problems after rain?

soon2be · 08-03-2006, 02:55 PM

Ok so here's the deal. After I wash my stewie or after a hard rain...sometimes it won't start right away...it'll just turn over. After giving it some time it'll fire right up. Motor wise, alls that's modded is an intake. What's goin on here, and a way to prevent it?

Java Junky · 08-03-2006, 08:08 PM

Was the problem there before the intake swap?

soon2be · 08-04-2006, 10:20 PM

not that i recall, but i never had it out in the rain before the swap either.

Java Junky · 08-05-2006, 06:29 AM

If it's gonna be left out in the rain, r' driven in the rain, n' it's a problem, it might be worth re-installin' the stock set up jus' to see if it solves it.
Obviously, if it's only a fair-weather ride . . .
Be well.

AlX Boi · 08-06-2006, 09:51 PM

sounds like you experienced hydrolock or something. Is this a CAI or a normal intake? AEMs are notorious for hydrolocking.

soon2be · 08-07-2006, 05:33 AM

Not an AEM intake, it's a short ram...if it was hydrolocked, i would assume it would stay that way, not start after a couple min. I am thinking water is just getting somewhere into the ignition

Java Junky · 08-07-2006, 10:57 AM

'Godda agree with your diagnosis Soon, but my first suspicions always go to what's been changed. It's too bad that you ain't got some previous "out-inna-rain" experience to gauge it by.

MattG · 08-09-2006, 07:25 PM

Many short ram intakes such as the AEM will sit in a position right under a drainage hole. When the car is still and is washed or rained upon heavily, the water will drain right onto the intake filter.

There is a small hole you can just tape over to fix this problem.

*EDIT*
Here is a pic:
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...rain+hole+plug

08-03-2006, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
soon2be Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18	problems after rain? Ok so here's the deal. After I wash my stewie or after a hard rain...sometimes it won't start right away...it'll just turn over. After giving it some time it'll fire right up. Motor wise, alls that's modded is an intake. What's goin on here, and a way to prevent it?

08-03-2006, 08:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	Was the problem there before the intake swap? __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

08-05-2006, 06:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	If it's gonna be left out in the rain, r' driven in the rain, n' it's a problem, it might be worth re-installin' the stock set up jus' to see if it solves it. Obviously, if it's only a fair-weather ride . . . Be well. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

08-07-2006, 10:57 AM	#7 (permalink)
Java Junky Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Joisey Posts: 5,432	'Godda agree with your diagnosis Soon, but my first suspicions always go to what's been changed. It's too bad that you ain't got some previous "out-inna-rain" experience to gauge it by. __________________ In life-long pursuit of that most mythic of beasts: the ever-elusive perfect corner. Well . . . that, r' at least a whole lodda clear spin-out room.

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08-04-2006, 10:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
soon2be Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18	not that i recall, but i never had it out in the rain before the swap either.

08-06-2006, 09:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
AlX Boi Junior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 11	sounds like you experienced hydrolock or something. Is this a CAI or a normal intake? AEMs are notorious for hydrolocking.

08-07-2006, 05:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
soon2be Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 18	Not an AEM intake, it's a short ram...if it was hydrolocked, i would assume it would stay that way, not start after a couple min. I am thinking water is just getting somewhere into the ignition

08-09-2006, 07:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
MattG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 361	Many short ram intakes such as the AEM will sit in a position right under a drainage hole. When the car is still and is washed or rained upon heavily, the water will drain right onto the intake filter. There is a small hole you can just tape over to fix this problem. EDIT Here is a pic: http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...rain+hole+plug

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