Water rushed thru perrin exhaust parked...

[Emero]

I'll document my experience so other fellow frs/86/brz with aftermarket exhuast be alert. I parked my 13' frs facing down on a not so steep area. My car haves uel tomei header, front pipe also tomei and a 2.5 resonated perrin catback. And my car is my patner, i do take care of it, I usually dont park in any area that i know are prone to accidents, like tight parking spot,ect.
So when i noticed The heavy rainfall occurring and 3 feet of water rushing down hill into the back of my car i friking lost it. After almost letting a lot of water into the car getting in, it didnt start... it did crank. So i waited 2 hours. Upon letting the car go down this hill and did tried my best to get it as high as i could on the sidewalk.
There i noticed water coming out of the exhaust, car didnt start. So i proceeded on removing the exhaust, when i removed the front pipe from the mid pipe a lot of water started to come out....and i mean a lot!!!! Car then started to show sign of life after cranking it a couple of time in 15 second intervals. Until it started. I am the happiest man alive. Car runs great, no signs of any failure for now.
So if you have an aftermarket exhaust, be aware that a lot of water can get there. A lot!! Take care and thanks for everyone active on the forum.
Sorry for the long write up guys.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Emero

I'll document my experience so other fellow frs/86/brz with aftermarket exhuast be alert. I parked my 13' frs facing down on a not so steep area. My car haves uel tomei header, front pipe also tomei and a 2.5 resonated perrin catback. And my car is my patner, i do take care of it, I usually dont park in any area that i know are prone to accidents, like tight parking spot,ect.
So when i noticed The heavy rainfall occurring and 3 feet of water rushing down hill into the back of my car i friking lost it. After almost letting a lot of water into the car getting in, it didnt start... it did crank. So i waited 2 hours. Upon letting the car go down this hill and did tried my best to get it as high as i could on the sidewalk.
There i noticed water coming out of the exhaust, car didnt start. So i proceeded on removing the exhaust, when i removed the front pipe from the mid pipe a lot of water started to come out....and i mean a lot!!!! Car then started to show sign of life after cranking it a couple of time in 15 second intervals. Until it started. I am the happiest man alive. Car runs great, no signs of any failure for now.
So if you have an aftermarket exhaust, be aware that a lot of water can get there. A lot!! Take care and thanks for everyone active on the forum.
Sorry for the long write up guys.

At least it was the exhaust not the intake! If you got that much water in the intake and it got sucked into the engine then t could hydro lock and that would be game over.

[navanodd]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

At least it was the exhaust not the intake! If you got that much water in the intake and it got sucked into the engine then t could hydro lock and that would be game over.

We just had a freak thunder/hailstorm in Saint John on Monday.

I was basically stuck in a parking garage watching the streets below. One old Grand Am shorted out his electronics driving through a flooded road. They tried boosting it (while still in water) but later it did eventually work again.

The second car wasn't so lucky. A 2008ish Chevy Malibu went through the flooded road, and about 15 feet from clear road it died, but the lights stayed on. We heard him cranking it later and it sounded like a jackhammer. Definitely threw a rod, which would write-off that car.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by navanodd

We just had a freak thunder/hailstorm in Saint John on Monday.

I was basically stuck in a parking garage watching the streets below. One old Grand Am shorted out his electronics driving through a flooded road. They tried boosting it (while still in water) but later it did eventually work again.

The second car wasn't so lucky. A 2008ish Chevy Malibu went through the flooded road, and about 15 feet from clear road it died, but the lights stayed on. We heard him cranking it later and it sounded like a jackhammer. Definitely threw a rod, which would write-off that car.

Carbureted car with everything up high on top of the engine vs FI (old term usage for fuel injected not forced) car with a nice low intake sticking through the grill.
I know which I would rather drive through water.

[Ultramaroon]

I remember typhoon season on Guam and flash floods in New Mexico.

Tcoat's right. Be glad it didn't submarine while it was running.

It'll happen with any exhaust. Think of the old potato trick. Doesn't take much.

[Wyatt2617]

In my first car, a 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse, (which I still have) I hydro locked it.. I have a AEM CAI on it and its about 1 foot from the ground.. See my problem?? Went through some water.. Saw the RPM's drop, and I instantly shut it off. Let the water subside a little and Tried to crank it... Nada.. Locked up.. Towed it home, pulled the plugs and cranked it. It was like geysers out of the cylinders.. Drained the oil three times (full of water) and still drives fine years later!!

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[Emero]

A really scary experience when it happens for the first time. I guess It can happen to any exhaust like ultramaroon stated before.
Yeah i must be thankfull that it wasnt a hydrolock situation ( i wasnt driving ) i'll have 2 potatos in my car from now on jeje

So, Get the water out then crank the hell out of it, its ALIIIIVVVE!!!

Thanks!!

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Emero

A really scary experience when it happens for the first time. I guess It can happen to any exhaust like ultramaroon stated before.
Yeah i must be thankfull that it wasnt a hydrolock situation ( i wasnt driving ) i'll have 2 potatos in my car from now on jeje

So, Get the water out then crank the hell out of it, its ALIIIIVVVE!!!

Thanks!!

Jaja... oops. I'm sorry. I meant the potato-in-the-tailpipe trick played on an unsuspecting victim causing the car to run briefly and stall.

But it's an interesting idea to keep water out.

[humfrz]

Reminds me of a time back-in-the day, I flew down to Mexico on a business trip (Mazatlán, I believe it was). They just had a really big rain storm. I was taking a cab to my hotel when the driver headed into this rain swollen "river".

I exclaimed that he wasn't going to try to drive across that ..... was he.. ??

He said for me to put my feet up on the dash and sit on my briefcase ...... I would be OK.

I said, as I watched the sewage swirl around the car, I was more concerned about the car stopping.

He said, no problem ...... my car has a very high distributer.

Now just put a Mexican cab driver together in a town that had open sewers, in 2 feet + of water .......

We made it ...!!


THE END

[Andrew025]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

I remember typhoon season on Guam and flash floods in New Mexico.

Tcoat's right. Be glad it didn't submarine while it was running.

It'll happen with any exhaust. Think of the old potato trick. Doesn't take much.

Or the ol banana trick.


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[extrashaky]

Huge rainstorm that floods cars?

That was just Tuesday when I lived in New Orleans.

[Syche]

That's crazy a couple years ago in Alberta we had some pretty crazy floods my Impreza didn't mind it much actually old girl took it like a champ my buddies rabbit with a cold air however rest her soul didn't make it


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