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Flood damaged Ford Focus - what should I do?

I drove into a flooded road last week and my 2004 Ford Focus has cut out. The water went into the intake under the front passenger’s seat and now the car refuses to start. Can you help?

Asked on 3 February 2014 by razor28

Answered by Honest John

It's likely that in trying to compress the water your engine ingested it has bent its conrods. Could be terminal.

Tags: technical issues flood damage

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