Water shouldn't hurt, I regulary use engine cleaner, and hose off engine, I drive through puddles, in the rain, go to car washes. Sounds like some " funny business ". Start by testing grounds, try running a jumper cable from starter housing to negative battery terminal, to verify starter is fully grounding.. Sometimes a skimpy ground lets some current through, but not enough to crank. A good test is, turn on headlights, watch lights as you try cranking. If lights don't dim = open circut in starter. If lights go out = bad ground. If lights dim = weak battery. I'd think this is more of a co-incidence, and it would be almost belittleing to think a few drops of coolant would take out a starter. Than again, we're talking modern cars !
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