spin_r_g

So the other morning it was raining and there was a pool of water in the road. I couldn't avoid it so I i got as far away as I could. My passenger side went through it. The water wasn't too deep maybe bout 1-2 inches at max. I slowed down as much as possible and the water splashed up and my car stalled out. I turned off the ignition and rolled to the side of the road. Popped the hood. Didn't see anything wrong. Looked around intake filter (short ram resonator removed), seemed dry. Looked around the engine bay didn't look wet. So I waited a while and started it up and it started fine. Later on same thing happened, stupid streets don't drain all the water out. Drove over some water acutally less water this time. Car died again.. wait same story... and it starts fine.

Now does anyone have any idea what could have happened? I only have 2 ideas. There was enough water to acutally get some into the intake. Or the water got some wires wet and caused a short which stalled the car. I can't figure it out. Whats on the passenger side of the engine bay that could cause this to happen?

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92-h23a1

ground wires? hmm.

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4thGenReady2Go

^^ From your story it doesn't sound like it was enough to lead to hyrdolock, so electrical seems like a logical conclusion. Sorry, not much help I know, but let me say you are the perfect example of what to do when driving through a lot of water. Hydrolock (or the damage caused from it) only really occurs when the driver cranks the engine in an attempt to restart it after it stalls

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preludatic

maybe water did get into the filter, since it is on the passenger side, and maybe something cut the engine off as a safety pracaution?

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trancedprelude

just consider ur self lucky... at least it started back right? ;D

MidNiteMysT

all the more reason to get a aem bpv, better safe then sorry.