MM OEM Air Inake

[#1MarauderFan]

Guys do u think that having the original air intake where our cars have could be a problem when in a situation like mine. I think that is how the water went in through to the motor. If the water is high enough the way our intake works is just acting like a straw sucking water straight to the motor right? Or does anybody else think diffrent? Any suggestions?

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[RCSignals]

From what you described before about the water level, I think the intake is actually higher, but perhaps the forward movement of the car cause water to flow up over the bumper in a wake like the bow of a boat.

Best thing is to just stay out of water, if at all possible (I know, obvious)

[03MERCMARAUDER]

#1marauderfan, i think the same thing, my car is int he shop right now cause i think that how water got sucked into the motor last week when we had that really bad storm here in wichita,when did your car get screwed up and what exactly hapened? Mine started making a god awful clanking and knocking sound. I found water in the intake tube so i now know thats how the water got in, if you ask me the box is to low. So i feel your pain cause I am in the same boat right now as you.My ittle incident happened on 10/8/2003 and the dealer is just now getting to the car. Keepme posted on what happens with your car and what the dealer finds and says. Keep me posted

[bigbaga]

I was in Los Angeles when the big east coast power outage hit this summer. When I got back to Detorit Metro Airport, Friday afternoon, the roads out of the airport in both directions had heavy flooding under the viaducts. It was impossible to change direction as traffic was almost gridlock. I had to drive approximately 1/4 mile under the bridges in water that was just over the rocker panels. Driving around stalled vehicles was part of the maze. All I could think of was sucking water into the engine. The Marauder went through this like a champ! I guess I was lucky!

[SergntMac]

When faced with a problem like this, consider pulling the air box cover and turning it away from the normal air flow. This may not help short term performance, but it will help get you through these "puddles."

[Menace]

Simple solution- Don't drive through water that is higher than the airbox. :shake:

[#1MarauderFan]

I just got back from the dealer and we figured that when I started turning towards the parking lot, since the edge of the road has a dip it is deeper. Then as I pressed on the gas since it was deeper on the edge it absorbed the water like a straw into the motor. Then that was the point where my car's engine stopped completely. I turned it on again to get into the lot and that's when the clanking and knocking sound started just like 03MERCMARAUDER described happened to his. Guys so if u see water stay away from it especially if it looks deep. By what I know, it has happened to two of us already. By the way the first clue that the water went through the air intake was the air filter, it was all shriveled up from all the water that went into the motor. My poor car man like I said before I feel like somebody in my family just died! The good thing that a vehicle's life can be brought back and a person's life cannot.

[jgc61sr2002]

If your car happens to hydrolock, don't try and start it. Thats when the damage happens. A friend of mine hydrolocked a 96 Chev Caprice with the LT1 motor. He had it towed to the dealer who removed the plugs canked the engine over to remove the water. The oil was changed and the car ran fine.

[vegasmarauder]

My nephew destroyed the engine in his 98 CVPI in the big floods we had here a few months back. The water rose so fast he couldnt get out of it in time. The water line on the side of the car was just above the hub centerline, but the waterline on the nose was mid grille. The front end superstructure underneath is basically flat, so the water builds up to a high level even at a very low speed. When it gets to where the air box opening is, it can suck it in, it dosen't take long to get through the filter and into the engine. The combustion space is so tight that pretty much any water will tweak the rods and kill it. Engine ran but missed until shut off, then wouldn't restart. Because of weather sealing the engine may actually still run covered with water, until it gets inside..