> > > There was a pretty big rain yesterday and she passed by a flooded road and the
> > > car didn't come out, just stalled and died, she and her boyfriend had to push it
> > > back to a friend's house. I'm not sure how much damage was done, but according
> > > to her, the water got all over the inside of the car and into the engine.
> >
> > Into the engine? You better hope she didn't hydrolock that fucker, or else
> > you'll probably need a new one.
>
> Nah, hydrolocking won't ruin the engine. You just need to let the car dry out.

If you're very, very lucky, it won't. Otherwise...