subtle or pronounced dark line is also indicative of water damage.
Though not too much of a big deal for some, you just don’t know if there’s a bigger problem afoot. If so, you will need to sell a flood damaged car – Sell The Car USA can help you. If you are wondering how can I sell my problem car, you are in the right place. We buy all makes and models in any condition.
Fog In the Headlights
If you notice that your headlights have become foggy – perhaps that they’ve water droplets on the underside of the glass, it’s likely that water is seeping in – and hence your car has water damage.
Now, it should be said that in certain weather conditions condensation can form inside the glass, but if you’re experiencing a season dry period, or if you haven’t used the car all too often and you still have water droplets inside the headlights, it might be time to sell a wrecked car.
Water on the Gauges
Another clear indication that you have a water damaged car is that the gauges inside your car appear to have water droplets. Water can be hard to spot, and often water on the gauges only forms in droplets, but this is one of those things that once you see, you won’t be able to un-see and therefore quite easy to diagnose.
Sell a water damaged car or truck
You can use this website to sell a water damaged car or sell a water damaged truck. Get a quote online or over the phone. Then we will pickup your vehicle when we come to pay you. It is the easiest way to get rid of a water damaged vehicle. We are also MOT failure car buyers.
