So I made a real dumb move after heavy rain for two days and decided to go through a big puddle. My car hasn't been able to start now for a week, and the temperature has not been above 20 since this happened so waiting for the thing to dry really isn't an option. When I try to start the car, it begins to crank as if one of the cylinders is firing, but then dies. I know for a fact that no water went into my tail pipe because I was able to get through the puddle pretty quick. I took off my cool air intake and brought it inside for a day to dry so that's not it anymore. Next I plan on taking the plugs out and cranking the engine to get rid of the water because I know there is water in the plug holes and then cleaning the plugs. Other than that, I have heard it might be the starter that needs tapped to get rid of any corrosion that might be in there and that I need to get an oil change right away to get any water out of the oil and engine. I was wandering if anyone else had had these problems and can help me out or what worked for them?
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