i'm stuck in a river
 

my car sucked up water through my AEM cold air intake and died. My mechanic says i need a new motor. Please help and give suggestions for new motor swaps if applicable.

:doh: what car do even have?

ive got a cold air intake too with no bypass valve... where you driving in the rain or through a small little puddle of water ? i just want to have an idea how much it takes to f'up the motor

are you serious
 

why wouldn't you all just buyt a bypass valve? :screwy:

instead you wait till your engine is full in water. :eh:
or you are wanting to know how much it takes before it fills up? :stupid:
...are you serious? buy a bypass valve their dirt cheap and it saves your engine... :eekno:

Can you use a bypass valve on an AEM V2 CAI?

99 integra LS

I drove through a flooded road but i was going 80 when i hit the water. I don't have a bypass valve and the water was about 4 inches deep.

plain and simple no

Just so you guys know, there's a reason AEM is (if not the only), one of the very few companies that makes a bypass valve for intakes. There have been many reports that due to their design, they're defective. People have had the cotton filter element inside the bypass valve housing repeatedly break free and get sucked into the engine, giving them a slightly bigger problem than just a little water in the engine. They won't even carry them in any stores around where I live.
If you set up your intake right, you won't need a bypass valve most of the time. The only thing you really need to worry about with water in the intake is hydro-lock, where there's so much water in the engine that your piston rods have no where to go during the combustion cycle of their stroke, except for through the wall of your engine block.
Now, I'm not saying that some water through your intake is a GOOD thing, but much of the time, the small amount will evaporate, and be able leave your engine for all intents and purposes unharmed.
Just thought it was something to be aware of before you go online and buy one.
-Good luck with it all though!

actually , it can be a good thing.. Thats why alot of evo owners and such set up systems to spray a super-fine mist of water thru intake, it cools engine temperatures.

Anyhow, if the engine hydro-locked, youll more then likely need a mostly new engine. I have heard quite a few horror stories, but never really seen consistent results due to hydrolock, some people screw up rods and pistons, some people screw up just rods.. kinda a crapshoot.