When threw 3 feet water in 1998 catallic canters and car shut down

Asked by Lizard6969 Feb 12, 2017 at 05:47 PM about the 1998 Cadillac Catera RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Went threw 3 feet water n got
stuck car shut down. Is it fixable

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It may have ruined the engine if water went into the intake and hydrolocked a cylinder. A compression test will tell you for sure.

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