Drove through flooded streets!

KingKoopaBoy · 04-18-2009, 07:46 PM

Ok so heres what happened. Its being raining since 12 here in the Houston Area. Some areas got flooded and some didn't. So I got off work about an hour 1/2 ago and on my way home there was a lot of flooded streets. I couldn't turn back because the streets to turn back were even more flooded! So i stayed to the higher sides of the streets of course. I drove through some deep parts. I had to take different routes to get to my house to avoid the really flooded streets. When I drove through the water it was hard to tell how high the water was. Anyways when I was driving my breaks felt more stiff, I got home and opened up the hood to see what got wet. There was a few water spots on the engine manifold and the cover. Battery was really wet but not too extreme. Fuse box was kinda wet as well as some other parts. My car is stock except for the exhaust. Should I be worry?! I just hear a lot of stories of cars being hydro locked and stuff. Thanks I know I'm probably panicking for nothing but its my baby!

skunk2civic · 04-18-2009, 07:48 PM

Dang! You should be alright, if something was going to happen, it would of already buddy!

w00t692 · 04-18-2009, 07:52 PM

Hydrolocking is done with a cold air intake. If you hydrolocked with stock intake, you get a free brand new engine courtesy of Honda.

K20 Elite · 04-18-2009, 07:56 PM

hey i feel for you it was raining like a damn hurricane today i got off just in time b4 all hell let loose, but you should be ok

KingKoopaBoy · 04-18-2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by w00t692

Hydrolocking is done with a cold air intake. If you hydrolocked with stock intake, you get a free brand new engine courtesy of Honda.

Ok so what part/parts of the engine needs to get wet for the car to mess up?

Quote:

Originally Posted by K20 Elite

hey i feel for you it was raining like a damn hurricane today i got off just in time b4 all hell let loose, but you should be ok

Yea dude its still raining. some streets look like mini rivers.

w00t692 · 04-18-2009, 08:20 PM

^^ The inside of the engine rofl.

Like, your intake has to suck up water, into the intake manifold, down into your combustion chamber, and then attempt to compress it, snap a rod, **** the engine and bam.

Has to suck up enough water to do that, which would probably be something like a full cup of water within a second.

quyenJDM · 04-18-2009, 08:23 PM

lol it stop rainning for a while
but the sky looks gross as hell.

Zeuceone · 04-18-2009, 08:26 PM

Lol inside of engine.

Driving into ponds is not smart. That's how you ruin you car and its pretty much your fault if you do.

luigi boy · 04-18-2009, 08:31 PM

its sunny now

!! this is why am afraid of gettin intake

houston sucks a$$ it floods almost every single part of town i know of when it rains....

skunk2civic · 04-18-2009, 08:35 PM

Get a Sri

KingKoopaBoy · 04-18-2009, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeuceone

Lol inside of engine.

Driving into ponds is not smart. That's how you ruin you car and its pretty much your fault if you do.

Ok its not like I had a choice. I had to get home and if I would of sat there it would of just gotten worst.

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Originally Posted by luigi boy

its sunny now

!! this is why am afraid of gettin intake

houston sucks a$$ it floods almost every single part of town i know of when it rains....

Its still raining here in southeast

iftaqar · 04-30-2009, 04:47 PM

dude, i know what you mean ... but see .. i did what you did .. only i had a CAI installed in my car .. so here was my experience ... streets flooded .. come home from work ... i drive thru some water ... the oil and the batter light comes on ... car doesnt die .. but it doesnt go anywhere when i accelerate for a whole 4 seconds .. but feels like eternity ... worst feeling ever, specially on a brand new car ... then later i had to go pick up my buddy from work ... i hit around 6k RPMs ... the car just doenst feel like going faster ... and the check engine light blinks ... then goes away ... scared the SH*** out of me .. then. Good thing my buddy had a code reader at his place, and we read the codes on my ECU .. and it had misfired a couple of times ... but now it runs fine ... it happens because if some water gets in it .. then the water mixes w/ the oil .. and they just dont like each other very much .. but i dont wanna do that again .. looked for bypass valves ... couldn't find any turns out they dont make them for the newer Si's ... cuz of clearance issues ... UGH!!! ... the weathers gonna be like this in houston for a while ... sucks!!

**obert** · 04-30-2009, 05:33 PM

Do not drive in deep water,put a coat over it then drive.

lowerlevel · 04-30-2009, 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quyenJDM

lol it stop rainning for a while
but the sky looks gross as hell.

i love it when the sky looks like that.. on the record though i dont like the high winds.. we dont need any trash cans flying into cars

04-18-2009, 07:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
KingKoopaBoy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: HOUSTON Posts: 774 Irving	Drove through flooded streets! Ok so heres what happened. Its being raining since 12 here in the Houston Area. Some areas got flooded and some didn't. So I got off work about an hour 1/2 ago and on my way home there was a lot of flooded streets. I couldn't turn back because the streets to turn back were even more flooded! So i stayed to the higher sides of the streets of course. I drove through some deep parts. I had to take different routes to get to my house to avoid the really flooded streets. When I drove through the water it was hard to tell how high the water was. Anyways when I was driving my breaks felt more stiff, I got home and opened up the hood to see what got wet. There was a few water spots on the engine manifold and the cover. Battery was really wet but not too extreme. Fuse box was kinda wet as well as some other parts. My car is stock except for the exhaust. Should I be worry?! I just hear a lot of stories of cars being hydro locked and stuff. Thanks I know I'm probably panicking for nothing but its my baby! Last edited by KingKoopaBoy; 04-18-2009 at 07:48 PM.
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luigi boy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Katy Tx Age: 26 Posts: 2,299 Luis	its sunny now!! this is why am afraid of gettin intake houston sucks a$$ it floods almost every single part of town i know of when it rains....

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skunk2civic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 4,018 Chris	Dang! You should be alright, if something was going to happen, it would of already buddy!

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w00t692 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisiana Age: 26 Posts: 7,799 Stephen	Hydrolocking is done with a cold air intake. If you hydrolocked with stock intake, you get a free brand new engine courtesy of Honda.

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K20 Elite Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,461 Ricky	hey i feel for you it was raining like a damn hurricane today i got off just in time b4 all hell let loose, but you should be ok

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w00t692 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Louisiana Age: 26 Posts: 7,799 Stephen	^^ The inside of the engine rofl. Like, your intake has to suck up water, into the intake manifold, down into your combustion chamber, and then attempt to compress it, snap a rod, **** the engine and bam. Has to suck up enough water to do that, which would probably be something like a full cup of water within a second.

04-18-2009, 08:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
quyenJDM Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 27	lol it stop rainning for a while but the sky looks gross as hell.

04-18-2009, 08:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Zeuceone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Age: 14 Posts: 98,529	Lol inside of engine. Driving into ponds is not smart. That's how you ruin you car and its pretty much your fault if you do.

04-18-2009, 08:35 PM	#10 (permalink)
skunk2civic Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lake Charles, LA Posts: 4,018 Chris	Get a Sri

04-30-2009, 04:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
iftaqar Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 21 Mir Ifti Hussain	dude, i know what you mean ... but see .. i did what you did .. only i had a CAI installed in my car .. so here was my experience ... streets flooded .. come home from work ... i drive thru some water ... the oil and the batter light comes on ... car doesnt die .. but it doesnt go anywhere when i accelerate for a whole 4 seconds .. but feels like eternity ... worst feeling ever, specially on a brand new car ... then later i had to go pick up my buddy from work ... i hit around 6k RPMs ... the car just doenst feel like going faster ... and the check engine light blinks ... then goes away ... scared the SH*** out of me .. then. Good thing my buddy had a code reader at his place, and we read the codes on my ECU .. and it had misfired a couple of times ... but now it runs fine ... it happens because if some water gets in it .. then the water mixes w/ the oil .. and they just dont like each other very much .. but i dont wanna do that again .. looked for bypass valves ... couldn't find any turns out they dont make them for the newer Si's ... cuz of clearance issues ... UGH!!! ... the weathers gonna be like this in houston for a while ... sucks!!

04-30-2009, 05:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
obert Admin Ninja Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,294,967,295 obert	Do not drive in deep water,put a coat over it then drive.

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