I BOUGHT A FLOODED 2018 AUDI RS3 FOR JUST £4000!.... HERE'S WHY...

[@Dipper88]

I hydrolocked my diesel golf in floods trying to get home during a bad storm. Pulled the glow plugs. Turned it over. All the water came flying out. Changed the oil and all the filters. And it hasn't missed a beat in 80,000 miles since.

[@crisfiler6128]

You were very lucky!

[@fl1xmeister]

@@crisfiler6128 Considering diesels have higher strength internals than your average petrol it is not much surprise. We had a 2016 1.6 CRDI Ceed that engine wouldn't start and locked up, pulled injectors, turned it over and it started right up and ran fine.

[@niclasjac96]

Tdi 💪🏻

[@crisfiler6128]

@@fl1xmeister If that engine was red hot it would seize for sure, any hot metal and cold water is disaster time.....I presume your engine hadn't been running for long?

[@WayarPutuih]

I never hydro lock any 2 or 4 stroke petrol/diesel motor in my life ..... not even a lawn mower ..... I got no clue how anyone wud risk hydro locking an engine

[@keithmatthews1673]

If that motor runs without a full rebuild it will be the biggest comeback since Lazarus!

[@ambitiousautos1064]

You’re not wasting your time fella, consider it a learning curve for many people who wonder about flood damaged cars 👍👍👍

[@zvonimirkljajic4473]

Not wasting time if people are interested in seeing what happens to flooded engines. Views are important too :D

[@NA-xz4wj]

Dean, be really careful with that propshaft, you must support the rear section level to the front or it will pop the bearing retainer in the middle, the ball bearings will fall out and and there is no way to fix that, with no replacement parts availale from Audi! Love the RS3 content! I'll post this on teh UK rs3 facebook group for you 👍🏻

[@vindejon7097]

If the engine has not run a good chance just needs a proper oil flush or two, replace sparkplugs and maybe coils, replace the wires if you can cause moist creeps into the cables and will cause problems later on. Great video again. Big Up!

[@sleepysamk1400]

I hope ASM gets bigger than CONpart

[@thxomas]

That's a nice submarine you got yourself there Dean!

[@trealin4730]

Except he doesn’t own it

[@TheBeardedBoofhead]

Our government will pay billions for it...

[@trendo5273]

​@trealin4730 what do you mean he doesn't own it?

[@toadinthehole8085]

As Fred dibnah said it takes a stout heart to take on one of these chimneys. The same can be said about these repairs. No many will be will to take this on.

[@darrenvaughan5915]

nothing compares to Fred Dibnah job lol

[@knoxyish]

@@darrenvaughan5915 Fred laddering a chimney!! mind you Fred used to build traction engines for fun in his spare time!!

[@michaelgibson4705]

“Did ya like that”😂

[@fariedfredericks8269]

Who’s this Fred guy he sounds interesting when come to car builds

[@Glen-bb1bm]

@@fariedfredericks8269 pleb

[@BONKLIFE007]

You never wasting time as you are creating good content constantly. It amazes me how well you dismantle stuff.

[@ashlockett7138]

I'd be using a borescope and checking the bores out for rust, turning by hand first. If there's rust you'll end up with bore scoring. Maybe head off and hone out if you're lucky. The valve seats will probably need grinding too due to rust. You may be lucky though, who knows.

[@kelvinnoden3057]

It's unreal how you just take literally ANY lost cause on Dean you actually deserve to be massively successful for your bravery 👍👏

[@chrisrodgers1964]

If it's not run since flooding then the motor should be ok. More likely the ECU and various modules suffered from water ingress. Best not to try run the engine while still in Audi, little bit luck she'll fire up in the Skoda?,.either way I'll be watching the progress. Great channel, you definitely enjoy a challenge 👍

[@tonyclark9851]

All you need for the headlights is a goldfish 🐠

[@Matt463634]

@9:10 Not smoke, fungal spores! Does that mushroom have a part number?

[@MrDjc44]

Was wondering if it was steam from heated seats 😆 🤣

[@andyh1917]

Dean, you love a challenge! Fair play to you mate. Honestly hope that the engine will run & not cause more you more headaches. Not worried its another Audi. Love the content you put out. I really want to see the Skoda VRS3 project work out as it's something different & routing for you this gamble pays off. Look forward to the next part 👍🏻

[@SavingSalvage]

Fingers crossed!

[@grahamhughes707]

Hopefully it will run after a little bit of love. Hope the cylinders aren't too rusty. Love the content it makes great viewing. Well done Dean

[@markhodges342]

I’ve got faith it will run, new to your channel since you bought the Lamborghini of Matt love your content 👍🏼

[@markmawson1]

If I paid 4k for that car the only thing they would be getting back is the shell and interior everything else including all the doors bootlid bonnet bumpers would be getting taken incase I got any future projects in or sell the parts myself to make money back

[@craigelmer8566]

Exactly, that front bumper and grills are worth summat on their own. Perhaps its a deal to be able to purchase the cat b in the first place

[@Steve_H]

He has obviously done a deal with them to just remove drivetrain parts. Breakers aren't stupid, the front end alone is worth 3-4K. I'm surprised they are letting him have the wheels in that 4K.

[@markmawson1]

So he didn't buy an Audi RS3 he only made a deal with the breakers yard for the drivetrain and they said they will drop it to him for him to drop the drivetrain the way the title is wrote it's as if he bought the whole car from a breakers yard.

[@Steve_H]

@@markmawson1 Welcome to KZbin?

[@NeilAshton-n3r]

Love how optimistic you are, good luck

[@bigboy1170]

Maybe fill the engine with some diesel for a few days to displace any water and crud. You got nothing to lose trying it!

[@jimogden43]

Evening Dean. Love the channel and love the Audi content. Keep up the great work 👍🏻🫡

[@BarryRudge]

Since 2005 each individual electrical component is programmed to the chassis number it is fitted to so when you place each item it has to be programmed to the car. When flooded it isn't clean water it can be carrying anything including pathogens that could be hazardous to health. There will be numerous electrical components affected plus the engine. Hence the reason why it has been written off. What you really have is a car that is only fit to be broken for the body shell and any other components that would not be affected by water.

[@nigelcox1451]

Absolutely. Written off due it being a serious health hazard. Interior full of spores, including in every inaccesible nook and cranny. Needs reimmersing in a bath of disinfectant. When working inside, or even disturbing under the bonnet, ideally needs an air fed respirator, like paint sprayers use. Ensure air intake to the compressor is away from this car.

[@xen.7140]

"Since 2005 each individual electrical component is programmed to the chassis number it is fitted to so when you place each item it has to be programmed to the car. " This is the LEAST of his problems 🤣. Whatever could be salvaged here, such as headlights and taillights, are easy to reprogram. "When flooded it isn't clean water it can be carrying anything including pathogens that could be hazardous to health." He won't be saving the seats, or any interior parts obviously. He picked this car for the engine and possibly gearbox, but I'm pretty sure it's all dead weight at this point. "What you really have is a car that is only fit to be broken for the body shell and any other components that would not be affected by water." This is true, and the body parts for that car are fairly expensive. For example, just the front bumper is minimum 500-600 EUR, then the rear bumper etc..

[@douglasburnside]

What's going to be your salvation is that the engine has not turned over since it was flooded. The oil pan full of water just served to float the oil up higher, probably enough to cover the crankshaft and protect it from rust. You will have to disassemble and clean the engine, but other than gaskets and seals, you can probably save this engine with no parts required.

[@ambitiousautos1064]

@@douglasburnside that’s what I was thinking, if it was sale on a forecourt and it just flooded, doubt they would have even bothered trying to start it Just wondering about the internal bearings etc

[@teddp]

The engine will run but you will need to take it apart clean and oil everything up. And use the electrical system, wiring, ECU from somewhere else.

[@statementleaver8095]

Yeah this will run again! Oil change x2 Sparkplug x5 Air filter Would've liked to have seen the Turbine blades for further analysis.🧐🧐 On a plus note The Flood water is Rain and Runoff. NONE SALTY!!!! Only the areas exposed to Oxygen could've Rusted however due to Time Submerged & lack of Rust in the FM and Battery housing and Sparkplug Congealed....... Good to Go after a Service👍👍

[@tostadora_estandar]

always a better day when dean uploads, thought I saw this sitting at the back of the yard in the lambo reveal :P

[@SavingSalvage]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@tostadora_estandar]

@@SavingSalvage was a great vid as always, length is just right longing for more the minute its over, can’t wait to see how you save this engine!

[@SalvageFix]

It's amazing to see how far this channel has come. I too hope to see what I can achieve, keep up the good work 👍

[@alexharrison3586]

I think your bonkers Dean! Should of just put the lambo engine in the skoda 😂

[@keirenbudding8105]

Thought I recognise asm autos I bought a window replacement for my work van and fitted it yesterday too company and top bloke who ever I spoke too Evan threw in a free bag of haribo 😂

[@carllamb6711]

Hi Dean, great content mate really enjoyed that. As for the engine. Will it run again? I honestly think, with your expertise….. Yes it will,’ve got everything crossed so looking forward to the next episode bring it on mate.😊😊😊😊

[@jimmer1976]

I think she’ll run a treat 👌 positive thinking. Looking forward to hearing her purr 👍

[@Tizeye]

Woke up here this morning in NZ with notifications from you and from a guy in the USA who thinks that true petrolheads want to see food being eaten as well as find old classic cars (Coffee Walk) of course I chose Saving Salvage because you keep it real.

[@SavingSalvage]

💥 🙌🏼

[@winbig1]

Just stick all the bits in a gigantic bag of rice for a week lol

[@rickytan3585]

Ha ha funny m8 😂

[@kings3803]

Lol

[@fastra3621]

Rich Rebuilds did exactly that with an Audi... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKHId2CZp9KKoqssi=3xfkck53R7I_mQ7U

[@seanb9814]

Much better to have removed the electronics modules you needed and dry them before applying power.

[@SimonGreaves-uh6bq]

Great Varied content Dean. Love your ambitious projects 👍🏻👍🏻

[@wiel-spin]

I have the exact same rs3 (color, spec, everything, except i have the “blade” wheels). It hurts to see this one drowned… good the engine will live on if you manage to salvage it.

[@IanHurford]

That engine Has got to be Toast

[@Barmalejus]

Not really if it wasn't tried to be started in that condition. All thought cleaning the the oil + water slush will be a headache

[@leeblunted3953]

It will run just a few wires that have to re pin and u good keep on the good work

[@markmawson1]

At 4:50 when you removed the oil filler cap you could see the oil was right to the top of the cam cover so atleast the head won't have had any water to it internally.

[@ausmartin1]

1st Vaccum out the cylinders with brake fluid vac set up so you can throw some motor oil down the spark plug holes.

[@SAVING_ICONIC_MACHINES]

It will definitely run again no problem 🎉

[@scottnorman4285]

Keep up the great content mate!! Always appreciated, never a waste of time! Will definitely run! 😎😎👌

[@robertmarsh9798]

As long as it wasn't salt water just take apart all the electrics you want and put them (ECU etc already flooded) in a bucket of clean water. Dry out with an airline and leave for a few days to make sure then plug in. Fingers crossed they work.

[@josephshamon7824]

I can’t imagine the wires surviving that it would be a massive massive head ache to salvage the wiring loom and all of the wires in there

[@PompeyMatt17]

all depends on whether the engine loom is knackered. Seems the car hasn't been tried since the flood, so the con rods won't be bent. I suspect the crank bearings will have rusted, a maybe rings rusted to the bores

[@maccastime]

Just wished I lived a bit closer to you and Mat,I would love to win a few of your vehicles.but a bit too far from UK to Thailand. Love your channel have a great weekend

[@MIGHTYSIMM]

If it does fire up it will be because of you are extremely determined (or pig-headed as my mother would say!). Looking forward to this one 🦘👍

[@AdeReeves]

Sitting back....waiting for the chaos 😄

[@chriscooper190]

I'd say engine before it got full of water it was obviously coated internally with oil. Turn it over to remove water from above pistons fresh oil n filters, and im sure she will breathe again.

[@RichardRoger1966]

OMG... I'm stunned by the amt of water coming out. And secondly, that there are no aquatic critters in there... Yikes!!! And the only thing I would have done was try to manually rotate the engine to see if it was seized. But then I realized it could be hydro-locked and therefore you would need to drain it before being able to move anything.

[@Beauloqs]

I think thats what's known in the trade as fucked.....

[@tonymonk7437]

at least it wasnt running when flooded as someone else said the water sits at the bottom so the oil is pushed up into the engine so the internals shouldn't be rusty . i bet it fires up pretty easily once you've flushed and new oil plugs etc .. gearbox should be okay and the haldex diff as they are watertight .. at least it wasn't salt water..

[@JohnDoe-jh6se]

Glad to see the vrs3 content back 💪

[@macca2760]

Bro your smashing it with this content at the minute 👏🏻

[@SavingSalvage]

I try 😊

[@BargainBandit]

You should probably vacuum the cylinders out and see how it turns over by hand. Hopefully the pistons aren’t seized to the walls. Or rust built up around the bearings or in the head. If you can get it to turn over by hand. You have a chance. Might need a good engine flush.

[@robinharrison3907]

Great Video Bud 👍👍Hell of a job Good Luck with this one 👍👍

[@mickdaly5667]

Dean quality content again, cant wait to the next one please keep them coming..

[@catalinnicolescu6115]

Nice work! If flood water was fresh water, you've got a runner!

[@johnelbro127]

Good luck with this one!👍👍👍

[@chartmaster5440]

Sick buy I hope the engine runs. Can't wait to see the Lambo build thanks for the videos boss

[@Theroadsidepatrolman]

Great content, might be worth taking the cly head off and cleaning/inspecting it before re-fitting tho 🤙🤙

[@shauncorless8965]

The only thing worth saving the roof rails 😮

[@philcackett1155]

As the water was sat at the bottom of the sump, I’d worry about the bearings, but hopefully a good flush might sort things out, best of luck dean.

[@SavingSalvage]

Fingers crossed!

[@ndyke020475]

Drain and clean engine then turbo and intercooler pipe work plus it will work all the electrics just when u start moving the car wial the water that high then it start giving bad signals and DONT U KNOW THERE ARE DRAIN PLUGS IN ALL CARS UNDER THE CARPET FRONT AND BACK YOU JUST KNOCK THE ROUND PLUGS IN FLOOR PANS

[@f1kwa399]

If anyone can, Dean can, move over Tavarish, total confidence in you🤞

[@derekcrowe2886]

As long as the head and turbo are ok, it’ll run fine. Either way it’ll make good content 👏👍

[@getwhtugiv]

I am looking forward to hearing that engine roar!

[@alanblenkinsop2775]

This is going to be a very long project dean but for 4 k not to be sniffed at mate be watching every episode till it’s done great content as usual dean 👍

[@markplenty2631]

My sisters partner flooded my Audi a4 1.9tdi, basically just emptied the cylinders, changed glow plugs and filters and it was fine for years after.

[@clementwoods7177]

Smashing it with the subs Deano, must be doing something right.

[@HollyBerryDOOG]

Reckon it will run but be gentle as corrosion build up will be bad after so long sat. Hoping to see the GTR/Trevor soon 👍

[@bobcabot]

keep that sherlock-vibe going! very entertaining...

[@bigfin1967]

Of course you will get it running

[@geoffcarlton4047]

Naughty on ASM, the dismantling site is part of their breakers license.

[@JsyJames]

Omg Dean! 1 min in and I’m thinking …there may be trouble ahead….

[@leightonlewis5390]

I have confidence in you, maybe not the engine! Prove me wrong 😂 Great content again, you're smashing it 💪👍

[@ianrussell2816]

I think the engine will run 🤞

[@peterferryman4905]

At least you will have loads and loads of valuable parts, have a great weekend!!

[@SavingSalvage]

Thanks, you too!

[@Brian-nf6bt]

Well it is a very big gamble,but I would have squirted oil down the bores and filled the engine up with new oil and then turned it over by hand.

[@GarageItYourself]

I'd suck those cylinders out before you try cranking and even with the spark plugs out it's a lot of water and could still hydro-lock. Otherwise, being it was fresh water then the internals should generally be OK but reckon a fair few sensors will need swapping for the Skoda items. If the water got into the connectors it'll have wicked its way all the way up to the sensor.

[@iamhole]

i see an engine teardown and rebuild in its future, shoooould make for a good video

[@JamesOtoole-e2b]

Hello from Australia 🦘. I enjoy your shows.😁

[@BROOO-t4k]

Build the audi up

[@Adrian92.]

Good lock bro. I hope so😊 we want to see good results and a tunned skoda

[@wayneshackleton1799]

Rip prop shaft, have to keep level or you separate the bearings...

[@lewiscannon8213]

Yep £2k new too , but in deans case £500/750 profits down the drain.

[@mushymi5680]

Always gets me why someone wouldn’t wet vac the interior and stick a dehumidifier in there, insurance should stipulate that before payout.

[@classic1989mini]

The odds are not good 25% I'd say. But lady luck does smile on you more than most!

[@nealart]

Very interesting project. I think you can pull it off.

[@huwdavies6650]

Given how much water was in the sump, I would at the very least drop the sump to inspect the bottom end before cranking it.

[@Sir2ofLitre]

You're a brave man, good luck.

[@TheBeardedBoofhead]

I have complete faith in you man!

[@tonyb1184]

After a strip down and a flush hopefully you will be fine. No attempt to turn over since the flood is on your side imo

[@markwgoldsmith]

The smoke might have been that fungus releasing spores as the light hit it.

[@liamegan4303]

Wow, Dean, that Interior is destroyed, bro. How long was this underwater? Such a Shame. I want to Cry, lol. Good luck, Dean with this one my friend 🇮🇪 💯👏👏👏👏

[@Craig-c5e]

The ester gets in through the exhaust!! The block will go again but electrics won’t be!!

[@hardgainer6663]

Complete strip down mate ,just amount of time and money but go for it mate ,look forward to see next vid 👍

[@Elitemotoring371]

Underside of the bonnet looks clean mate 👍😂

[@lewiscannon8213]

Dean you've possibly damaged the bevel box & propshaft Bevelbox new is £3.7k 2nd hand is worth 2/2.5k . Propshaft new £2k 2nd worth £500/750 .

[@michaelanderson2689]

Very little chance that the water hasn’t caused long term damage to bearings in that engine. Going to need a full strip down and check and possibly replace bearings!

[@KnightRider1157]

I'll give it one of the shortest lifespans on record with the water around the crank, big ends etc.

[@waltonsmountain]

Don't forget water entering gearbox via the breather,,

[@Pixleyjamaica1983UK]

You will get it running for sure