So as we all know dallas had ALOT of rain today and on the way back from the dallas convention center today i was on i-35 getting on to 183 and bumper to bumper traffic NO room to move/switch lane/ NOTHING.... POURING BLINDING rain !!! so i drove my 03 G35c with the nismo intake through puddles and puddles and it eventually took a sip of water =(

 

Soo...the bypass valve worked? Or did your engine die...

 

my car still works ? .... the engine started to chuggg chugggg and acted as if it were about to die... but came to life after a min or two.... when i start my car... it takes a while but starts..... dont know what to do... besides take the spark plus out and let it air out

 

o thats bad...dosent the nismo CAI come with a bypass valve like madchef mentioned?

 

yea mine has the bypass valve... good thing i had it cause when i was installing it i was thnking about not putting it in but it worked out good.... somethings still wrong with the car idont know what to do =[

 

good luck with it. I say put back on the normal intake and take it to the dealer.

 

they will know that water got into the motor...check your plugs and change your oil see if that helps

 

If your engine ingested water than your bypass valve didn't work.

 

Check your oil, look for milky oil and creamy foam on the filler cap. A little water won't hurt a motor. (water injection?) However, a lot can... you know.

You didn't hydrolock it, so you are probably ok. (get rid of that CAI) You may have some residual water on your Mass Airflow Sensor. It may dry out soon. If it quits raining.

 

how would i know if i bent a valve? cause ive been hearing that bending a valve in this sistuation is really common...

 

Only thing that will tell you that is a compression leak down test.

 

if you have dropped compression your car will bog at low rpms and come alive like above 4k...my little brother borrowed my last m3 and downshifted into the wrong gear and the motor was fried...compression test showed it had almost no compression in the first 2 cylinders and it drove like it was about to die at idle until it passed 4k rpm for me

 

Damn JJ, you have been having the worst luck with your ride lately!! Hopefully you didn't do any permanent damage! I remember a long time ago I did something similar by driving through a huge puddle of water. I think it was just the temperature difference but I ended up blowing a head gasket. It wouldn't start and the anti-freeze was pouring out of the block

Let us know how it turns out!

 

Jon man.... 2006 has been rough for me and the G.... Jan. 1st, 2006 hit by a drunk driver.... whole fron end was gone.... rebuilt and now running $9,000 in damages..... then the electrical problems.... lighting problems... now this.... lol my honda also got hit and got totaled lol last month =(

 

GD!!!!! You would be safer sitting in a padded room at a looney bin. Geez remind me not to be around you before I go to Vegas or something good night! That is an aweful string of luck! Turn that frown upside down. Get er done!