Algernon
Well-known member
The 4 phases of the 4 stroke cycle are:
Suck
Squeeze
Bang
Blow
If water has been drawn into the engine in the Suck phase then the squeeze will be what has caused the damage and an unwanted kind of Bang will occur.
Air can be compressed, and heats up in the Squeeze phase.
Water can't and so the pressure blows holes in bits and pieces in an engine. This is expensive to fix.
However if no water was drawn in she may have just covered electrical parts in water and they could possibly be replaced or even just dried out. This is also expensive if parts are needed but it depends on what parts.
Did water get inside the cabin of the car? Because some cars have their ECU (electronic brain) in the passenger footwell, behind the glovebox ish. It depends which car though, some are in the engine compartment. I don't know where it would be in a Mercedes but an ECU can be very expensive although there are companies that can swap a knackered one for one of their reconditioned ones. But some require a dealer to get involved in expensive computery jiggery pokery.
Get a report on the damage first then go from there of course.
Suck
Squeeze
Bang
Blow
If water has been drawn into the engine in the Suck phase then the squeeze will be what has caused the damage and an unwanted kind of Bang will occur.
Air can be compressed, and heats up in the Squeeze phase.
Water can't and so the pressure blows holes in bits and pieces in an engine. This is expensive to fix.
However if no water was drawn in she may have just covered electrical parts in water and they could possibly be replaced or even just dried out. This is also expensive if parts are needed but it depends on what parts.
Did water get inside the cabin of the car? Because some cars have their ECU (electronic brain) in the passenger footwell, behind the glovebox ish. It depends which car though, some are in the engine compartment. I don't know where it would be in a Mercedes but an ECU can be very expensive although there are companies that can swap a knackered one for one of their reconditioned ones. But some require a dealer to get involved in expensive computery jiggery pokery.
Get a report on the damage first then go from there of course.
So many connotations !
