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2001. V70. Drove through water

Help, Advice, Owners' Discussion and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's stylish, distinctive P2 platform cars sold as model years 2001-2007 (North American market year designations).

2001 - 2007 V70
2001 - 2004 V70 XC (Cross Country)
2004 - 2007 XC70 (Cross Country)
2001 - 2009 S60
2003 - 2007 S60 R
2004 - 2007 V70 R

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Brannonc1
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Year and Model: V70 2001
Location: USA, Louisiana

2001. V70. Drove through water

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I got caught in a rainstorm late tonight and ended up driving my 2001 V70 through some unexpectedly high water. The car stalled out, but started up again after a moment. I was able to drive it home -- thankfully I was close. The only thing I noticed different is that the engine seems to stutter and lag when I'm going up an incline. I haven't driven it again and an trying to figure out how much, how serious, and what kind of damage I may have done, as well as whether there is anything a layman can do about it before I can get it to a shop on Monday. Thanks!

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Post by precopster »

There are quite afew low lying connectors on the car. Some of these are knock sensors near front crossmember, O2 sensors on the driver's side near the firewall, and ETM connector near front crossmember.

I would begin by pulling apart every low lying connector and blowing dry with either compressed air or a hair dryer.
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