1997 Mercury Sable I drove through a large water puddle

CBREYT

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1997 MERCURY SABLE

Engine Performance problem
1997 Mercury Sable 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

On May 16, at 5pm central standard time, I drove my car through a large water puddle. The water was probably up to about the middle of my door. Once I noticed how deep it was I speed up tryning to get out of the puddle as quickly as I could. Once I got through the puddle and came up to a stop sign about 100ft beyond the puddle, I noticed my car acting like it was going to stall out. I gave it gas to go and that is when the car finally stalled out on me. Since then I have tried to start the car about 15 times and it won't do anything. All my electrical components seem to working fine, but when I try to start the car I get nothing. It's like it won't even crank or try to turn over. Is there anything anyone can do to help me. Is the something that I can repair?

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MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
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Hi there,

I would say that after all the cranking that the plugs are now fuel fouled, pull the plugs and clean or replace them, check for a good spark, check that the air filter is not sodden, if so replace and do a comp test to be safe.

Mark (mhpautos)