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Mrjaydeeone · 11-09-2006, 08:29 AM

so with all this rain that we had yesterday. I was driving and hit a puddle (a small pond) and managed to make my car shut off. The car started right back up and came on with a check engine light. At stop signs and red lights the car stalled. When I was in motion the car was bogging. I went to my friends house and he checked my car with Scantool. The check engine light was due to a cylinder misfire. He turned the light off. The car has been running fine now since last night. Next issue, my HID's wouldn't come on, I guess the ballasts and what not got drenched. They have started to work again. My fog lights, the angel eyes stopped working. Why you ask, the bottom 1/4 of the lights is filled with water. Yup I could put a goldfish in each, that would be a head turner at car shows huh. The Fog lights do turn on. So much for the bypass valve that I purchased after the last time my car got a little too wet. I converted the CAI back to a short ram intake last night. The car seems to have gotten a little louder, and picked up a little more power. And to top it all off, my alarm that hasn't chirped for arm or disarm in a while, that begins to work after all the flooding.

Raven18940 · 11-09-2006, 08:36 AM

Yeah, yesterday I was very glad I ditched my CAI for the winter. I was fording rivers yesterday.

CHAOS · 11-09-2006, 08:51 AM

this is exactly why i ran a bypass filter on my CAI on the mx6's for 4 years... the filter was the lowest point under the car and i never had a problem.

gary · 11-09-2006, 08:53 AM

He hit a small pond, omg that thing must have been deep to deposit that much water in that many parts of your car. I bet you MAF is bad now too.

JSeoul · 11-09-2006, 09:17 AM

So should I just get an SRI?

Mrjaydeeone · 11-09-2006, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by chaos311clarity

this is exactly why i ran a bypass filter on my CAI on the mx6's for 4 years... the filter was the lowest point under the car and i never had a problem.

well I am running a bypass valve. I put it in a few weeks ago, after back in July driving through water that shut my car off and wouldnt let me get it running again. When I pulled the extension off yesterday my filder was drenched as well as the bypass valve.

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Originally Posted by CiZiN

He hit a small pond, omg that thing must have been deep to deposit that much water in that many parts of your car. I bet you MAF is bad now too.

I dunno. I hope not. Well if it is it's not hard or too expensive to replace. But the car was running fine this morning like nothing ever happened to it *knock on wood*

CleanNeon98 · 11-09-2006, 10:56 AM

on my way to school taking buck road, there is that little bridge with the twisty turn...well that bitch was flooded!

272sWrx · 11-09-2006, 11:49 AM

thats exactly why i use a short ram.

Renegade_ · 11-09-2006, 11:57 AM

Or use a hybrid like the cobb intake - which is what I run. Goes into the fender but not down it.

HatchSurfer3 · 11-09-2006, 12:07 PM

Been running a CAI with no bypass for about 2.5 years and no problems, press in the clutch and cruise thru it, or go around. If you go thru try to stay off the gas as much as possible so ur intake isnt trying to suck air and take water in with it

Mrjaydeeone · 11-09-2006, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Renegade_

Or use a hybrid like the cobb intake - which is what I run. Goes into the fender but not down it.

ah I see. Unfortunately the way that my intake goes placing it there really isn't possible. I did install an intake this way in a coworkers civic.

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Originally Posted by HatchSurfer3

Been running a CAI with no bypass for about 2.5 years and no problems, press in the clutch and cruise thru it, or go around. If you go thru try to stay off the gas as much as possible so ur intake isnt trying to suck air and take water in with it

yeah I know that's the best way to do it also, but this flooding I hit yesterday I really didn't anyother choice but to run through it, and I couldn't just coast either. I have been running with a CAI for at least that long also, and never had a problem until this year.

TTsupra911 · 11-09-2006, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JSeoul

So should I just get an SRI?

just avoid small ponds/ rivers on the road when its pouring

JSeoul · 11-09-2006, 12:28 PM

Yeah, I'll probably wait to get the intake on then. Maybe buy all my parts throughout this winter and put it all on in the spring.

mr_eh · 11-09-2006, 12:32 PM

lol how many times are you gonna drive thru puddles that result in having your car shut off before you... stop doing that?

Mrjaydeeone · 11-09-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mr_eh

lol how many times are you gonna drive thru puddles that result in having your car shut off before you... stop doing that?

some just aren't avoidable. specially when it is covering all lanes and not shallow at any point through it

11-09-2006, 08:29 AM	#1
Mrjaydeeone Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Woodbridge NJ/Staten Island NY Member #1587 iTrader: (1)	Rain+Flooding+CAI= NO good so with all this rain that we had yesterday. I was driving and hit a puddle (a small pond) and managed to make my car shut off. The car started right back up and came on with a check engine light. At stop signs and red lights the car stalled. When I was in motion the car was bogging. I went to my friends house and he checked my car with Scantool. The check engine light was due to a cylinder misfire. He turned the light off. The car has been running fine now since last night. Next issue, my HID's wouldn't come on, I guess the ballasts and what not got drenched. They have started to work again. My fog lights, the angel eyes stopped working. Why you ask, the bottom 1/4 of the lights is filled with water. Yup I could put a goldfish in each, that would be a head turner at car shows huh. The Fog lights do turn on. So much for the bypass valve that I purchased after the last time my car got a little too wet. I converted the CAI back to a short ram intake last night. The car seems to have gotten a little louder, and picked up a little more power. And to top it all off, my alarm that hasn't chirped for arm or disarm in a while, that begins to work after all the flooding. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2001 Galant ES 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Special Edition

11-09-2006, 08:53 AM	#4
gary Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northampton, PA Member #1638 My Ride: 2004 Hyundai Tiburon iTrader: (1)	He hit a small pond, omg that thing must have been deep to deposit that much water in that many parts of your car. I bet you MAF is bad now too. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-09-2006, 09:17 AM	#5
JSeoul Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Member #2712 My Ride: 2006 Acura RSX Type-S iTrader: (0)	So should I just get an SRI? __________________ **SURJE.Motorsports InnovativeMotorWorks** \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BBMessenger PIN: 24A39C04

11-09-2006, 10:56 AM	#7
CleanNeon98 TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philadelphia Member #2029 My Ride: "Honey Badger" Turbo Miata iTrader: (8)	on my way to school taking buck road, there is that little bridge with the twisty turn...well that bitch was flooded! __________________ 2004 MAZDASPEED MX-5 : 328whp / 308wtq / 2500lbs 2012 Toyota Prius 2 : Daily Driver

11-09-2006, 11:49 AM	#8
272sWrx Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: D-town Member #281 iTrader: (0)	thats exactly why i use a short ram. __________________ 03 silver wrx-Sold 2013 Genesis Coupe 6spd(gran premio gray) SFR tuned.

11-09-2006, 08:51 AM	#3
CHAOS TST Ruined My Life! Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2120 My Ride: 1984 Cadillac Brougham iTrader: (1)	this is exactly why i ran a bypass filter on my CAI on the mx6's for 4 years... the filter was the lowest point under the car and i never had a problem.

11-09-2006, 11:57 AM	#9
Renegade_ Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Location: NNJ/NYC Member #1912 My Ride: 1J Swaggon iTrader: (2)	Or use a hybrid like the cobb intake - which is what I run. Goes into the fender but not down it. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

11-09-2006, 12:07 PM	#10
HatchSurfer3 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #853 My Ride: 2013 Ford Focus ST iTrader: (4)	Been running a CAI with no bypass for about 2.5 years and no problems, press in the clutch and cruise thru it, or go around. If you go thru try to stay off the gas as much as possible so ur intake isnt trying to suck air and take water in with it __________________ -Joey- FRP™ #5

11-09-2006, 12:28 PM	#13
JSeoul Tri-State Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Member #2712 My Ride: 2006 Acura RSX Type-S iTrader: (0)	Yeah, I'll probably wait to get the intake on then. Maybe buy all my parts throughout this winter and put it all on in the spring. __________________ **SURJE.Motorsports InnovativeMotorWorks** \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. BBMessenger PIN: 24A39C04

11-09-2006, 12:32 PM	#14
mr_eh Tri-State Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Member #1149 My Ride: Zenki S14 - Sold the SRT4 iTrader: (1)	lol how many times are you gonna drive thru puddles that result in having your car shut off before you... stop doing that? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. no thread for current s2000.

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