We drove through a foot of water. His car was sqirting water out of the plug holes hitting the shop ceiling.

Here's the story

https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=432962

 

Dude you may start the engine again but a serious damage has been already done to your engine !
Can you say that you hydrolocked and after the drying prosedure of yours the engine is in perfect condition like never happened anything to it! is this what you say?!?!?!

You will have a major engine failure anytime after you hydrolocked your engine and the reason for the failure depends on the damage occured when you have hydrolocked! A bend rod or a valve will cause the engine die anytime while you are revving up happly thinking how lucky you are cause you hydrolocked but saved your engıne wıthout any problem

Ps:Billman do not take this personally we are just talkn'

 

i did not start the engine under the rain, the engine stopped by itself when it was dry outside.

But itr could be a hydro isssue cause it started ok and died after about 5 minutes turning stationary, so it could have sucked some water in the meanwhile but there was no rain or water on the driveway at that time, i washed my car about 3 days before, i can not imagine an AEm CAI sucking up water by simply washing the car?

Why does people sell CAI knowing taht serious engine damage can happen?

I did not know it would have such an effect, i would never have installed one in the first place.

 

An AEM CAI is an aftermarket modification that can have adverse affects to an all purpose, daily driven S2000. If in fact indeed, your engine is damaged due to hydrolock, then you learned the hard way

There should be a warning from AEM disclosing the consequences that could result from using an AEM CAI in wet weather.

 

The car can be perfectly fine. The last hydrolocked car I did was on Thanksgiving. It's a daily driver, I can guarantee the car will last just as long as any other s2k.

There are many circumstances during hydrolock. If his motor MIGHT be ok, why not do the right thing and try it.

 

I didn't say you are wrong , i just said IMO if you hydrolocked your engine you probably have damaged your engine from severe to minor but a damage sure might have occured your route to get rid of the water sounds perfectly fine no doubt about that

 

Never knew a CAI could hydrolock your engine while sitting on the driveway in the rain But I learn every day thanks to Billman250 and other supermechanics over here! Dick, I hope your problem gets sorted out without too much of a cost and that you'll be running again soon. Are you really from Brussels? I come there quite often, only saw one silverish S2000, could it be you? If you see a black one over there, it will probable be me

 

Again, let me stress...it depends on the CAI. Both the AEM and Injen (and any other with the filter in similar location) can cause hydrolock. The filter sits directly below a water drain for the hood rail, which allows water to drip onto the filter.

Others, such as the Comptech and K&N, will not cause hydrolock under normal circumstances. The J's and Mugen are less likely to cause hydolock, but they too have some risk in heavy rain while driving...but not if sitting still.

 

 

There are too many variables. The amount of water drawn in and engine speed are some examples. I was there the day that Ducman hydrolocked last Thanksgiving and the water was deep that we had to idle through the water. I believe he has a K&N intake as well (Not the CAI type)