Any Blown Engines From Water Scooped Up By Mazda Cai?

[prlichtman]

On the last page of the Mazda CAI installation instructions, there is a worrisome note that says if you're going to encounter deep water, take off the CAI and reinstall the stock system. There is no indication of what "deep" means. Driving rainstorm? Two-foot puddle? The factory note says if any water is ingested into the intake tract, any warranty is null and void. Anybody with information about this potential nightmare, please let me know.

 

[LENNY127]

I would use common sense.....where is the air filter in relation to the ground, is it a foot or two away ...the rest is just a roll of the dice.

 

[controlo]

99% its not going to happen man... just dont rev the motor through puddles and obviously don't drive through any rivers.

 

[LENNY127]

but if you do have to cross a river pop some wheelies and you should be fine...although it's hard to do on front wheel drive cars

 

[controlo]

but if you do have to cross a river pop some wheelies and you should be fine...although it's hard to do on front wheel drive cars

psshh, no problem!

 

[whitey4311]

If you must drive in puddles just be sure to pump your tires to like 150psi and it shouldnt be an issue. Just go slow so there is no wake or a wave might make it under the splash shield and get your filter.

PS the dry flow filter is hydrophobic which means it wont absorb water so dont worry about splashes from washings or off the ground. The splash gaurds on the car and over the filter will do their job well.

 

[meha11]

PS the dry flow filter is hydrophobic QUOTE]

Nice to know my CIA is scared of water.

If my car ever misbehaves I will threaten it with the water hose. Note- anyone with a Scooby Doo can just hang a squirt gun out the window and your ECU will kill the throttle and the car will shake like a shitting dog until there gone.

 

[controlo]

If you must drive in puddles just be sure to pump your tires to like 150psi and it shouldnt be an issue. Just go slow so there is no wake or a wave might make it under the splash shield and get your filter.

PS the dry flow filter is hydrophobic which means it wont absorb water so dont worry about splashes from washings or off the ground. The splash gaurds on the car and over the filter will do their job well.

i assure you, the aem dryflow filter is capable of hydrolocking a motor just as much as my injen filter. if that weren't true, aem wouldn't have invented the bypass system. i agree though, there shouldn't be any water getting in there at all. there's a splash guard all around it.

 

[LENNY127]

if going over rivers is such an issue just get the CAI routed up by the a pillar like jeeps and you should be ok....plus the intake being that much closer to your head means you will really hear that turbo spool up

 

[whitey4311]

An filter will draw water when submerged but as far as some water drops hitting it the material will resist absorbing any of it and should bead off.

 

[Ehkart]

All I do is run my snorkel when I want to do some serious off-roading in my Pro5;

 

[controlo]

if going over rivers is such an issue just get the CAI routed up by the a pillar like jeeps and you should be ok....plus the intake being that much closer to your head means you will really hear that turbo spool up

haha.

An filter will draw water when submerged but as far as some water drops hitting it the material will resist absorbing any of it and should bead off.

if thats the case... don't you think an oiled filter would resist water beter than a dry one? water drops wont do anything, there has to be a lot of water for anything to happen... water isn't going to get past those splash guards anyways.

 

[kura808]

some1 make one like this xP or something like it
http://www.madpsi.net/Aero-kits/Imported Aero Kits/TOMs/MadPSI - TOMsAirIntake.jpg
its on a mr2 haha. looks funky but i saw it in initial D

 

[whitey4311]

haha.



if thats the case... don't you think an oiled filter would resist water beter than a dry one? water drops wont do anything, there has to be a lot of water for anything to happen... water isn't going to get past those splash guards anyways.

Makes sense but I am just tellling you what AEM wrote in their description about this filter. Only way to hydrolock is submersion but obviously that shouldnt happen.

The issue I see with the oiled filters would be if there are any dry spots the fabric they use will absorb water unlike the synthetic fabric that wont.

Bottom line is that this shouldnt happen and if it does you need a jeep or some common sense.

 

[IrishMidak]

Ok, I can tell you from experience with this CAI that severe rains, big puddles and the like will not hydrolock your engine as long as you do not completely submerge it. As a precaution though, get off the gas going through big puddles.