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<blockquote data-quote="mrbb" data-source="post: 120616" data-attributes="member: 13825"><p>well I am NO CAT expert, but have dealt with a bunch of different tings getting flooded,swamped</p><p> the amount of damage honestly comes down to several factors,</p><p> first being what is meant by WATER damage</p><p> was whole machine under water, , on its side, in water</p><p> motor under water</p><p> was water clean, and NO water is really clean, but there is a difference in muddy water as to more clear water!</p><p></p><p> BUT no matter what IF the motor ingested water, the ONLY true way to know it also didn.;t ingest any dirt or other crap is a FULL complete tear down and cleaning of motor</p><p> then you have the problem or question ??</p><p>did water get into the hydraulic; system</p><p> which gets even more complicated , as if it ingested dirty water containing sand , or dirt, , that can mean a FULL rebuild of all THINGS, as you will NEVER Flush out all the lines and pumps free of crap it sucked in!</p><p> so, costly< HUGE on this end</p><p></p><p> tearing motor down, costs vary on WHO is doing it and how much experience and Time they have invested in the tear down</p><p></p><p> NEXT then you get into what damage electrical item,s you MAY or may NOT have!</p><p> water in many modern electrical components , can also be costly to replace, with many computers and such!</p><p></p><p>SO< the next game to be played, if you DON"T want to tear everything apart and do it the RIGHT WAY </p><p>is, </p><p>Do you feel lucky, ??</p><p> some folks GET LUCKY, they will SINK a machine, flush oil a few times and it will run for them for yrs problem free</p><p></p><p>BUT that at best is a game of LUCK IMO</p><p></p><p> things to start with here would be fluid draining and see what that says, that will tell you where water got into some things or NOT</p><p> if oil;s don;t show water in them</p><p> you may have a easy fix</p><p> if motor and hydraulic system show water in them</p><p> honestly, I'd pass on the deal unless you can get it dirt free and have a second like machine to use this for parts HAHA!</p><p></p><p> or have a lot few time on your hand and willing to spend a bunch of cash on tear downs and replacing many parts!</p><p></p><p> or again if your a very lucky guy, and just run it and it doesn;t end up with major issues!</p><p></p><p>but again, NOT knowing what type of water damage it has, I just gave you a LOT of food for thought on possible things you MAY or may not have to do!</p><p> in the ATV world, folk sink atv's all the time, and again some get lucky flushing things only, and others don't, its 50/50 at BEST on getting lucky</p><p> and when those that JUST flush and HOPE for luck, DON"T get lucky</p><p> they typically end up with much larger bills to fix due to more major damage that happens from running things after just flushing!</p><p></p><p> best of luck, let up know what you end up doing!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mrbb, post: 120616, member: 13825"] well I am NO CAT expert, but have dealt with a bunch of different tings getting flooded,swamped the amount of damage honestly comes down to several factors, first being what is meant by WATER damage was whole machine under water, , on its side, in water motor under water was water clean, and NO water is really clean, but there is a difference in muddy water as to more clear water! BUT no matter what IF the motor ingested water, the ONLY true way to know it also didn.;t ingest any dirt or other crap is a FULL complete tear down and cleaning of motor then you have the problem or question ?? did water get into the hydraulic; system which gets even more complicated , as if it ingested dirty water containing sand , or dirt, , that can mean a FULL rebuild of all THINGS, as you will NEVER Flush out all the lines and pumps free of crap it sucked in! so, costly< HUGE on this end tearing motor down, costs vary on WHO is doing it and how much experience and Time they have invested in the tear down NEXT then you get into what damage electrical item,s you MAY or may NOT have! water in many modern electrical components , can also be costly to replace, with many computers and such! SO< the next game to be played, if you DON"T want to tear everything apart and do it the RIGHT WAY is, Do you feel lucky, ?? some folks GET LUCKY, they will SINK a machine, flush oil a few times and it will run for them for yrs problem free BUT that at best is a game of LUCK IMO things to start with here would be fluid draining and see what that says, that will tell you where water got into some things or NOT if oil;s don;t show water in them you may have a easy fix if motor and hydraulic system show water in them honestly, I'd pass on the deal unless you can get it dirt free and have a second like machine to use this for parts HAHA! or have a lot few time on your hand and willing to spend a bunch of cash on tear downs and replacing many parts! or again if your a very lucky guy, and just run it and it doesn;t end up with major issues! but again, NOT knowing what type of water damage it has, I just gave you a LOT of food for thought on possible things you MAY or may not have to do! in the ATV world, folk sink atv's all the time, and again some get lucky flushing things only, and others don't, its 50/50 at BEST on getting lucky and when those that JUST flush and HOPE for luck, DON"T get lucky they typically end up with much larger bills to fix due to more major damage that happens from running things after just flushing! best of luck, let up know what you end up doing! [/QUOTE]
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