Car trouble (flood)

[Thomas86]

1994 Toyota Celica ST Coupe,


Tuesday we had some several rain (6 in in 3 hrs) and my car was sitting on the side of the street near the corner near water drains. After the rain I went for a smoke and just looked at my car like something was missing lol half of it was in knee deep of water.

Anways to the problem!

While it was in the water i got in turned the key put the car in netrual and pushed the car to higher ground and half way I turned it on when the front of the car was out the water and drove it up a few feet more out the water. Let run for about 10 mints I guess then turned it off for the night.

The car will crank, idle for a sec then die. I tryed to give it gas by holding my foot on the petal for a sec as I crank. It reves up idles 2 secs and dies again.

Ive checked, fuel pump and see if it was shooting out gas and it does. Muffler is getting good pressure. Ait filter and half the engine was fine mostly up to about 1- 1 half ft of water on the car.

Some things I did the next day after the flood before I had it towed back to my house was using starter fluid and spray it into the carbarator. It was run as long as you sprayed it in then it would just idle a sec and die.

I have no idea at this moment on the problem besides taking it to someone and let them look at it, but I thought id get some ideas over the weekend.

Need my car man got a women to be with lol...

[toyomoho]

Does this car have fuel injection?
Find the diagnosis box in the engine compartment and jump the B+ and FP terminals then try to start the car.

Check all your fuses.

The issue could be the fuel pressure regulator, air idle valve.

What appears to be happening is the fuel pressure is building up, the engine runs and then runs out of fuel (pressure).

[Luckynumber5]

Sounds like a map sensor honestly, try unplugging the vacuum line going to it and starting the car. Post back with what it does.

[Thomas86]

found the problem fuel pump is not getting fire found out by bridging b+ and fp and starting the car and it runs....any more ideas gys and thanks again ya saved a trip to the shop


weird


UPDATE HERE

disconneted the connecter from the pump 2 of 5 wires are getting fire. (bad or good?)

[Thomas86]

so far no luck on getting fire to fuel pump or even knowing where to start looking...ive searched fourms and googled for location of fuel relay no help on that...

step dad says might be the wiring i donno...to many wires...cause water was to the bottom of the seats inside the car so aint no telling where to look for those wires...


as I said jumping the terminals b+ to fp will keep the car running...where the problem lies im still looking...thanks again

[Luckynumber5]

Gotta look for that fuel pump relay then, bridging b+ to fp bypasses the relay so if the pump is not getting power start with it.

[Thomas86]

well thats the thing i cant find it ive checked everything i could reash and look up on the internet through google


At this time i have a wire from the power wire to a source to turn on when the car comes on Ive dorve it 3 miles up and down the road to test and seems fine beside having to replace my spark plug holder which are torn and screwed up to a recent accident before the flood

with me leaving the oil cap under the hood and not put it back on after putting oil in the car cause it burns oil fast but slowly...

for the time as it is rigged tuesday ill drive it to a shop. monday I got plans yeaya...

[Thomas86]

well monday didnt go well i end up with a stripped key hole in my crank shft from past repairs on the harmonic balencer so im getting a new motor OH JOY!!! i got almost a mile from my gf house on a very packed and busy hwy and the thing just goes poof lol...

nearly got hit trying to drift over 2 lanes of traffic....anyways now i got more problems on my hand and just got a interview for a job that i have to have someone else take me cause its over 164 miles away lol fun fun...

anyways guess thats that nothing got fix all got worse and yet a oppertunity droped on me in the middle of it all....god what luck man