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[awesome]

I was driving through Usk yesterday in torrential rain and as I came round a bend doing about 30mph the road was seriously flooded on my side - I was about to swerve to the other side of the road but there was a car coming the other way so I ended up having to drive through the flood as I couldnt hit the brakes in time. The car stalled half way through so I had to get out and push it out. The waterline came up to just below the door line. After about 5 mins she started up and I drove off slowly with a lot of steam coming out of the bonnet and exhaust. It seemed to drive OK on the way back although I didnt push it, howver about 30 miles later just as I was getting home the engine warning light which is below the oil light on the dashboard came on. I have checked the manual and it says it needs to goto Honda for diagnosis but does anyone know what might be the problem? Im very worried the engine might be damaged in some way. I have an AEM CAI located ove the wheel arch so this probably got soaked in the water. Shes in the garage drying out at the mo and I will take to Honda at earliest opportunity but any advice is appreciated!

[Clazzer]

, get it checked even if the light goes off would be my advice if only for piece of mind. It came on for a reason, find out profesionally what that reason was/is.

Hope it's nothing serious .

[awesome]

Cheers dude, will take that advice - just been searching on this topic and read some nightmares about flooded engines etc - not good!

The car does drive with no adverse noises so im hoping its ok. Will leave it in the garage for now and put the dehumidifier in there with a heater to dry it out and hope for the best.

[R20190]

Just a note for the future if you ever have to drive through a flood - drive slowly in a low gear but not 1st. And keep your foot on the gas at all times, even if you have to stop in the middle. Control your speed using the clutch.

[ED209]

Just a note for the future if you ever have to drive through a flood - drive slowly in a low gear but not 1st. And keep your foot on the gas at all times, even if you have to stop in the middle. Control your speed using the clutch.

Would this not mean the car was sucking in more air so more chance of getting water in the filter?

[awesome]

Cheers for the advice guys - As I enetered the water I was in third and kept foot down as I wanted to drive straight through it, however the engine stalled half way so I had to practically bath myself pushing the car out!

[ShaunCTR]

That must of been one hell of a nightmare hope you get it sorted Fella.

[awesome]

That must of been one hell of a nightmare hope you get it sorted Fella.

Yeah I was dead worried when I pushed it out of the flood - the water came upto my knees!

I waited 5 minutes then tried the engine and she fired up first time - sounded a bit throaty but it was a 50 mile trip home from there and she drove OK although I didnt attempt VTEC. Im sooo glad I bought a Honda, just hope nothing serious has happened! Will keep you updated.

[Gunn79]

Its probably just the IAT sensor had a fit, when moisture was entering air intake. Hopefully it wont have caused damage. BUT I strongly recommend you take your AEM CAI filter off, and leave it to dry for a day or so in the airing cupboard.

I had a similar experience just from driving for a period of time on a rain soaked motorway - I checked the AEM CAI filter 3 days later and it was still saturated!

[ShaunCTR]

I've just bought one of these filters aswell just waiting for it to be delivered im a bit worried now

[awesome]

I've just bought one of these filters aswell just waiting for it to be delivered im a bit worried now

I know what you mean dude but I think its a case of using common sense - I wasnt thinking about the weather really as I could have gone up the M50 but decided to cut through country lanes and was unlucky that the flood was just round a bend and a car coming the other way! I had the filter and Kpro mapped not too long afgo and got 186.5bhp at the wheels so im convinced these give a strong performance increase, however its a trade off as I dont think I would take the CTR out again in very very wet conditions. I am thinking of maybe trading it in for a Gruppe M???

[awesome]

Its probably just the IAT sensor had a fit, when moisture was entering air intake. Hopefully it wont have caused damage. BUT I strongly recommend you take your AEM CAI filter off, and leave it to dry for a day or so in the airing cupboard.

I had a similar experience just from driving for a period of time on a rain soaked motorway - I checked the AEM CAI filter 3 days later and it was still saturated!

Thanks for th advice buddy will do that when I get home.

[obbzi]

Oh dear, this could be quite serious (hopefully not) this is a major problem with the aem cai as in the past people have wrecked their engines because of hydro-lock Get it into Honda asap

[BassMunkee]

Nasty
Well that's it - if I ever get an after-market induction kit I'll get a GruppeM - AEM seems WAAAAY to risky to me...

[ozziej]

happened to me too. a little water ingestion won't hurt your car. some boosted engine actually spray tiny jets of water into the combustion chamber for cooling purposes. but if the filter was totally submerged you'll get complete hydro-lock and can ruin your engine. the fact that it started means that this hasn't happened.

to get rid of the engine light you should take it to honda. however, you really should take off the aem otherwise they won't do anything under warranty. plus, it probably needs drying out anyway.

[Harv]

The engine warning light would of prob came on regardless of the AEM..... And you didn't get hydrolock if the car started and drove fine.

Dont' worry it sounds fine, tacke the filter off and get the stealers to check it, as said its prob the IAT sensor picking up some moisture

[awesome]

The engine warning light would of prob came on regardless of the AEM..... And you didn't get hydrolock if the car started and drove fine.

Dont' worry it sounds fine, tacke the filter off and get the stealers to check it, as said its prob the IAT sensor picking up some moisture

Thanks for the advice dude - I feel better after reading that!

[mike moss]

http://civictype-r.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=115356

[awesome]

http://civictype-r.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=115356

Excellent - thanks for that matey will be investing in one ASAP!

[R20190]

Just a note for the future if you ever have to drive through a flood - drive slowly in a low gear but not 1st. And keep your foot on the gas at all times, even if you have to stop in the middle. Control your speed using the clutch.

Would this not mean the car was sucking in more air so more chance of getting water in the filter?

Yeah it would, I didn't read the bit about him having a AEM CAI. Thought it was stock (i.e. above water level).