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Old 01-08-2008, 09:33 AM
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Hrm, you'll obviously want to get it out of there before letting it sit too long. You might be able to remove the spark plugs and turn it over by hand to remove any water that might be hydro-locking it, if there is.

I would then drain the fluids, and probably run some new fluids through to make sure you got any water in there out.

never had to deal with this before, but those are some things I've heard tossed around before.

You'll want to get any water out soon before it has a chance to rust up any internals if it got in.
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My 2000 SSEi had been parked in a lot where the water rose just up to and over the door sills. I had no water in any of my fluids. I did hoever get water in the steering rack boots, and over 4 months, the rack'* end shafts rusted enough to wear out the seals and It started to leak power steering fluid. I got very lucky and found a NOS rack for a 00 SSEi on line for $150. And did all of the work myself. Rebuilt they run around $600. NOS G.M. list runs $1400. Remember that the rack for our 00 SSEi'* are specific to that ONE year and that ONE model. I would suggest loosening the boot clamps and see if any water drains out.
You will need to remove the seats and console. Then lift all 4 corners of the carpets to see if there is any water under the carpets. If there is, you must pull out the carpets to dry them. It has been almost 2 1/2 years since my rain event and so far I have had no other issues.
Old 01-11-2008, 08:53 PM
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Yo Mark -you might be able to get a couple penny'* for those if they are the true factory OEM plugs, which would mean they are Iridiums -I just paid $7.35 FOR ONE for my SSEi today and that was with a my student ID.

Get the proper plugs for your current setup and sell the IRIDIUM'* for $25 for easy sale here -I decided to run the Iridiums until I up my boost levels because my brother found by switching what he thought were plugs needing replacement for some NGK TR 55'* he found he lost almost 5 mpg. When he showed me the the plugs he had pulled I found they were Iridium'* in excellent condition so we swapped them back in and his mileage jumped right back up.
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