If you drive through some deep water and it sputters, dies and won't restart?
First, check the air filter - if it's full of water, temporarily remove it, get as much water out of the air cleaner box and try to restart.
Second, if it's an older car with a distributor, remove the cap and spray a bunch of WD40 in it if its wet inside. Wipe out the excess if possible and then try to start it.
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Originally Posted by Eternalism
Make note: brake fluid and power steering fluid are the same so if your out of one you can use the other.
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Not always; I'd like to add: It may be a geographical difference, but different countries may use different compositions for fluids. In the US, auto trans fluid and PS fluid are usually interchangeable, but brake fluid has a different base composition and I wouldn't recommend swapping brake fluid for power steering fluid (or vice versa) unless
absolutely necessary. In an emergency, just about any fluid can be substituted, but you run the risk of completely destroying certain components with even temporary use. These
are emergency fixes, btw :P
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