So I'm on my way to work Wednesday morning driving down the road during a bad thunderstorm through the waters, not too high at this point, following behind a big dirt truck near the middle of the road...everything was going great till an 18 wheeler decided to come barreling down from the opposite direction throwing his wake into the dirt trucks wake sending a wall of water over my hood into my intakes and locking up the motor. what a bad way to start a day...



Just got the word from Nissan earlier today, not from insurance (don't think they know yet)....gonna need a new motor but the claims guy from progressive won't be able to get there till tuesday to see what's going on and make a decision. . .so since the opportunity has shown itself I'm brainstorming as to how I can find a performance motor that has warranty for the price they would have to replace that one...they were talking about how, in that situation, an insurance company would most likely get a used low mileage motor from a place called LQK (I think I said the name right) and I don't like that idea cause i don't know how well the other motor was taken care of...I wonder what progressive is gonna allow...

anyway, it's an 07 with 59k miles and it's been strong up until this point so i was wondering if any of you guys have been in a similar situation with an insurance company and if so what was the outcome of it. . .i'm looking for options other than a used low mileage motor. . .but i may not have a choice in the matter. . .thanks for reading. . .

 

that sucks, been there done that (not the Z thank god).

 

Well that is some serious water. Your insurance will take care of this right?

 

I'm hoping so but i know they are gonna find the cheapest way possible to do it. . .if they try and put a used motor in it i'm gonna cow tip that ***** so they total it. . .i don't want just some other motor, i want brand new. . .

 

I'd bet that the locked engine is the most obvious tip of the iceberg of problems you'll have with the car. For sure the electronics under the hood got soaked, along with water in the wiring, transmission, and rear end. If they don't total the car, I'd ditch it as soon as possible.

Was the car equipped with CAIs or stock intakes?

 

 

i have an 07 motor i could probably get you for a decent price if you wanted to pocket some cash. if they price one high. this motor i have access to has 24k miles on it those miles were highway miles, not ragged, he just was on the interstate a lot.

 

Been there done that with the Z two months ago. Bent a rod and cracked a piston.

4th engine, here I come. LOL.

 

thanks kramy i'll keep that in mind. . .what's the reason for the motor being out of the car. . .

winchmen, it didn't get flooded as you might think. . .just a little water on the pass floor board and the majority of the water was pushed over the hood into the intakes (stock intakes). . .k&n filters were soaked when i pulled them out. . .I wish GTM blocks were cheaper. . .

midz, sucks. . .were they insurance claims or was it out of pocket. . .

 

Out of pocket

 

it was rear ended, my boy bought the car from the insurance company with the idea of putting the hr motor in his 06 then he got rear ended and totated also. i was gonna purchase the motor to build an built NA hr but just couldn't afford to purchase at the time.

 

talked to nissan again today. . .motor is definitely deceased. . .talked to insurance also and they said they located a motor with 19,xxx miles for $2900. . .i still don't like the idea of having someone else motor in my car cause i don't know how it was taken care of. . .but i may just take that and see if they would give me my motor back. . .tear it down and see if the block and heads can be salvaged. . .if so i'd just build a nice low comp. stroker motor. . .Kramy pm me a price that your friend would ask for the motor. . .thanks. . .

 

ill call him tomorrow and let ya know man.

 

There not gonna give you a brand new motor, this happen to me with my 06 civic si, insurance took care of it, but my motor was 6g, k20's are a lot lol oh and I had a cold air also, but yeah there not gonna give you a crap motor dude

 

Thats strange, they are trying to stick you with a used motor?