Help!! Hit a puddle now Car won’t Start!..
 

So I was driving home and I hit a fat puddle and after the puddle smoke started to come from under the hood I’m not for sure where it was coming from because it only lasted for about 5-10 seconds but the car was still running and I was able to make it back home.
Then the next day I went to start my car and the engine wouldn’t turn over and the only sound the starter made was one click when I turned the key. I’m not for sure if I fried the starter or what but if you guys could help me solve this with out taking it to a shop and
paying hella money for something I could fix on my own that would be awesome!


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In my opinion, It sounds like the starter failed, but I would check out the area where you hit the puddle and look around from there for any possible damage. What color was the smoke?

It would be a good idea to check the battery terminals and battery just as a precaution because you always want to get the basic stuff out of the question and then examine the wires going to the starter for any breaks.

There could be a chance that your starter solenoid just failed and has nothing to do with hitting the puddle.

the smoke was white and would have have to get a new starter if that’s the case? But imma look at the car tomorrow and check all that’s wrong. I’ll let y’all know tomorrow how it goes.

First thing you need to do is check the air filter. Pray it's not soaking wet. If it is you need a pro to look inside the spark plug holes and make sure water wasn't hanging out in the cylinder overnight.

Check battery voltage, check starter.