A lot of Filipinos are now trying to have their flooded cars repaired. Because of typhoon Ondoy and Pepang, a lot of car owners find their cars submerged in water. Some are thinking about the huge costs of getting their cars in proper working order.

Most car dealers (CASA) are now full of cars waiting to be repaired. In some cases, it will take a few weeks to a month or so of waiting time. Moreover, the cost of having your car repaired is huge. It is sometimes better to have your local auto repair shop (”talyer”) do the repairs, however, in most cases, they are also full. But then again, the costs of repairs is
would still set you back a couple of thousand pesos specially if your computer box is damaged.

Here’s a guy who tried his hands on repairing his flood damaged car. I was a member of a Toyota Revo yahoo group and I came across his post with a procedure on how he did it.

Disclaimer: I am not a mechanic or knowledgeable in auto repair. Proceed at your own risk. As I mentioned, I just found this procedure in a Toyota Revo egroup and hopefully some of you might find it helpful.

From Aaron Manalo

Mga Sir,

Lumubog po ang revo ko lampas steering wheel. I just revived my Revo 2003 SR AT on my own. Ako nalang din po ang nag detail. chagaan lang. baklas lahat pati dash board. Sobra kasing tagal ang waiting sa casa.

Eto po mga ginawa ko: Lakasan lang po ng loob tutal sa casa din naman po ang bagsak kung nde mag work sa inyo. ganun din ang gastos. pero kung gumana malaki po matitipid nyo.lalu na sa waiting time.

Make sure na nalinis nyo na yun Revo nyo at tuyo na lahat ng electrical lalu na yun fuse box, relays igniter and distributor.

1. Drain/Change Oil

Regular oil muna gamitin nyo kasi i de drain ulit yan. after nyo mapa andar. Saka nalang ulit kayo gumamit ng magandang klaseng engine oil on the 2nd change oil. (mga after a day)

2. Clean the computer box kung nabasa.
I used a contact cleaner (mabibili sa handyman or sa ace hardware). Binuksan ko po yun computer box ko at pina grind yun rivets para ma detatch yun board. Then spray nyo po with contact cleaner while brushing gently with a used toothbrush. Patuyuin then i kabit ulit.

3. Drain and change Transmision Fluid

4. Drain and pull down the gas tank.

Binaba ko po yun gas tank ko. Drained and took out the fuel pump and float but be gentle. lubog nyo lang ulit yun fuel pump sa gasolina while cleaning the gas tank. Wag nyo po hayaan matuyo yung parang tela na filter sa fuel pump. baka po kasi rumupok, (Halos isang tabo po ng tubig at putik ang lumabas sa gas tank ko).

I cleaned and wiped dry yun loob po ng gas tank ko.

5. Unscrew yun intake and return fuel lines at tapatan nyo po ng malakas na blower or compressor para lumabas pa yun tubig sa linya.

6. Change fuel filter. — 180 PHP sa local auto supply.

7. Change or Wash your air filter.180 PHP sa local auto supply — 1000+ po yun orig sa casa

8. Replace nyo na yun fuel pump and float sa gastank at mount na ulit yun gas tank

9. Lagyan na ulit ng malinis na Gasolina

10. before re-attaching the intake and return fuel lines, bleed nyo muna by just turning the key to “on” — dapat po mag pa-pump ng gas at makikita nyo pong lumalabas sa fuel lines ang gasolina.

11. re-attach nyo na po yun fuel lines at higpitan.

12. check nyo po kung pag on nyo ng key ay umiilaw yun “check engine” — one indication that the computer box is working

13. check nyo po kuing may kuryente na pumapasok sa spark plugs — bunutin nyo lang po yun HTW at saksakan ng screw driver. hold it close to any metal part of the engine and try cranking it. dapat po may tumatalon na spark from screw driver. — this is another indication that the computer box is working..

14. make sure na wala nang tubig yun loob ng makina. remove nyo po yun spark plug (one at a time) then crank the engine.. sisirit po yun tubig mula sa pinag kakabitan ng spark plugs.

15. Make sure na tuyo na yun loob ng engine through the spark plugh hole on the cylinder head.

16. clean your spark plugg and igniter.

17 re-attach yer spark plugs and HTW

18. make sure every thing is securely attached

19. Crank yer engine.

20 Vrooooommm.. . wag nyo po i revolution agad ng malakas. antayin nyo muna umakyat ang langis.

Eto po ang ginawa ko at naka tipid po ako ng malaki., 20K po ang hinihingi ng toyota para mapaandar with detailing. Wala pa po yun mga papalitan na pyesa at towing fee.

Sa toyota bicutan po 270 ang naka parada. nasa 50+ na din po ang nasa waiting list (as of Oct 7) kung kailan sila i-aadvise kung pwede na nila hatakin yun oto nila papunta sa casa.

6,100 PHP po ang computer box ng 7K-E AT (40% off na po yan) may waiting pa pong up to 2 months.

Yung revo ko po wang klik lang at umandar na agad ng matining.

Hope this procedure works for you too. Wag kayo mag alala. ayos pa yang mga computer box nyo

Wise ass comments are welcomed but will be ignored.. umandar na revo ko to prove this works eh
Peace tayo ha and i hope maayos nyo na din yun Revo nyong nalubog sa lintek na baha.

-Aaron