Water in engine, car wont start, almost ended the celicas life tonight Options

[Akimbo]

So Iw as coming back from my ex's...driving about 60 on a country road...anyway long story short, we have had massive rain lately, i wasn't thinking of roadways being covered, but needless to say i stumbled upon one about 8 inches deep. I hit it full speed, 60 miles an hour, didn't even see it till the last second. Before i knew it I was in a 360 degere spin with half my car off the road. The spin sent water everywhere in huge amounts. When I had finally calmed down (Scared me to death, felt like the car was gonna roll and flip) I turned the car off because there was a lot of steam coming from under the hood. I turned the key but it didn't respond. It won't turn over. I think the spark plugs may have gotten wet. There's no way that enough water got into the intake to do damage.

I left the car at a locals place right by where I went off. I'm gonna go tomorrow to check the car out, it SOUNDS like I broke an axle too. But about the motor, what should I do tomorrow if it doesn't start? Can I take the spark plugs out or is that too risky? Any advice would be great.

[DomGT]

It is very important that you give the car enough time to dry off. Before you start it at LEAST check the air filter, and pull the plugs (if water got into the engine they could be fouled). You have to be careful, IF you start the car with water in the motor you will hydrolock the motor and you'll be looking for a 3SGTE just to get your car rolling again.

Remember mechanics can bring flooded cars back to life, your car will be fine as long as you make sure its dry.