well i was driving home from work and it was a crazy storm here in tampa,Fl...long story short i was going insanely slow through a puddle when suddenly my car just shut off and wouldnt turn back on...im thinking that my aem intake sucked up water and the engine is seized. Im just looking for any other advice that would be helpful. has this happened to anyone else? does insurance cover it if it still has full coverage on it? please help...thanks in advance..

 

Maybe, maybe not.

Depending on your insurance, you may be SOL. Some exclude any modifications.

 

ok thanks for the advice...i guess ill just have to wait to talk to the insurance company tommorow..

 

The engine is hydrolocked. Pull all four spark plugs and crank it over to spit out the water. Reinstall spark plugs and see if she fires up and runs ok.

 

dam i guess im going to try that

 

wht ever you do, don't try to crank it with the plugs in. if there is water in the cylinders you will brake stuff. water doesn't compress the war that air does, so you will likely crack a piston, brake a connecting rod, or fudge up your head.

though if you did what 99% of the people in the world would do, you cranked it right after it stalled, so the damage may already be done.

this is why i stay with my stock intake box. i would have to do something really stupid to ever hydro lock.

 

oh and good luck

 

thanks a lot...im just gonna wait and see what the insurance tells me

 

don't think insurance covers a hydrolocked engine..

 

You could technically argue that it was damage from nature?