At present, the weather has become warmer and the rainy season will come in a few months. The biggest problem in the rainy season is that many stored vehicles are soaked and damaged due to flooding.
In addition, the transaction scale of the used car market is increasing, but it is difficult to identify whether the used car itself has been immersed.
In the past, there were often some online rumors and discussions about whether the soaked water trucks entering the market could be bought and sold. Although I don’t know whether the facts involved in these discussions are true or false, it is still very necessary to learn some basic knowledge about water trucks in advance.
The harm of water soaking truck
Regarding water soaking trucks, they are divided into two categories according to the severity of damage. One is a fully soaked vehicle. The characteristic of this type of vehicle is that the main components of the vehicle are soaked in water, including the engine, computer board, starter motor, CD, relay, headlight reflector and other components. The normal operation of the vehicle must be achieved through replacement. If the vehicle starts the engine during soaking in water, it is difficult to repair such a vehicle and must be completely removed and overhauled and oiled. Older cars that are over-aged are likely to be scrapped.
Another type is a semi-soaked vehicle, which means that the vehicle interior, fuel tank, circuit connector, and brake system are soaked in water. These components are soaked in water. The repair shop only needs to blow-dry the components and fully maintain them. This situation can be divided into two categories. The first category is that the water depth exceeds the wheels and pours into the car; the second category is that the water depth exceeds the instrument panel.
Of course, water trucks are not something that cannot be bought or sold. As long as the dealer sells the vehicle, it indicates that the vehicle is a water truck. Then there is nothing to worry about in such transparent transactions. The biggest problem is that the trader knows that the vehicle is a water truck, but does not indicate it clearly, and the trader itself does not understand the details of the vehicle, which may cause great harm to consumers.
Because the vehicle is soaked in water, especially after being soaked in water for a long time, the vehicle's circuits and electrical equipment will be greatly damaged, and the body parts will also be seriously corroded. Moreover, the maintenance cost of soaked water trucks is extremely high, and insurance companies will not fully settle claims. In order to reduce their losses, many car owners will simply repair the soaked water trucks and sell them directly. In order to reduce the maintenance cost as much as possible, it is very common for water-soaked trucks to replace accessories with inferior parts and replace beams with columns during the maintenance process.
Among them, the common method is to disassemble and clean the vehicle electrical products, continue to use them after drying, and remove the airbag directly without installing them, etc. After this "repair", the soaked water truck is definitely "golden jade is inside and out", and it is like a time bomb during use, and no one knows when the failure will occur. The air conditioner does not cool down and the audio does not sound. These are all trivial matters. It is not impossible for the vehicle to turn off while driving and the high-speed brake failure is not impossible!
How to identify water trucks
The first step to identify water trucks is to choose a reliable trader, or a well-known trader.
Secondly, in the process of communicating with the car dealer, first get a vaccination, and ask the car dealer to issue detailed car registration information to find out the origin. If the car origin has been flooded and the transaction time just happened to fall after the flood, you must be very careful;
In addition, when handling relevant procedures, especially in the transaction contract, it is best to add additional terms such as if you indicate that you can get a refund if you buy a water truck, an accident truck, etc.
3
3, carefully identify.
is not easy to identify a water truck. Generally, the repaired water-soaking wheel is very difficult to identify in appearance. Some people believe that front and rear lamps are the most important details, so you can pay attention to them. The first thing is to see if there is a yellow mark inside the front and rear lamp groups, especially the silver lamp bowls.
At the same time, you can also check whether the front and rear light groups of the vehicle are "new and excessive". If the new and old degree of the headlight set is obviously inconsistent with the year of the vehicle, you need to be more careful. In order to improve the appearance of the vehicle, many repair shops will directly replace the entire set of lamps after soaking in water.(Of course, most of the accessories you replaced may be from the sub-factory)
Another tip is to look at fog lamps. Fog lamps are the least concerned configuration in the appearance of the vehicle. Most repair shops understand it as long as they can be illuminated. Therefore, even if the water-soaking truck replaces the front and rear light sets as a whole during maintenance, few people will think of replacing the fog lights. Therefore, whether there are any signs of water inlet in the fog lamp is also a way to identify the soaked water truck. (Note: Since the fog lamp location is generally low, some vehicles may also get water in when passing through the wading section. Therefore, looking at the fog lamp is only a reference method.) After
, come to the rear of the car, open the trunk and lift the cover to see if there is any water mark in the corner, and observe the rust of the vehicle tools. In addition, if the spare tire of this car is very new but the steel wheel hub has obvious rust, it proves that there has been water accumulation in its trunk, and it is very likely that it is a water soaker truck.
In addition, the easiest way to determine whether it is a soaked water truck is to smell the smell after entering the car. Because even after the interior of the soaked water truck has been thoroughly cleaned, there will still be a musty smell, so everyone just sits in the car and smells it carefully. Be careful not to just sit in the car and smell it, and also check the more hidden parts, such as pulling out the seat belt to check. If there is a damp smell in the car, or if the front and rear seat springs and inner velvet cloth have residual sludge and moldy smell, it is a water truck.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some car dealers will spray perfume in their cars in order to cover up the moldy smell. Therefore, when you buy second-hand products, if you encounter something that is particularly fragrant in the car, you need to be more careful. After
, you can observe the metal bracket at the bottom of the seat. If there is a relatively obvious rust, you can basically confirm that this place has been soaked in water. Of course, if this thing is particularly new and has no dust at all, it may mean that it has been replaced and you need to pay attention to it. Because during normal use of the car, it is difficult to have the opportunity to touch water on the metal bracket at the bottom of the seat. Generally, it will not wipe it here when washing the car or cleaning the interior, so there is basically no possibility of rust. Under normal circumstances, there should be a little dust accumulation on it.
After reading the seat bracket, it is time to look at the feel of the seat cushion filling and the cleaning level of the seat belt. Currently, most cars on the market use the seat internal filling of the seat is foam sponge. After soaking, cleaning and drying, the elasticity of this material will become poor and feel hard. You can judge it by pressing or pinching the edge of the seat with force.
seat belt is a relatively easy place to ignore when cleaning the water truck, which also provides an opportunity for identification of the water truck. The seat belt that has been soaked in sewage will have obvious water marks on it, and it will not be easily removed and mold spots will occur. Therefore, we can judge the depth of the car's soaking water by observing the seat belt. The sockets and joints of the seat belt must be checked because once it is soaked in water, there will be traces left.
In-car flocking carpet is also an important observation point. We can make a judgment by touching it with our hands, mainly paying attention to whether the fur of the carpet is smooth and whether it is pilled after being brushed by the brush. A normal carpet should feel soft and delicate, but after washing, it will feel hard and astringent when touched.
repeated trials and repeated power supply and electronic equipment several times. For example, the inner room and outside lights, windows, car door locks, radios, cigarette lighters, heaters and air conditioners, etc., especially the audio and LCD panels, the font will be broken after opening, and it will be soaked in water.
Carefully check the air outlet of the air conditioner. This is a difficult place to clean. Carefully check whether there is any dirt residue in the gaps at the edges and corners. Moreover, because the internal pipelines are prone to mold, smell if there is a musty smell.
Open the engine cover, and many of the wires in the engine compartment of the water truck are already filled with sludge, and these are impossible to clean. This is one of the most obvious ways to identify whether a water truck is a water truck. Check whether the soundproof cotton on the engine cover is raised, these are all signs of blistering. (Network Comprehensive)
