drove into 6 inches of wter

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so I just drove my car into a street were I didn't see it was flood I stop after I drove thru bout 5 to 6 inches ands my engine pwr reduced light came off I let it sit for a bit then turned it on ad then it was ok but my engine light turned on and my superchsrger tweeks out wen I give it some boost just to 4g rpms any idea what happen guys?

 

well the throttle body and mass airflow sensor are really finicky. long as your intake is wet you are sucking in water while in boost so i'd let it sit for a day or take the filter off and replace or dry off... unplug ur battery for 15 mins, then drive it easy. listen to your car make sure its not knocking or anything... water can f your **** up really quick on any car.

 

I usually avoid puddles

 

ya let that **** sit for 24 hours min. i did that once with k&n and **** shut down.

id let it dry out as long as u can first then if its still acting funny disconnect the batt as rice suggested

 

k thnks so can water break my supercharger or blow my motor?

 

both... water does not combust so when it gets into your motor where air and gas are supposed to be combusting... the water will **** **** up. like bend a rod, pop a piston, etc. you dont want that. also water in the engine can cause rust and corrosion which is also bad

 

Take MAF out and filter to dry.

 

While.its out clean the maf with maf cleaner as well

 

The biggest thing with large amounts of water getting into your engine is because it is a liquid and will not compress which will cause the engine to hydro lock. Like all the guys mentioned can destroy the engine. I would let it dry as well and check it again maybe try cranking the engine by hand too and see how smooth it turns.

If a very small amount of water gets in it should not hurt it too bad due to the fact that the heat in the combustion chamber will cause it to vaporize. Old motor heads used to use a tiny vacuum hose on cars to suck water into the into the engine as a mist to use it to keep the cylinders cool and gain HP this is the basic concept i believe became known as meth-injection

 

why don't people buy hydroshields when they put a cold air intake on smdh

 

last friday this happened to me but im turbo and the intake filter is above it so I was worry free.

 

Bah i have a k&n with a hydroshield it still sucks in water mist on a rainy day and makes my car hiccup

 

sri ftw

 

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Same here, No Worries!!!

 

Maybe you need a new shield.

My fender liner under where the air filter is, is ripped out. Also have K&N with new hydroshield and no problems in the rain, thus far.

 

thnks guy I let it dry out all day in the sun and took the cold air intake off after it was dry my check engine light came off and my super charger not tweeking out anymore but should I have someone look at it anyways or you guys think im good

 

Take all it spark plugs out and crank the engine and shoot out any water that may be in there, make sure to pull fuel pump fuse first