Water damage, what next?

Tiny
JACKGRIFFIN
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  • 1999 VOLKSWAGEN CADDY
  • 75,000 MILES
Diesel engine flooded with water, is there any hope in saving it?
I have left it for a day, dryed the air intake filter as much as possible and emptied the fuel filter of water. Glow plugs seem fine, it turns over (just!) But won't kick in. Any ideas?
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 AT 3:20 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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What do you mean by just turning over? Battery ok? Is the air filter water affected? How deep was the water?
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Tuesday, June 12th, 2012 AT 10:54 PM
Tiny
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Drain the oil and change filter. Take the hose off the intercooler and let it drain. If it hydrolocked you might need the valves replaced. I had a tdi with a bent valve, 1 valve barely bent and it hardly started. Try a compression gauge, that'll tell a lot.
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Saturday, July 7th, 2012 AT 4:04 AM

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