Air filter got wet
It was raining when I drove home from work last night. I decided to check my Injen air filter by popping the plastic tabs from the wheel well and I was surprised it got wet in there, that includes my air filter. I don't know where the water gets an access to get inside. Do this kind of situation will contribute to hydrolocking the engine or you need to submerge the cai before it happens?
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You'd really need to submerge the filters to hydrolock.
By any chance did you remove the plastic dividers on either side of the front grille opening and not reinstall them? |
wet filters=no good
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The filter is not that (soaking) wet though, just a splashed of water. |
You should be good... like m4a1 says, you really need to fully submerge the car in order to hyrdolock.
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i dont know if my undercarraige cover for my car is unique but there are holes directly under where the injen intakes are situated. i can poke through those hole and feel the filters directly. so i am not surprise that ur filters are wet. i actually don't know why people think the the injen filters are closed off because of those holes am referring too.
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Your fine. The only way your going to hydrolock an engine is if the front of your car is in a lake and you floor the accelerator. And if you find yourself in this scenero you have more problems on your hands than a wet filter
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or if you are still uncomfortable with that idea of ur filter being wet... perhaps you can invest on those injen hydro-shield pre filter covers...
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What the hell was that product that had people cutting their intakes in half to install it so it would stop the water from reaching the engine.
It was insanity. |
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so now that they are wet, how long before they dry and how much extra dirt did they hold and are now on the filter due to being wet? Also how are they affecting performance, air flow while wet?
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All air filters get wet, even OEMs. When there in moisture in the air, the intakes are going to suck that in as well. The amount of moisture you get in these situations in negligible. To Hydrolock, you're engine would have to injest so much water that it would stop the piston from reaching the top of it's full stroke in the cylinder. Basically, this is not going tom happen unless the entire filter element is submerged.
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I had a injen intake on my old g35 coupe sh_t!!!!
HI I JUST WANTED TO TELL YALL WHAT I FOUND FROM USING THOSE INTAKE SYSTEMS.THEY ARE NOT GOOD FROM CATCHING DIRT OR DUST FROM NORMAL DRIVING.I FOUND DIRT AND DUST WHEN I PULL MY STOCK PLENIUM TO CRAWFORD PLENIUM.I NOTICE DIRT AND BLACK STUFF AROUND THE LOWER PLENIUM AND SIDE WALLS ENTERING VALVES.FROM THAT DAY I WOULD NOT INSTALLED THOSE INTAKE SYSTEM ON MY CARS.INTAKE DOES GIVE HP BUT NOT SAVE FOR THE ENGINE.JUST MY THOUGHTS I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE.:eek:
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home bound after work a couple days ago. I checked my filters and they also were wet on one side. Didn't worry about it cause I avoided two flooded areas and never got her in any deep water! They were dry the next day! |
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I hydrolocked my engine in a 6 in puddle from Injen intakes sucking up the water...just be warned.
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Yeah... you need TONS of water to hydrolock... any small amounts of water are evaporated before any damage is done. Maybe this hot engine isn't so bad after all... lol
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your fine. i nearly hydrolocked my scion tc and the water was about 4 inches deep but the car was also on tien S techs. you will know if your in troble. your car will put and sound like its drowning and white smoke comes out the exaust, alot of it. your ok, if you havent noticed anything until you seen water there youll be fine id just check it every now and then to remove the water so theres no risk of damaging your MAF (mass airflow sensor) i will never do CAI again after the scion incident. CAI is just not worth the risk to me. good luck
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