How do you get that the stock intake is "barely a foot off the ground"????
Mine measures 26".

But yeah, if you are going fast enough, the stock box is prob worse than having a CAI, as it will scoop the water into the box.

 

Don't get me wrong, you can drive through some pretty deep stuff in this car, but the key is you have to go really, really, really slow. Our neighborhood flooded during Ernesto a few weeks ago and I drove out in water that was probably about halfway up the license plate. But I was barely even moving - it took me two or three minutes just to go 20 or 30 yards.

 

lol - good call on that. 12" was way off now that I think about it. If I ever talk about "butt dynos" you guys better discount anything I say.

 

solution...

 

So the engine is done??? Wow. I remember i Hydrolocked my Honda with my Cold Air intake. All I did was remove the spark plugs and manually crank it, all the water just ended up splashing out, after letting it sit for a day, the next day I plugged everything back in and the car turned on.

 

Same thing with my van but even less complicated. My cousin towed it back to his house and took out the air filter and let it sit for a couple of hours. It took a few turns of the key to finally catch, and it blew out some water at first, and then everything was fine. I've probably driven it 10K miles since with no problems.

 

Really? Infiniti said it needed to be replaced, but as far as I know nothing was ever bent or anything, unless I just didn't know about it

 

Does it even start? Considering the kind of money this is going to cost you, I'd definitely get a second opinion (not at an Infiniti dealership).

 

If your car got hydrolocked and its totally stock on the engine... it should be no question on the dealer's part that they have to replace your engine. It's not your fault and if the water could splash up 2 feet into the stock intake (dont know how that's possible) then that is a big problem that infiniti themselves need to fix.
-GP-

 

yea... you could have just gotten the plugs damp. what happens when you try to start it? does it do anything at all? I have been successful with letting it sit for a while, then turning the key for several seconds to let the wator evaporate. it'll sound like its trying to start but it wont. just keep holding it and you might get lucky. couldnt hurt to try since at this point you are assuming the motor is completely dead.

 

Yes. I would try to do it. Take out the sparkplugs and try cranking it MANUALLY! DO NOT keep trying to turn the key, then you will really mess up your engine.




Good advice. I know I would.

 

Okey, you guys are scaring me. So what, i should NOT drive in the rain or something? I mean, i know streets where I live, but there are few places taht get REALLY big puddles during rain season (i live in BayArea, CA).

 

Exact thing happened to me. My car got hydrolocked. Insurance totalled my car and I then I got an 2006 gcoupe.

 

If you have a cold air intake and you drive through a really deep puddle, it will suck up the water and hydrolock the engine.

On my Civic, I had it lowered, and an AEM cold air intake. Everytime it was raining hard, and i'd be on the freeway i'd be really nervous and hope it wouldnt hydrolock. I would have to drive slow because everytime I would step on the gas too much, the intake/filter would suck up too much water and the car would shake like it wanted to stall. But it never did. I hydrolocked my car going through a deep puddle at 10mph...lol

 

it doesn't have to be very deep. On the area where I got hydrolocked, a bmw sedan went through it with no problems. 12" of water will definitely kill your engine.

My car was bone stock!!!

After it hydrolocked, I got out of my car and it was only 3inches away from the center of my wheel hub