Copart Auction Win #1 Revealed!! Flood!! 

I am a $1,000 BUYER for that one while still at yard! Missed it - DANG!! Do good on it!

Damn UM, 17k, 10 hours... Moving On Up! Keep going

Marvel Mystery Oil down the plug holes!!! Leave for a few hours, then the breaker bar!! Loving that you are being patient that what we all want to see!! Quality over speed!! Back to your old form of doing it right !!! Good Luck Randy!!

You said: : This is not a flood car a thousand times" It is a flood car!

Jesus this channel skyrocketed in subs. Been here since the early Uber-man vids. Happy for ya brotha.

Could be something involving the heater-core leaking into the intake manifold. I'm not 100% on how the layout of those older GM's are, but with the floorboard looking like that it could be the heater core leaking antifreeze into the cabin. Interesting to see what comes of it

You definitely should have pulled the plugs and put Mystery Oil in before you tried to turn it over. Pretty much the same procedure for any flood.

Was thinking you should do compression test if you haven't done so. Would tell you a lot. Best of luck guys.

Spray PB Blaster in spark plugs and holes and fill up cylinder's.....and lit it set for 7 days...!! And repeat until free turning....!!

Maybe someone drove through some deep water and the intake sucked up water, then they replaced the filter. That thing looked too clean to be the original filter. Water wasn't deep enough to have any intrusion into the car though.

Hopefully it runs! My pops has one of these...it’s a great balance of car/SUV.

This is the content we've been wanting to see. You got a good car to fix up and flip and I really hope you do get this Cadillac running good because you can make a really good profit on this one from what I'm seeing.

Wow, Another seven thousand subscribers and your at the magic on hundred! Well done mate.

Your content has me coming back for more! Great stuff. I would love to see this Cady running. Good luck.

lmfao so the engine is hydrolocked and they replaced the air filter what's so hard to figure out?

lol i had a neighbor who told his daughter "dont forget to put some coolant in the car!" and she literally put coolant in the engine because the oil cap was the first thing she saw, and so their car needed a new engine lol, all because they had a small coolant leak 🙄🙄

With that much water in the sump it sounds to me that the engine has hydraulic-ed and possibly bent a rod or valve so be very careful.

I think it may work out. Looks good either way. Worst case you could drop the motor from the envoy xuv in it lol.

Good content!! I really like when you hunt down the problem and show the process of fixing it. (Or attempting to.) Good luck on the Caddy!!

Hey man, this content is very good, keep it up! Cheers from Argentina!

It probably went nose down into the water when someone tried to cross a flooded creek bed. That happens all the time here in AZ.

Rims are doodoo, put factory on it

When you didn't see flood evidence, my first thought was insurance fraud. Someone could have hurt the engine, and decided to get their insurance to buy the car.

With the sugar on the floor smell the gas just to make sure there isn't any sugar in the gas

Exellent buy on the Cadillac Randy.... I'm confident your brother and yourself will get it working properly and after that a very good cleaning and off to Wierd Beard. Can't wait to see the other vehicle you got. Shout out to you from Mexico bud

I've got one of these...have fun with that starter. Also take the front timing cover off and replace the chains!!! They are notorious for breaking and when they do...it gets real bad...I know...last November it happened to me. Lol

Hey glad you changed the oil this time on a flood car before starting it lol Love your vids! Keep up the great work!!

I feel like there's a lot of potential for this car whether you get it running or not, interior seems in good condition body looks good, rims look fair, overall I think this was a good buy either way Randy, keep up the good content I'm always looking for new videos from you! Enjoy them a lot

>Puts a rag over lot number to save editing time >Films mystery car and now needs to make a car shaped blur censor with tracking. :P

Love the channel, but those wheels + the chrome SRX fuel door cover screams previous owner was badge-riding and wanted everyone to know how "hood rich" they are. Look a 10 year old Caddy. Good luck with the flip.

Thanks Randy one of your best videos . We need to see more Jessica !

Don't know how I got here but glad I did great upload and subscribed I buy from copart in uk

Should put some liquid wrench in cylinders to break the rings free. Because of water in the block . let that set over night . Then spin the motor over to build up oil pressure and oil to the cylinders heads. Hopefully that should get you started.

I think you guys are going to get her running. Replace the starter and let the new oil loosen everything up. As always great video.

*that SRX is not bad at all.betting that it was probably driven into some high water and that's the flood they are talking about. the air box being open like that it won't have any water in it.the fact that you got it freed up and cranking now, i'd say the motor is all that really was affected. now that you have it turning over i'd say it may have been driven into flood water and whoever owned it was too dumb to shut it off before it sucked up a bunch of water. the starter sounds like it was full of sand or something gritty too.never heard that before. that thing might be a nice little status wagon for you to sporrt around in looks like it will clean up really nice too*

The caddy for the price is a good buy. The 3.6 is used throughout many vehicles. Easy to swap if it's no good.

I've been loving these videos. Got on a huge Samcracc kick and found yours, keep up the great work

Jim, your new camera takes real great video's and alittle wide angle as well.love it.Injoy quartsite.

the first thing you should have done after drooping the old oil mixed with water, is remove the spark plugs and see if there is water in the cylinders. if you crank the engine the water will go out that way if there are any. this is to do before any rotation to the engine - because if there is water there, as we know water are uncompressible it will damage the head pistons and valves.

dude that red lexus SC to the left of you at 0:40 is worth some money even being crashed, you can part it out also for good profit, theres huge communities for the SC/Soarers

Question . Before saying she is locked up did you guys try turning it backwards. I ask cause I have seen many people think their motor was locked up after blowing a head gasket only to find it was water locked. Turned backwards 1 rotation than spun fine

The nipple grease fittings that were removed from the leaf spring main bolts are really called grease zerts.

I bought one for $1100 at a auction. Runs great 107k miles but dented in the front

Man, I’m a proud Cadillac owner. Gotta love that Northstar V8. My starter went out to while I was out one day. Went and got a junk yard starter and she fired right up. Now I just gotta fix my heater actuator.

Can’t lie never liked this type of suv but for the price I would definitely get one, hope everything works out for you

like the caddy I think you guys will get it up and running...

Most of the Cadillacs had the inlet to the airfilter about a foot off the ground. This would allow water to enter the engine on a flooded street. I'll be surprised if a rod isn't bent.

On all caddy's srx the tire size is not a mismatch. The back set is always bigger then the front set. I own 1

Jesus Christ two words ELECTRONIC NIGHTMARE those older caddies after junk that's why you can find CTSs for dirt cheap honestly would tell you to stay away from Cadillacs not worth the money to fix one imo, I've also worked on a few at a dealership

Thank you so much for the music change. I may subscribe now.

When they say flood it may have driven through a deep puddle and it sucked it into the motor because that air filter has got a dark water mark on it if you look closely

Do you have a difficult time selling Flood Damage cars in your area? I come across a lot of flood vehicles that look like your caddy with no physical sign of water damage but potential buyers run when they hear it was a flood car? Any advice would be great thank you. Good luck with the caddy it’s nice looking vehicle.

Good luck on the Caddy. I'm guessing you checked for water in the gas tank?

Looks good. But be careful about the engine if the headgaskets blown i dont know. But it dosent look to bad.

I was shocked you seeing those rims. For about 8 yrs I been rolling the exact same design on 22's. Also I bought them used. They got to be a 2010 design. I get compliments on them a lot as well.

Any car that's had that many A/C compressors is someone been changing the symptom, not the cause. What usually happens is the first compressor blew up and scattered bits of shrapnel throughout the system, so that each new compressor gets eaten up. What's needed is to evac the entire system, change the receiver-drier, and more than likely the expansion valve assembly, (wickedly small orifice in that valve, and chances are really good that it's also clogged.) A lot of work, but the only way to go!

Randy, do you have a list of cars you have for sale, and their prices. Would you be able to post these to your channels? Thanks

The water that was coming out of the oil pan looked like clear water, not coolant. I'm curious how it would have happened though, if it had come through the intake while running it would have hydrolocked the pistons and probably ruined the engine and if it flooded while not running it should have left water (or evidence of it) in the cylinders and on the plugs. Will be interested to see if she runs again. One thing I wonder is if the bottom end of the engine was under water it might have leaked in around the dipstick tube seal or something similar.

I have bought 2 motorcycles from Coparts Crashedtoys. I don't think they would mind the advertisement. 1 a 2002 Harley 883 for 2000 dollars that is my bike to ride on the weekend. Runs great and had no problems with it. And just to have something to play with a 2007 Kawasaki ex 250 flood motorcycle that I am working on. Some of them have a reserve on them that I feel is way too much, but you can find a deal sometimes. So if your mechanically inclined and always wanted a motorcycle you might check them out. Of course for new riders I would get a dirt bike and ride the hills or gravel pits for a little while to get a handle on riding. If you can handle dirt then you can handle street.

For a car who were in a flood, does it affect the electronic(computer)? Water and electronics doesn't go well together.

Might be baking soda out there to absorb odor

"I like those wheels".. good thing you do because I am gagging because of them.

baking soda to absorb the smell of the flood look under the dash for mud in the wiring harness

Flood claim can also be made if a car gets hydrolocked (even if only temperary) via hitting road pockets of water, ie; large puddles after heavy rain(s).

Was that the oil cap on the right side there?

Nice find Randy. Will make some good content for the channel. I'll be watching them all....

The engine might be hydralocked pull the spark plugs

Hi these engines are notorious for timing chain problems they use the same engine in the australian commodores.

Not the original filter, someone may have tried to fix it. But ultimately I’m thinking it was Ins. Fraud, vandalism, or just maybe they drove through shallow water and water got sucked into the intake and it’s Hydro-locked

So interesting:) The area looks like the military "Bone Yard" for US Air force

It’s very possible that they drove through deep water stalled and tried to start it may not have gotten into the interior of the vehicle. That filter looks like the prob just replaced it. May be not a complete flood but has water damage to the engine so it’s flooded.

Great video randy Waiting for more videos on this car Good luck from Israel

Meh, got a 2006 SRX, 138k miles on it, loaded with all the bells and whistles, 3.6l from auction for $3800. Needed new tires, coils, plugs and a battery but outside of that didn't spend anymore on it. I could have flipped it and sold it easily for $5500 and made a little bit but it runs really well so keeping it as a daily use vehicle. Outside of changing light bulbs, not a bad car to maintain.

Honestly I was hoping you found an Escalade at first but SRX are awesome cars too

Great vid, also, if and engine is seized, can you use the tool you use to try to get it to crank?

Those SRXs look kinda cool. And are good handlers for an suv.

Flood damage on a Cadillac? I don't see how anything could possibly go wrong. =)

WTG man. Randy are you still getting your Vet wrapped and the body work done. Both of them are sweet lookin rides!

The cost of a new air filter that fits a SRX - $7.98.... The cost of making Randy go crazy on why or why not this was a "flood car" - Pricele$$.... Honestly, You could easily make your money back if needed via selling the lights, interior trim, and other parts - there has to be at least $1500 - $2000 in money there - You might even get something for those wheels if you light up the "Bat Man" signal!

I was told that flood cars are not good for resale cause the water affecting the electronics for airbags and stuff like that. Also, maybe the front end only got water in it.

This car is obviously a fresh water flood car. Not too many signs but most of the electrical component goes most of the time. Also a lots of send kind of debris inside the engine. Learned 20 years ago that I never buy a flood car... except if I can get an exact same car as a donor car.

Hi Randy, what program do you use to edit videos?? Thnaks men. & nice project

you should off pulled the belt off then start it it might be the ac compressor is locked up had it happen on a ford truck once

How about a new air filter was put in to get it going again.... ?

Boy he can Make it run it allows fun to see if he can make it run love the videos

Awesome, that would sell quick on the lot. Hope it can get fixed

in Finland you can just piss in the radiator coolant if it's too low lol:-)

Even if the cylinders had water in them, once you turn the motor over, it would dump the water into the exhaust! Simply charge the battery & fire it up!

You forgot to mention that it's not a flood car. And I was hoping you could take the airfilter out at least one time to show us there is no mold on it.

check water pressure test, see if head gasket is leaking

I say buy ! Replace head gasket - no big deal.

Poor Yellow Corvette :( Do you ever run Carfax on any of bought Copart vehicles?

Do the fronts match and the rears? Some people replace in 2s

Cool caddy. Should fire over in some capacity easy, just a matter of how much damage was done

Look at all the dirt on the seats in that Cadillac that's what made me thing it was a flood since flood water is dirty.

First of all sorry but those rims are hideous. I’m not a mechanic but im pretty sure testing the compression should be top on the priority list next would be checking the valves to see if they hang up at all. If they hang up they could be bent and turning the motor over can damage the pistons if they hit the valves. I think it’s still a good buy even if you just part it out. Kinda a crazy design that you have to remove the intake plenum to access the coils and plugs. Im sure used motors for this vehicle are plentiful and they probably have a Chevy equivalent that is the exact same.

Bought many flood cars and bikes when big storms come thru........some are what we call water hose flood. Lol. Owner puts a water hose in gas tank or carpet ....

I’ve owned 4 different Cadillacs. I’d run from one with engine problems. You’ll easily get $1000 on parts though. It’s a lot of work though.

It's an insurance scam. Someone has claimed against their insurance saying it was in a flood.The lack of care shown to the vehicle says the owner drove it till it died then got a quote from a workshop for more than it's worth.And maybe topped the engine with antifreeze instead of oil?

Sure hope you have jack stands under that vehicle when you are under it and not just trusting that floor jack