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hi Scotty, I am an electronics graduate. next time if the car is flooded, just remove the battery terminal as quick as you can, take out the computer box, open it and let it dry and it will work well after it has dried out, you might need to spray it with a corrosion protector after that so that the soldered joints won't corrode. the way water kills electronics is by short-circuiting them. what i said works for all electronics, even if your phone gets into the water, quickly switch it off or take off the battery if possible(way better) and then disassemble it and let it dry for at least a day and you'll be good to go.
im a big fan of your videos and i just had to add.
Clean and dry the PCBs first. Just like the engine don't just try it.
Thanks Scotty excellent advise!
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You dont necassarilly need a new computer if there is mud and other stuff in the water thats on the ECU try swilling it under the tap then fix it to the inside of the drum of your washing machine so that when you set the machine to spin the water comes out through the connector holes. When the ECU is secure inside the drum set the machine to spin say 1000rpm. After try the ECU in the car. If no success try it a couple more times if needed. You have nothing to lose and possibly an ECU to gain. I did this when my wife spuilt tea in my blackberry phone some years ago and it still works normally.
My tracker got water logged 3 times and I've got it running again and nothing is wrong with it it I've ran test and it's fine I don't know how it has survived all that
There's a way to prep your car so a flood (usually) won't kill the computer, but it's only for when you have water rising and you know you'll have to leave a car. Pull the negative off the battery and nestle it against the positive so the whole system is a dead short with the battery excluded, then get in the car and turn the key to the run position, (you can turn it to crank if it makes you feel better but it wont do anything extra) and push every button you can find. The goal here is to drain every capacitor possible in the computer and radio and anything with a silicon brain. It's not the water that kills electronics, its the conduction of current to places it shouldn't be and the subsequent formation of corrosion which can sustain faulty current paths, both of these require current, which requires voltage, and if theres none of that then all you have to do after the flood is remove the computer, soak/rinse it in ethanol a couple of times, soak/rinse it in pure deionized water a couple of times, and let it FULLY dry out. Should be good as new. If you're especially nervous about messing up heatsink adhesives and such then use only deionized water and really take your time to make sure it washes through every nook and cranny. If it had power applied while submerged in flood water, trash it. best case scenario is that it gives you ghost codes forever and makes troubleshooting a nightmare. As a better choice altogether you could check the weather from time to time and plan accordingly.
Thank you so much for this very helpful video, Mr. Kilmer.
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