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Old 02-10-2009, 09:15 AM
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this is why i never even considered a CAI for my G
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:27 AM
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Doh, sorry to hear about this.
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 09:44 AM
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Poor car..
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 10:15 AM
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I have one too, but I have the by-pass valve.
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Glex25
Has anyone had this happened and put in a claim through their insurance for it??

I have heard of people doing this
The dealer has to prove that the mod did the damage, shouldn't be too hard.
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 10:23 AM
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We don't need no water, let the mother F$#%er burn!
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:28 AM
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Happened to me in my accord, went into a puddle and it turned off. It started up again but was acting real funny and the check engine light was coming off and on. I took it home and made the cai a short ram, got a new filter, changed the oil, fuel injector cleaner....LOL! I knew I was fcuked but I was hoping maybe just maybe I didn't kill my engine. Long story short, car is still running great no problems. I got lucky
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 11:41 AM
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Let's hope Infiniti doesn't read all our threads. Put the OEM intake
back on and have it taken to your closest dealership on the HOOK.
This is exactly why I never even considered using the CAI that runs outside
the engine compartment! Good Luck!!
Gary
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 12:51 PM
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take out your spark plugs..this happened to a friend of mine and after a few days it started up again when everything dried up
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by texasscout
if you are very lucky (you won't be), you can pull all the spark plugs and give the motor a spin to remove all the water. If that frees up the motor, drain and refill the oil and put new plugs in. If it runs, consider yourself the luckiest man in the world.

Most likely, you have bent valves, rods, and busted piston rings.
ouch!!!
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 02:01 PM
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Man been there done that but knew to shut off motor immeditately before the water had a chance to get that far. Good Luck with that man.
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by acerob90
hey everyone can water getting inside my cold air intake really have killed my engine. they past couple of days its been raining like crazy in my area (EL MONTE,CA) i was driving and i past threw a deep water puddle and the engine just shut off and i would not start, its been a 4 days and still wont start up, radio and light work but no engine. i need so feed back guys any help here if any one has any info please let me know thanx.
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wat is hydrolocked, i am getting it fixed but before i take it in to my dealer im going to switch back the stock air box incase they try to give me some crap about voiding my warranty
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how do heck do i fix that , can the cold air intake getting wet have caused that ?
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i just did crap, so im screwed. so its basically the intakes fault for sucking up water


Be a man and accept responsibility for your own actions. If you lie to the dealer and they catch you, they'll make a note of it in their system so next time when you do have a legit warranty claim, expect a s**tload of questions and headache. I've heard stories when an original owner did something stupid, was denied warranty, sold the car to someone else and they bring it in for warranty work only for it to be denied for the same reason and then the second, third or one time fifth buyer is standing there SOL. This is of course provided it's an extended factory Nissan/Infiniti warranty you purchased. Although, judging by your posts inquiring about the "cheapest way" to lower your car, there's a good chance you bought a 3rd party warranty. Good luck dealing with that. There are more than a handful of service guys here on the boards and and if one of them recognizes your '04 Coupe with Tenzo R 19s, HKS Full Exhaust, Skunk2 Engine Spacer and Megan Headers from El Monte California, expect a few raised eyebrows. In any case, keep us posted and let us know how it goes.
 

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Old 02-10-2009, 02:39 PM
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or just dont drive with a CAI when its raining?
 
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Old 02-10-2009, 03:13 PM
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or just dont drive with a CAI when its raining?
too late for that!
 


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