[asphaltgambler]

Or in more layman's terms..........no such thing as a good, cheap horse. I've seen BMW engines with bent connecting rods. Its pretty rare when it happens as it's just enough liquid in the combustion chamber for the rod to bend causing the piston to locate lower in the cylinder. In these instances the compression was lowered just enough to cause occasional misfires, especially when cold.

Depending on the number of misfired the CE light might stay off for a while, but always returned at some point. If there was enough water to enter the intake - that level is very high. You could only assume the previous driver opened the door to get out in the emergency.......letting all the water inside.

It appears that the only thing addressed was the engine, not the electrical system, its a time bomb. Plus a lot of insurance companies won't write a comp / collision policy on a salvage vehicle