Was driving really slow, 10-20mph the water was really high coudn't avoid it. But i hear it suck some water let of throttle right after rpms fluxuate, after i got out i did the rps were moving wierd, and the car feels sluggish now dammit what should i do.

 

Pull the plugs and let the water evaporate. All you can do it hope you don't have one or more bent rods. Do a compression test to check.

 

I assume your running a CAI. Maybe your lucky and your filter is just plugged up with mud made from the water and the dirt that was on it.

If a CIA how long since the filter was cleaned? Is it just the RMP issue or is it making any noises?

I find your post really hard to read and understand. Did you drive the car any distance after it happened?

 

Damn...that sucks. Hope nothing is wrong.

 

What do you mean you couldn't avoid it??

Whatever you do.. don't take it to Acura with your CAI installed. Take the coil & plugs off in a dry and covered place.. a little water wont hurt.. too much and you're looking at some major damage.

 

That must have been one really deep puddle. Good luck.

 

ouch i dont even drive my tl on rainy days because of this (have 2 cars) this makes me want to go back to the stock aribox.

 

lol the funny thing is that, i do have the stock airbox in the tl, but my TL had a couple of ppl in it and it was lowered quite a bit lol. Hopefully nothing goes wrong, today the rpms werent moving as weird as yesterday. Thx 4 the help guys.

 

Wait, you have the stock (unmodified) intake on your car? Do you know how the piping runs on the stock intake? I find it hard to believe you got water in there.

 

I actually think thats the case too, cuz if water would off gotten up, it would stay in the airbox and not go threw the filter, lol then idk what was wrong with the car. But it's not having the same prob as yesterday. So ya everything worked out good.

 

was it humid outside, yesterday ?

 

your brain is frozen fix is to move out of MI

 

 

 

the stock intake has the same design as cold air intakes. i dont see why its so hard to understand that if you submerge the tubing in water, you will suck up water, regardless if its a CAI or stock. the only chance you have with the stock is the filter, which is not high flowing

 

to do that with a stock TL u would have to submerge the TL up to its hood opening

 

^ must've been a bigass puddle then.

 

not really...going through a 8" puddle will do it. the stock ride height for a tl is 5.8" i think. doesnt matter what intake you have, ur fucked

 

are you sure the RPM's are flucuating because of VSA? With drive by wire, when the VSA system activates, it also reduces power through the accelerator...

 

Not sure we're talking about the same thing, maybe I'm wrong here. But, the intake for the stock system is up by the battery in the engine bay, facing upwards. Plus, there is a drain hole in the lowest part of the stock piping. Then you have the resonator to get through. Not sure how water would get to the engine through the stock system without completely submerging it. What am I missing?

 

you are absolutely right ! i dont think he really knows how the stock intake looks like. the inlet starts in front of the battery pretty much and has a roof like covering on top which is obviously not sealed but just to stop anything bigger falling into it...

 

I wouldn't get you hopes up. Chances are you hurt something like a bent rod or if you're lucky a blown headgasket.

Do a compression check before the thing puts a rod through the block.

 

I'm pretty sure greco knows what the stock intake looks like :wink: That's why I questioned if we were talking about the same thing.

 

Well the car is fine today. But i will do a compression check just incase.

 

Dude I dunno, I have run through puddles 5 inches deep or more, with the car slammed and running AEM CAI.... Never had any issues...

 

Well --- how high was the water??? so few details for such drama! LOL

 

I would at least check the dipstick for any sign of water. If you see anything (droplets of water or thin oil) do an oil change with filter. Your dipstick should tell you the story!

 

OHh forgot about that, thx. Lol ya what i can tell u, it was about 8in. The water is still thier actually but gone done cuz it been hot and sunny past couple days. And u know what else is funny thier is a dam drain thier lmao?

 

Now THATS thinking with yer dipstick, Jimmy!!