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Wouldn't a piece of tape solve the problem?
Or if you were so inclined a short piece of hose and a dab of silicon to route the offending liquid elsewhere?
Originally posted by God ... If this is just a simple drain hole ...
Wouldn't a piece of tape solve the problem?
Or if you were so inclined a short piece of hose and a dab of silicon to route the offending liquid elsewhere?
maybe, but that hole is right around where most of the cars electronics is grounded, i dont think its a good idea to pass water over a grounded area.
Constant rain/water is trickled down the side of the right fender closet to the hood. If you notice there is a hole about 2/3 down the fender if you pop up your hood and look. That hole is meant for draining water to the bottom of the car. The original intake makers never realized this. This was first discovered by DJ Cube and backed up by my own intake customer Boiler. There have been several accounts were water has gotten into that filter and caused a sputtering or it wouldnt start. Oiling a filter has nothing to do with blocking water, it just helps get junk/debris stuck to it. The CAI filters are mesh so air or water can pass thru. Once there is enough water in that filter its chokes it. That will cause a shortage of pressure and air into the throttle body causing a bad start.
Thank you for the explanation. I haven't put a CAI on my S yet, so I was having a hard time visualizing how this could happen.
maybe, but that hole is right around where most of the cars electronics is grounded, i dont think its a good idea to pass water over a grounded area.
I think I would be more concerned about an area where water could collect and sit. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would think that over time it could cause corrosion.
Corrosion sure, try WD-40 works good in a thin coating for that kinda thing.
oh and for water making it into your filter.....oil won't protect you from that at all as stated already, They're far too porous the water will slip right through.... think if you stuck your intake in water...and sucked on the other end of the tube.
I think the solution here isn't to re-route the water prior to the drain hole but rather to re direct it AFTER, piece of aluminum sheet metal bent with a troth?, no rust no fuss
This is from an s2k with an AEM intake, solely from sitting in the SNOW overnight. It was only 1/2" of snow, and a little melting snow. The guy started the car in the morning and blew it apart, in his driveway. Don't think for a second it can't happen.
06-21-2003, 12:54 PM
works good in a thin coating for that kinda thing.
