Hello everyone. I have a 2007 Civic Si and I am looking to install a CAI. I have been looking at different sites and I have some questions. I have read with a CAI system some people have had problems with hydrolock. Does anyone know if this a common occurrence with CAI? Also if I make this type of modification to my engine, will it void my warranty at all? Thanks.

Phat Pat

 

Ok, ALL of this has been discussed in good god i don't know how many posts.
But for some reason, i feel in a good mood, so i'll share some info.
In order to hydrolock, you will seriously have to have it (your air filter)submerged in water, or have a constant amount of water going onto your filter (ex. parking under a sprinker or over a puddle so your air filter is IN the water)
As for your warranty,
technically, it DOES void your warranty (according to your warranty info/dos and don't)
but that doesn't stop anyone really.
Install it, if you have any problems afterwards take it off, reinstall the stock airbox and take it to the dealer. There is really no way that they can say "You had a CAI on here so we delcare your warranty void"
It's just not gonna happen.

 

Actually, it does NOT void your warranty - see

http://www.pt-tuning.com/policies/Magn-Moss-Act.html

Rain, even torrential downpours will not cause hydrolock. As Macbeth pointed out, the water would have to so deep as to submerge the entire filter element. If this happens, your car is in a heap of trouble, anyway!
The good news is that you can gain 5 HP at the front wheels.

Dave

 

Well, I go according to what the Warranty info (the thin booklet titled "Warranty Information") that comes with your car says, as opposed to a website called "p-t tuning".
Unless HONDA has changed something since they put out THEIR own warranty information booklet which is supposed to cover THEIR own car that THEY produced and are covering.
But, i could be wrong.

 

Word: Don't drive thu all those streams and rivers in your neighborhood

 

hahaha

 

It doesn't matter what Honda puts in its manual, the Moss-Magnuson act overrides it. It's somewhat similar to many states' lemon laws. The dealership and manufacturer can tell you all day long that you can'tget a replacement vehicle, just because yours was in the shop 3 or 4 times in the last month with the same problem. The fact is that under many a state's lemon law, the dealership HAS to give you a replacement and in some cases, a refund.

Simply replacing an OEM part with an aftermarket part cannot be cause for a dealership to refuse to honor a warranty UNLESS the aftermarket part is the reason for the failure. So if you install an intake and leave a gaping space in one of its connections, dirty, unfiltered air can wear the engine faster than if all connections were tight. This is reason for a dealership to refuse to replace piston rings under warranty because the engine is blowing oily smoke.

However, if a water pump failsunder warranty, the dealership CANNOTrefuse coverage, just because the owner installed an aftermarket intake system.