sorry i posted this on gen. talk not intake, but i think i sucked water into my cold air intake as i was washing it. what would be the side effects of water in the intake or do i even have to worry about it seince i didnt completely submerge it.

 

Exactly how do you suck water into your intake while washing your car? Did you leave the engine on and spray the intake with water?

 

Lets say that the car was running while you were washing the car. If enough water gets into the intake and it makes its way to the engine good luck. Unlike gas or other flamable liquids water will not compress or ignite and a rod will most likely bend.

 

no after i finish washing it i pulled it into the garage, then i felt down under the skid shield and i was wet along with the intake, and i thought it sounded differant but i could just be paranoid + i found a screw driving in my skid shield

 

like how much water would it take to do that?

 

If the car wasn't on you should have just left it, I doubt that water got into the engine, but let it sit for a little bit if your paranoid.

 

Like they say a submerge would definitely be enough, but a kid I know with a tiburon didn't submerge his filter buthit a puddleand bent 4 of the six rods in the engine.

 

yah, i pulled it into the garage then check it, i should have check it before i started it, but im just letting it sit in the garage now

 

Leave it it should be fine. I drive in the rain all the time and my intake sits about 3-4 ins. off the ground and its fine.(it does get wet)

 

thanks dude