Hey guys was checking out a vehicle that im looking at and found this in one of the reports from Lexus Driver "CUSTOMER STATES THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR IS ON, PLEASE CHECK ~|~ ~|~NO CAUSE SPECIFIED IN RO ~|~FOUND CAUSE OF STARTABILITY MALFUNCTION FROM FLOOD D ENGINE. WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE RUNNING AND CLEARED OUT BUILD UP FROM SITTING. CHARGED VEHICLE BAT TERY. ". Does this means the car was flooded up to the engine? Please enlighten me.

 

I'm guessing the engine was flooded (common term to describe too much gasoline in the intake manifold and cylinders from constantly pumping the accelerator pedal) with excessive gasoline when they tried to get it started after the car had been sitting for a long time not having been driven. Sounds like the battery died too from the car not having been driven for a long time. The question I would have is why was the car sitting for so long not being driven...

 

And where was it sitting, garage, in the driveway under a tarp, open to the elements?

 

@chinee @bclexus I have no clue Autocheck says it is a fleet/lease vehicle. So i should skip over this car?

 

Fuel injected vehicles should not flood. If they do, there is a severly malfunctioning injector.

 

 

What year and model?

 

It's an 2015 with 31k miles priced for 23k.

 

The car is being sold at non-Lexus dealer, and it is about 90 miles from where i live. I think i might just going to pass on the car. I don't don't know any trusted mechanic out there and i doubted they will let me drive back to my mechanic.

 

That's a really good price. Even more so if it's AWD, F sport, or luxury model.

 

You just need to learn more about the car's history. It may have sat for a month in a nice garage due to the owner having a health related issue ... or it could have sat in a field with weeds growing up around it, with the windows cracked open and with rats and mice making their home in the car's intake and interior. You just don't know...until you know.

 

thank you for you advice, but i going to skip this car and look for another one closer to home.

 

I don't blame you...